How's Miami for a New Yorker?

[stat3man]

Originally Posted by M|L

I'm a full-time business student in Manhattan, New York. I've live here pretty much all my life, so city living is what I'm very much used to.

I've been considering a transfer to a new school in Miami in a new environment and start all over.

How do you think a New Yorker will fare in such a place?

Here, there's active night life, there are high class dining, casual dinning, coffee shop to relax, pretty much endless number of amenities. Paying $3,000 for an apartment doesn't phase me, paying $6.80 for a cup of coffee is quite the norm and dealing with not-so-friendly people is just an everyday affair.

So, what do you think?

ps- I'm an 18 yr old Asian who grew up with with an Asian/Spanish/Jewish family!

ML, I think you'll probably do well. Most ex-New Yorkers I've recently met really enjoy living in Miami. The intense summertime heat and humidity do take some getting used to, but aside from that, I haven't heard any complaints from New Yorkers I've met. One woman I recently met moved here after more than 30 years in New York. She's been here permanently about 3 years now, and says she hasn't even wanted to return to visit even once. She does visit friends in The Hamptons, though!

[M|L]

that's comforting to hear!

wish me luck applying to the new school.

[Cameron Cayman]

For a New Yorker, Miami will feel just like home....of course with milder winters.

[rogerbacon]

One of my co-workers is from New York. He bought a place downtown just off Brickell. His main requirement was it had to be a tall building with a view of the bay. Condo's sell for about $600,000 there and I saw an add for one for rent for $2850 a month. It sounds like a lot to us but the condos are big with high ceilings. Living downtown and going to UM should not be a problem because you'll be going against traffic. He says there are a decent number of places to eat that are within walking distance. However, Downtown Miami is dead after work hours and on weekends.

[efranco]

ML I sent you a PM. You will need a car.

[mannye]

Without redingany of the other responses, so forgive me if I am redundant, Miami Beach BLOWS THE ****ING DOORS OFF MIAMI.

As an ex native New Yorker (that means born and raised in the big apple for the floridiots) there is absolutely no comparison between the two.

Miami city is one of the worst and most useless places on the face of the Earth (with the exceptions of Coconut Grove and Coral Gables plus the ultra rich areas south of the Gables) with tiny little pockets of civilization which you will SLOWLY come to love (like downtown and the design district...with certain caveats).

What the Beach has going for it is that the average New Yorker will feel right at home what with most of us being from there (often called the southernmost or 6th Borough) and the cosmopolitan feel and more extensive use of English all throughour.

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Originally Posted by mannye

Without redingany of the other responses, so forgive me if I am redundant, Miami Beach BLOWS THE ****ING DOORS OFF MIAMI.

As an ex native New Yorker (that means born and raised in the big apple for the floridiots) there is absolutely no comparison between the two.

Miami city is one of the worst and most useless places on the face of the Earth (with the exceptions of Coconut Grove and Coral Gables plus the ultra rich areas south of the Gables) with tiny little pockets of civilization which you will SLOWLY come to love (like downtown and the design district...with certain caveats).

What the Beach has going for it is that the average New Yorker will feel right at home what with most of us being from there (often called the southernmost or 6th Borough) and the cosmopolitan feel and more extensive use of English all throughour.

Miami, besides being one of the stupidest and most superficial cities in the world (and if you are offended by this, take a look at your SAT scores one more time... don't have SAT scores? really sorry but you will stay offended)
is also fantastic in that it is fun to find the little oases of civilization like Tobacco Road, and other (I won't go into the others because you would be cheated of all the fun of finding them like if I told you about Snape) rare and wonderful places.

That's pretty much Miami-Dade County for ya!!!!

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Originally Posted by mannye

up late? lol me too

Yep. You know the strange thing about Miami? It's suburbs are actually more progressive, diverse, and dynamic than its core (Broward and Palm Beach County, anyone?)