Is Miami more like an American city or a 'Latin' American city? (Miami Beach: live in, safe)

[HOBB1T]

Miami is totally a Latin city. Aside from Miami Beach, most people in Miami are of Cuban, Colombian or Nicaraguan origin. There is no real other diversity here. The black people (many Haitian) live in the worst areas and are generally brushed aside by the Cuban majority. Miami is really a city run by Cubans for Cubans as the majority of ordinary working class & middle class Americans left right after the Mariel Boatlift incident.

The vibe and feel of Miami really doesn't compare with anywhere else in the United States. To me, it's more of a Caribbean city and has far more in common with San Juan, PR than anywhere in the US. People compare it to Los Angeles a lot, but Los Angeles is still predominantly American and it's far more diverse, in the sense of having Anglo, Asian, Russian and Italian populations.

Personally, I cannot stand Miami, but some people thrive on it. It's really a city you'll either love or hate with a burning passion. It is also not a city where you'll get by being nice and polite. It'll eat you alive, if you're not careful.

[HOBB1T]

Originally Posted by quantumx

Please! I'm a native Floridian and I've lived in South Florida for 25 years. I do not live in Brickell or on South Beach, though I did live on South Beach for 15 years when I rented. I don't speak Spanish and have no immediate plans to learn it, and I enjoy where I live just fine. I have no desire to live anywhere else. Please stop it guys with the gross generalizations about where I live, and having lived in Los Angeles for a number of years, Miami and L.A. do remind me a lot of each other and always have.

The difference is that LA has the film stars & famous people, while Miami has a bunch of wannabes and posers. The only real comparison is that both cities have a grid system, both cities have awful traffic, both cities have palm trees. Miami is predominantly Hispanic, while LA is far more diverse. LA's Hispanic population are of a different demographic anyway and many tend to become completely Americanized. In Miami, the Cubans still call themselves "exiles", despite being handed citizenship on a friggin' platter.

[Blkspice23]

Originally Posted by HOBB1T

Miami is totally a Latin city. Aside from Miami Beach, most people in Miami are of Cuban, Colombian or Nicaraguan origin. There is no real other diversity here. The black people (many Haitian) live in the worst areas and are generally brushed aside by the Cuban majority. Miami is really a city run by Cubans for Cubans as the majority of ordinary working class & middle class Americans left right after the Mariel Boatlift incident.

The vibe and feel of Miami really doesn't compare with anywhere else in the United States. To me, it's more of a Caribbean city and has far more in common with San Juan, PR than anywhere in the US. People compare it to Los Angeles a lot, but Los Angeles is still predominantly American and it's far more diverse, in the sense of having Anglo, Asian, Russian and Italian populations.

Personally, I cannot stand Miami, but some people thrive on it. It's really a city you'll either love or hate with a burning passion. It is also not a city where you'll get by being nice and polite. It'll eat you alive, if you're not careful.

You don't play with your post.. I don't miss Miami myself I just miss the watersports...

[DANNYY]

The term "American" is like a term coined for a melting pot of cultures. Anyone who lives in America can be American. =)

So for the poll, yes it's an American city that's American in culture with some out of the country Latino influence as well.

So it's both. =)

But that's just me giving you a hard time OP, lol, I understood what you were trying to say, you just worded the poll answers wrong.

Yes, Miami seems to have more in common with say; Rio De Janiero, Brazil than it does with other US cities.

[City Data Guy]

Originally Posted by HOBB1T

Miami is totally a Latin city. Aside from Miami Beach, most people in Miami are of Cuban, Colombian or Nicaraguan origin. There is no real other diversity here. The black people (many Haitian) live in the worst areas and are generally brushed aside by the Cuban majority. Miami is really a city run by Cubans for Cubans as the majority of ordinary working class & middle class Americans left right after the Mariel Boatlift incident.

Cuban majority? Miami has a Hispanic majority, but it doesn't have a Cuban majority.

[Soulchild23]

Originally Posted by City Data Guy

Cuban majority? Miami has a Hispanic majority, but it doesn't have a Cuban majority.

IN the Hispanic group cubans are the most populate. there are more of them than any other hispanic Orgin.. I know I grew up with In Coral cables.. My school was 90 percent hispanic...

[City Data Guy]

Originally Posted by Soulchild23

IN the Hispanic group cubans are the most populate. there are more of them than any other hispanic Orgin.. I know I grew up with In Coral cables.. My school was 90 percent hispanic...

Actually, according to this source, Cubans are not the majority in the Hispanic group.

There are 242,864 Hispanics in Miami, representing 69.4% of its population. Cubans make up 34.6% of the population. If we take 69.4 minus 34.6, we get 34.8. So, that means that 34.8% of people are a part of Hispanic groups other than Cuban. The number 242,864 divided by 2 is 121,432. The number of Cubans is 121,117, so they're less than half of the 242,864 Hispanics. Because Cubans are less than half of the Hispanic population, they do not make up a majority of the Hispanic population. Cubans are almost half of the Hispanic population, but they're not quite a majority.

