I hate living in Miami...but I love vacationing here...... (Hialeah: pharmacy, stores)

[Outofthematrix]

Gets old fast if you ask me...Living in Miami feels like living on a small island that's over populated with little to no resources left....

[robertobaggio]

Not if you are coming from Europe. Give me crowds anyday over typical American suburban sprawl anyday.

[Memphis_All_Day]

Personally, I like Philly. Used to have a client base there and visited twice a month for 2 years from DC. Couldn't live there, though. Urban sprawl at its worst. Traffic is horrible. And it's not the nicest looking city on the block. But I can understand why people love it.

However, you see, plenty of people complain about everywhere. People just complain. That's what we do. There's even a 'I hate Philly' website.

Philly Sucks | Hating on Philadelphia is always in style!
Trip Report — I Hate Philadelphia (Part 3) | Nolan Dalla
http://www.city-data.com/forum/phila...te-philly.html
The Most Racist City in America: Philadelphia?

Bottom line, go where you love to be. If Miami isn't for you, cool. It's for someone else. I might be in your shoes this time next year and want to move back to DC, Charlotte, or Seattle. :-)

[Sugah Ray]

Originally Posted by Outofthematrix

I don't hate Miami I just hate living here....I love vacationing here though....Does anyone feel this way? I've lived here for a while, years wise... Don't get me wrong...beautiful city...pretty clean in most parts...but between spending more of your life stuck in traffic...both on the road and in foot traffic when entering stores to buy things..it seems just too stressful on top of it being fairly expensive.... esp rent and electric bill esp in the summer...It just seems one spends most of their life here trying to get around and get things done at a standard time knowing its pretty difficult to pull off....Miami is like living on a small island with a huge population but little to no more resources left...or space for that matter....
Miami to me feels like One big suburban area not a city....Kendall,Hialeah,Miami lakes.coral gables,Brickell, all the same to me...I miss a true blue collar city with excellent public transportation.... I don't know if Miami will ever be up to par with enabling its residents to get around easier without always depending on a vehicle or to at least lessen the insane traffic here that looks like a parade everyday...it does not seem like building more lanes is helping much esp if more people are moving in than moving out....I guess it will be a sight to see one day when they create some form of train or trolley lines that circle all of Miami...I guess most will have to wait...but I personal rather deal with a cold chill day where seasons change standing out waiting on a bus or train in a suit and tie than a hot super humid summer day any day in Miami fl...just my Opinion

I think after seeing so many palm trees dirty beaches and suburban sprawl, I don't think I will ever miss this city. Maybe some of the food, hispanic vibe and the mild weather in the winter. I am not really a beach person, I didn't grow up in a coastal town so I doubt I would come here for vacation.

[robertobaggio]

Originally Posted by Sugah Ray

I think after seeing so many palm trees dirty beaches and suburban sprawl, I don't think I will ever miss this city. Maybe some of the food, hispanic vibe and the mild weather in the winter. I am not really a beach person, I didn't grow up in a coastal town so I doubt I would come here for vacation.

Dirty beaches??? Isn't it been considered America's cleanest city for years in a row?!

America's Cleanest Cities - Forbes

[perry335654]

Originally Posted by Outofthematrix

and philly has great public transportation,buses and subways and trains...and trollies

Philly look like one big ghetto travelling on I-95, I am sure it has nice areas but a city that makes you want to keep on driving through sight on sight, whereas I loved Pittsburgh with the hills.

[doom1001]

Originally Posted by robertobaggio

It's 5F in Chicago, 14F in NY, and mid 70's in Miami pushing into the 80s by the afternoon. That is all.

You said the problem right there,it's almost 80 in February,if it's that warm in February how do you deal with April through October when it's 88-95 almost every day.Today was a near perfect day,not a cloud in the sky and highs in the low 70's ,for me at least I just don't like how long the heat lasts here,that along with the traffic,how overpriced it is and the quality and attitudes of a big percentage of the population.I've always thought Miami is not the worst place to live but it's far,very far from ideal.I live here but always waiting for the opportunity to get out.When eventually I do move away,I would have no problem visiting Miami,but it will be between November and March.

[robertobaggio]

I love it

[jtamay3]

Originally Posted by doom1001

You said the problem right there,it's almost 80 in February,if it's that warm in February how do you deal with April through October when it's 88-95 almost every day.Today was a near perfect day,not a cloud in the sky and highs in the low 70's ,for me at least I just don't like how long the heat lasts here,that along with the traffic,how overpriced it is and the quality and attitudes of a big percentage of the population.I've always thought Miami is not the worst place to live but it's far,very far from ideal.I live here but always waiting for the opportunity to get out.When eventually I do move away,I would have no problem visiting Miami,but it will be between November and March.

Interesting. As someone from Chicago, I would love to get better weather throughout those months, especially after the really rough winter we had. With that stated, I never considered any city outside of Southern California for the simple fact of humidity. I can't deal with it. The more I think about it, if I'm on the beach, I probably could deal with it, no problem.

Price wise, Miami is on par with Chicago, so I don't care there. Some things are pricey, but nothing that would bother me.

Jobs wise, I've had 2 companies that have offered me jobs with no experience to come down there.

Traffic is probably the best out of any big city (NYC, Chicago, LA).

My only reason I really will stay away is the threat of a hurricane. I don't know what I would do with my two boys if one hit.

[nooneimportant22]

I just moved here (6 months ago) because my boyfriend wanted to be closer to his parents (in west palm beach - which i LOVE it there) we lived in New York and Nashville - which are amazingly AWESOME CITIES.... but.....Miami....... IT IS RIDICULOUS. The little time I have been here I have managed to come across the rudest people with no sophistication or etiquette I have ever met. I don't know Spanish so therefore getting a job i am OVERLY qualified for is completely OUT-OF-THE-QUESTION. Its so beyond racist here. Basically if you're white - you're f-ed. simple as that. Miami is the devils a-hole.