Why are south Floridians so unfriendly? (Miami, Orlando: hotels, community college, income tax)

[cfbs2691]

It's been my experience that those who say they don't see/experience the rude people here are class act selfish jerks themselves... Which makes sense...

We've made it to the top of countless lists of "rudest people" in the country, area, world, to tourists...

Just look at the reactions on this thread

Not one post showing compassion.

[buddy5]

Originally Posted by pslhomie

People here are unfriendly because there is no common culture that unites everyone. People moved her and destroyed the local culture by importing the crap they moved here to escape. The grass is always greener on the other side but if you bring weeds with you and plant them sooner or later the grass will become weeds. People come here to escape high taxes yet we now have very high taxes. Why? Because they don't let go of the stupid crap that made them move here in the first place. People don't adapt. They just say stupid things like Back in NY or in my country.

Originally Posted by elchevere

I think contributing to the “unfriendly” atmosphere are some/many native Floridians who resent having been priced out of their hometown by transplants (domestic and foreign) that have brought their wealth from elsewhere and have jacked up housing prices and overall COL while the local economy does not provide enough or as many higher paying opportunities as other large MSA’s while traffic worsens.

Originally Posted by sinatras

This is a very wise comment and very true.

As a Miami native I barely recall what Miami's culture was pre-Latin invasion

I remember Miami in the 50s and 60s, it nowhere near that now. Two thirds of Florida's population now is not from Florida. Why do people move somewhere they like and then try to change it? Personally, I don't want anyone else to move here, I liked old Florida more.

[ByeByeLW]

Originally Posted by buddy5

I remember Miami in the 50s and 60s, it nowhere near that now. Two thirds of Florida's population now is not from Florida. Why do people move somewhere they like and then try to change it? Personally, I don't want anyone else to move here, I liked old Florida more.

I don’t mind immigrants or different cultures. It’s just the crowds and inflation.
I don’t see what we’ve gained from the all the supposed positives of increased tourism and southward migrations.

I liked having the beach to ourselves in the summer, and heck, the snowbirds were a pretty small population
back then and were often owners of local businesses. So they contributed instead of demanding. AtlanticAvenue downtown was pretty much owned by Delray natives and a few families from New England.

It wasn’t that that long ago that Delray, for example, was nowhere land. It was nice, then it went downhill, now it’s berserk.

If we wanted action we went to Lauderdale or Miami. It was our slice of paradise.

[cfbs2691]

Originally Posted by ByeByeLW

I don’t mind immigrants or different cultures. It’s just the crowds and inflation.
AtlanticAvenue downtown was pretty much owned by Delray natives and a few families from New England.

It wasn’t that that long ago that Delray, for example, was nowhere land. It was nice, then it went downhill, now it’s berserk.

If we wanted action we went to Lauderdale or Miami. It was our slice of paradise.

Great post. Unfortunately.

I'd like to thank our greedy and corrupt politicians and developers personally for ruining paradise.

[Johnathon Hills]

Originally Posted by sinatras

This is a very wise comment and very true.

As a Miami native I barely recall what Miami's culture was pre-Latin invasion

From what I have read, it was a mere outpost; end of the line for Flagler's railroad. Mostly cows and citrus. Maybe we're going back a bit far?


BUT, that was how Orlando started out, so maybe I'm not too far off?

[fernweh]

I didn’t read all the responses but I’m a transplant from South Carolina. When I first moved here, I had the nice southern hospitality (holding doors open for others, saying “sir” or “ma’am,” being friendly on the roads, etc) but since moving here, a lot of those habits have gone away. Once I saw people were in their own little world and could care less about being hospitable, my polite habits have gone away. The funny thing is when my mom visits me, people actually comment how friendly she is with everyone. She agrees that she could never live somewhere this rude. When it comes down to it, if you’re from here or a major city, the rudeness doesn’t stand out.

[elchevere]

Well a time machine doesn’t exist and SoFla of the 1960’s or 1970’s is not returning.

You hear the same things in other cities and on other CD forums—“I wish this were the California, Colorado, etc etc etc of the 1960’s or 1970’s, traffic was not as bad, people were more friendly, housing was more affordable”, etc etc etc.

Those ships have sailed, time to move on...desirable year-round cosmopolitan, state income tax free, warm weather ocean cities are far and few between and attract people from all over the country and the globe with COL rising as a result. Different cultures (within and outside US), more traffic, some/many priced out of the area leads to more resentment and less koombaya. If your commute time has doubled and/or affordability is an issue, that will breed discontent, not nirvana.

[cfbs2691]

Originally Posted by fernweh

When it comes down to it, if you’re from here or a major city, the rudeness doesn’t stand out.

Yet when I go to NYC, I've never encountered what we experience here (I'm not saying there are no rude people in NYC.).

My friends who moved here from NY insist the nasty folks here are the ones who couldn't afford to own a home up there, were able to buy one here, and now think they're all that.

It's just odd.

[CHESTER MANIFOLD]

Originally Posted by fernweh

I didn’t read all the responses but I’m a transplant from South Carolina. When I first moved here, I had the nice southern hospitality (holding doors open for others, saying “sir” or “ma’am,” being friendly on the roads, etc) but since moving here, a lot of those habits have gone away. Once I saw people were in their own little world and could care less about being hospitable, my polite habits have gone away. The funny thing is when my mom visits me, people actually comment how friendly she is with everyone. She agrees that she could never live somewhere this rude. When it comes down to it, if you’re from here or a major city, the rudeness doesn’t stand out.

It's called a city.

[fernweh]

Originally Posted by CHESTER MANIFOLD

It's called a city.

That’s what my last sentence said if you could read