Here are the Hispanic groups for Miami:

• Mexican: 1.4% (5,051)
• Puerto Rican: 3.4% (11,970)
• Cuban: 34.6% (121,117)
• Other Hispanic or Latino: 29.9% (104,726)

5,051 + 11,970 + 104,726 = 121,747 (That number is larger than the number of Cubans.)

1.4 + 3.4 + 29.9 = 34.7

There must some error, but nonetheless, 34.7 is bigger than 34.6.

In conclusion, Cubans make up a plurality of the Hispanic population, but not a majority.

Any of this confusing?

[clean_polo]

Originally Posted by HOBB1T

Miami is totally a Latin city. Aside from Miami Beach, most people in Miami are of Cuban, Colombian or Nicaraguan origin. There is no real other diversity here. The black people (many Haitian) live in the worst areas and are generally brushed aside by the Cuban majority. Miami is really a city run by Cubans for Cubans as the majority of ordinary working class & middle class Americans left right after the Mariel Boatlift incident.

The vibe and feel of Miami really doesn't compare with anywhere else in the United States. To me, it's more of a Caribbean city and has far more in common with San Juan, PR than anywhere in the US. People compare it to Los Angeles a lot, but Los Angeles is still predominantly American and it's far more diverse, in the sense of having Anglo, Asian, Russian and Italian populations.

Personally, I cannot stand Miami, but some people thrive on it. It's really a city you'll either love or hate with a burning passion. It is also not a city where you'll get by being nice and polite. It'll eat you alive, if you're not careful.

You make Miami seem so much LESS diverse, it makes me wonder if you even really do live there. Talking about Los Angeles is far more diverse, in the sense of having Anglo, Russian, and Italian populations. Um, Miami has A LOT of Europeans, especially Russians and Italians, where have you been?

[clean_polo]

Originally Posted by HOBB1T

The difference is that LA has the film stars & famous people, while Miami has a bunch of wannabes and posers. The only real comparison is that both cities have a grid system, both cities have awful traffic, both cities have palm trees. Miami is predominantly Hispanic, while LA is far more diverse. LA's Hispanic population are of a different demographic anyway and many tend to become completely Americanized. In Miami, the Cubans still call themselves "exiles", despite being handed citizenship on a friggin' platter.

What a troll.

[clean_polo]

Theres no doubt that hispanics are the majority in Miami, but to say that thats all there is in Miami is definitely false. All this HOBB1T dude is doing is feeding into the whole stereotype of Miami only being a "Cuban and Haitian" city, way to rep your city man ....smh, it's a lot more diverse than that. Heres something I stole from another thread made by LAnative10:

Born in Europe, 2007
Miami 133,730
Atlanta 67,131
Houston 53,562
Dallas 50,391

Born in Asia, 2007
Houston 244,274
Dallas 228,209
Atlanta 176,671
Miami 103,147

Born in Africa, 2007
Atlanta 64,870
Dallas 50,105
Houston 47,746
Miami 18,787

Born in Australia/NZ/Oceania, 2007
Dallas 4,138
Houston 3,718
Atlanta 1,999
Miami 1,884

Born in Latin America, 2007
Miami 1,712,594
Houston 855,106
Dallas 767,665
Atlanta 383,355

Born in the UK, 2007
Miami 20,299
Houston 16,137
Atlanta 12,118
Dallas 11,348

Born in France, 2007
Miami 6,707
Houston 3,061
Dallas 2,357
Atlanta 1,855

Born in Germany, 2007
Miami 14,716
Dallas 9,113
Atlanta 8,314
Houston 6,482

Born in Italy, 2007
Miami 15,799
Atlanta 2,270
Houston 1,735
Dallas 1,304

Born in Portugal, 2007
Miami 1,612
Dallas 758
Atlanta 108

Born in Poland, 2007
Miami 10,382
Atlanta 3,977
Dallas 2,817
Houston 1,098

Born in Russia, 2007
Miami 8,658
Atlanta 6,312
Houston 3,990
Dallas 3,915

Born in China, 2007
Houston 46,045
Dallas 29,461
Atlanta 22,021
Miami 14,841

Born in Taiwan, 2007
Houston 14,541
Dallas 11,241
Atlanta 4,029
Miami 2,967

Born in Japan, 2007
Dallas 4,686
Atlanta 4,278
Miami 2,654
Houston 2,176

Born in India, 2007
Dallas 49,669
Atlanta 41,081
Houston 40,862
Miami 13,032

Born in Iran, 2007
Dallas 8,919
Houston 6,168
Atlanta 4,573
Miami 3,330

Born in the Phillipines, 2007
Houston 21,188
Miami 16,420
Dallas 14,297
Atlanta 7,293

Born in Vietnam, 2007
Houston 61,045
Dallas 49,167
Atlanta 33,516
Miami 6,630

Born in Israel, 2007
Miami 11,220
Houston 2,255
Dallas 1,748
Atlanta 1,335

These are stats showing the major cities in the south's diversity, as you can see Miami faired pretty well in 2007, ofcourse it's changed a good amount since then. Miami needs to work on it's Asian population a little bit, but besides that it is definitely a diverse city.