A tour of the "no speakie English" ghetto (Miami: taxes, living in)

[Rock Newman]

Originally Posted by vpcats

I do agree with about 98% of what you have written here. I do know quite a few exceptional recent arrivals. Overall, however, they are a whole new lot.
I just have issues with generalizations and get a bit anal about some things.

Yes , there are some decent new arrivals but alas unfortunately they are in the minority .

[cuba libre]

Originally Posted by Rock Newman

Yes , there are some decent new arrivals but alas unfortunately they are in the minority .

Most of the newer immigrants are browner, more illiterate (less likely to pick up English), and more likely to vote democrat.

[tallrick]

I forsee the burglar bars making a comeback. Crime will be heading to 1980's levels in the near future due to the inflationary crisis we will face.

[CLTKing]

Originally Posted by crisp444

I call BS. Many areas of Miami-Dade don't have a lot of trees, but they sure as hell have more trees than many other areas of this country. Want to talk about areas with lots of trees? Ever been to Miami Lakes, Pinecrest, Country Club, Miami Beach, South Miami, Coral Gables, Miami Springs, Aventura, Redlands, most of Kendall, the Roads, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Miami Shores, Biscayne Park, Sunset, Glenvar Heights..... plenty of lush landscaping there. And "non-caring citizens"?!? Most people in middle-class neighborhoods and upper-class neighborhoods, and many people in working-class areas do care about their homes in South Florida. There are lazy, non-caring people everywhere and I disagree that there is that much of a greater proportion of them in South Florida.

Brand-new sprawl out by SW 167th Avenue or down in Homestead is built with very little vegetation (and it is planted eventually by homeowners and grows mature with time), but at least it is built DENSE. It is mind-boggling how much space is wasted in North Carolina and suburban Atlanta by all of the space there is between developments. If you're going to built sprawl, at least build it DENSE so that maybe, just MAYBE in the future it will be easier to incorporate mixed-use and public transportation, AND a lesser percentage of unspoiled land will have to succomb to suburbanization. If you want to live with plenty of "open space," the place for you is not a metropolitan area; it's the country. Space + amenities is a luxury, and if you want both at the same time, you should have to pay. This is why detached, single family homes in places like Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove sell for a premium. If you want space but don't care about losing some of the amenities, move out to a semi-rural area; if you want amenities but don't care to have an abundance of space, live in an apartment/condo.

I lived in Miami Lakes for a few years, and in typical Miami fashion, the city would come and trim all the trees. Right when it was beginning to start looking nice and with shade, all the trimmed branches make it look like the rest of Miami. Any times, the flora in So Fl is far from desirable. Most parks and public areas only have small palm trees, which offer no shade what so ever.

[Leovigildo]

Rock

Cubans arriving now are the "New Man" (Hombre Nuevo).
People raised in communist countries only care about "things".
They only care about having things to "show off" (especular).
Their ideal is to return to Cuba on vacation with large packages full of gaudy and cheap trinkets to give away to their family, so they are "king for a day".
In Cuba they dress like Christmas Trees and behave like turds.
Of course, nothing to do with the old middle class or bourgeoisie.
In Cuba you find good professionals in some way related with old Cubans, but they don't leave anymore except for tourism or short stays.
There, with a little bit of money life is nice, more so considering they don't pay rent, mortgages, taxes and utilities are ridiculous.
So for many of the old Cubans, the ones that still have familiar ties, the best thing is to send money, much better than taking the family out.
In Cuba they say that for having a life, you must have FE (FAITH). FE is an acronym for Familiares en el Exterior (Family living outside).

[Rock Newman]

Originally Posted by tallrick

I forsee the burglar bars making a comeback. Crime will be heading to 1980's levels in the near future due to the inflationary crisis we will face.

Ahhh , our friend tallrick he of the eternally positive disposition

[crisp444]

Originally Posted by Leovigildo

In Cuba they say that for having a life, you must have FE (FAITH). FE is an acronym for Familiares en el Exterior (Family living outside).

Clever saying. I've never heard that one.

[vpcats]

Never heard that one either (FE). Cute.

It's true though. It's much, much easier to support family in Cuba from here, than to bring them. they're better off and we don't have to deal with unexpected illnesses, lack of extra space, or anything else. You send some $$ every month, and everybody is happy.

I disagree about the newcomers being uneducated. They definitely lack social skills and upper class manners but they are all doctors, teachers, engineers, architects, etc.

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by Rock Newman

Ahhh , our friend tallrick he of the eternally positive disposition

You earned a rep point (or 5 maybe?) for that one!

IOU. It won't let me!!! The nerve.

[pascuayaqui]

Posting from California, I thought many of the "no speakie English" areas were really nicely kept. Who cares if they are areas inhabited by "no speakie English", what matters is what kind of people inhabited these areas. From what I have seen so far the resident of these properties work hard to keep their homes looking nice. People need to quit being so prejudice and judging people by what they look like, where they came from or what language they speak. Are you all so ignorant, that you don't realize that this country was mostly built by people from other parts of the world. That what makes this country so desirable. Tend to your own business and keep your own property looking nice and if everybody lived by this rule of thumb, most areas would look nice.