"Are you an American?" (Miami, Hollywood: job market, transfer, subdivision)

[TannerMan]

Originally Posted by runswithscissors

Only on a forum called "Miami" can you hear these concepts.

Nope.

[jimbotx]

Originally Posted by crisp444

I know we've talked about this before, but dem good ole boys couldn't have all moved north. There are still plenty of them in Homestead and Davie and I would be shocked to learn that PBC doesn't have rednecks anymore!

prepare to be shocked, i just moved here from east texas and havent heard a Southern accent in the area for months! It seems to be only illegals and people from up north around here I cant find anyone who both speaks English and pronounces there Rs lol. Please tell me if there are any southern areas anywhere close by. I dont make much and am looking for an area with a southern flare ( no 'progressive' areas), am getting homesick but need to be close to family, I was thinking toward Okeechobee and points north but would prefer an area closer by. Please help, missing the laidback atmosphere that Im used too. For the record theres nothing wrong with waving the rebel flag, its Southern heritage and we should be proud of it, if people can fly flags from foreign countrys why not the Southern flag? I could be way off because im new to the area so correct me if im wrong. Help!

[burgler09]

Originally Posted by jimbotx

prepare to be shocked, i just moved here from east texas and havent heard a Southern accent in the area for months! It seems to be only illegals and people from up north around here I cant find anyone who both speaks English and pronounces there Rs lol. Please tell me if there are any southern areas anywhere close by. I dont make much and am looking for an area with a southern flare ( no 'progressive' areas), am getting homesick but need to be close to family, I was thinking toward Okeechobee and points north but would prefer an area closer by. Please help, missing the laidback atmosphere that Im used too. For the record theres nothing wrong with waving the rebel flag, its Southern heritage and we should be proud of it, if people can fly flags from foreign countrys why not the Southern flag? I could be way off because im new to the area so correct me if im wrong. Help!

LOL, can i ask why you moved here with a mindset like that?

[jhlcomp]

I would have to echo that. I would dearly love to say a few choice things that would surely have me bounced off this forum.

[havana123]

Hi Sopralto, I'm a Cuban American working as a nurses Aide in Staten Island N.Y. I work with alot of spanish speaking people, many times they speak spanish to me on the elevator, coffee shop etc. i do answer them in spanish but many times i answer in English when i know other's don't understand. I do think it's rude. But to be honest with you, many of those people don't mean to be rude, when they speak to each other it just comes out in spanish or spanglish.I don't think they meant anything by asking you that. Give them a little time, you might get to like them & even have fun with them. Good luck in your new job. I'll be moving to Pembroke Pines next yr. (retirering) can't wait.

[Leovigildo]

Crisp

Davie is the most sinister place I've ever been in Southern Florida.
Even more than Liberty City.
Have you ever seen those movies about corrupt southern towns, with dangerous cops and extremely primitive and dangerous yokels?
That was Davie.
They should settle that place with anything different.

[crisp444]

Originally Posted by Leovigildo

Crisp

Davie is the most sinister place I've ever been in Southern Florida.
Even more than Liberty City.
Have you ever seen those movies about corrupt southern towns, with dangerous cops and extremely primitive and dangerous yokels?
That was Davie.
They should settle that place with anything different.

Some parts of East Davie are pretty run-down. Today it's an odd mix of lower-income / working-class non-Hispanic whites, some legal mestizo Mexicans, and many illegal mestizo Mexicans. Want to see it?
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...32488801431661

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...06696428571431

West Davie is a different story: large homes, well-kept yards, and upper-income families.

[jimbotx]

Ok, i moved here not by choice but I had to be close to family. Just trying to adjust, try to go to rural Georgia or a place like that from Miami and you would understand. Also im not racist against anyone , just think it is wrong and disrespectful to try to force someone to speak a foreign language. If you are at least attempting to speak English thats one thing but theres no reason for 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation 'Americans' who dont know English at all. No offence to northern people either, just alot of yall are incredibly high strung just relax and enjoy life. So sorry if ive offended anyone just voicing my opinion and trying to find an area im a bit more comfortable with. God bless.

[crisp444]

Originally Posted by jimbotx

Ok, i moved here not by choice but I had to be close to family. Just trying to adjust, try to go to rural Georgia or a place like that from Miami and you would understand. Also im not racist against anyone , just think it is wrong and disrespectful to try to force someone to speak a foreign language. If you are at least attempting to speak English thats one thing but theres no reason for 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation 'Americans' who dont know English at all. No offence to northern people either, just alot of yall are incredibly high strung just relax and enjoy life. So sorry if ive offended anyone just voicing my opinion and trying to find an area im a bit more comfortable with. God bless.

Only an incredibly small minority of 2nd generation Americans don't speak English fluently. Most 1st generation Americans with whom I have come into contact speak English fluently, and generally EVERYONE under age 30 who moves to the US from a non-English speaking country learns fluent English as well. The people you'll find in South Florida who don't speak English well tend to be either: a) recent immigrants or b) old people who have been here for a while and pretty much only socialize with other old people who speak the same language.

No one in South Florida is forcing anyone to speak a language other than English except for some parents trying to make sure their children speak another language at home. You haven't offended me, I'm just curious why you feel that (what I'm assuming is) Spanish is forced on you.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by jimbotx

prepare to be shocked, i just moved here from east texas and havent heard a Southern accent in the area for months! It seems to be only illegals and people from up north around here I cant find anyone who both speaks English and pronounces there Rs lol. Please tell me if there are any southern areas anywhere close by. I dont make much and am looking for an area with a southern flare ( no 'progressive' areas), am getting homesick but need to be close to family, I was thinking toward Okeechobee and points north but would prefer an area closer by. Please help, missing the laidback atmosphere that Im used too. For the record theres nothing wrong with waving the rebel flag, its Southern heritage and we should be proud of it, if people can fly flags from foreign countrys why not the Southern flag? I could be way off because im new to the area so correct me if im wrong. Help!

I have always found the areas around Homestead and Florida City to be more like the "South" than the rest of MiamiDade County. It's far from a lot of what Miami has to offer but it might be a good fit for you. The Northern Keys also feel more Southern to me.
Regarding the Rebel Flag....While you may see it as a cultural thing and a source of pride, keep in mind that many others will perceive it as a symbol of hate and prejudice. As a Southerner myself, I view the Stars and Bars in much the same way that I view the Nazi German Flag. Both represent a time in history where those flags were flown politically. However, both also represent oppression to those who were (at best) discriminated against or (at worst) murdered for who they were. So, while I'd never deny anyone his/her culture, I'd caution anyone to be sensitive to what flying such a flag means to others. So, basically, what I am saying is that the Stars and Bars isn't the same thing as flying the Argentine Flag or Colombian Flag. People doing so might actually be citizens of the countries these flags represent. There is no such official current political association with the Stars and Bars.