Why this place blows!!! (Miami, Hialeah: relocating, real estate, house)

[doggiebus]

Originally Posted by Derek1

No way , Plantation still has a long way to go before it is like Miami . It has gotten crowded and it does have a substantial Caribbean and African American populace nearby just east of University Drive ... most of whom are middle class hardworking people . The Hispanic populace is much , much smaller than in Miami and also mostly middle class and hardworking . White Americans are still the majority in Plantation and you have your good ones and not so good like anywhere else .

Not sure what your hang up is with hispanics/race (good or bad)? But the hispanics/race are not the issue for most people. It is everything else that is the issue.

For many on here the hispanics are not the issue, FYI.

[Derek1]

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I do not hate Miami and in fact like many areas in and around Miami ... just as I like Las Vegas and New Orleans and would not want to live in either . I think Coral Gables , Gables Estates , Brickell , Key Biscayne , South Beach and Aventura are all great places ... and I enjoy their restaurants and entertainment venues ... yes these areas have many educated , respected Hispanics .... but they are a minority in Miami . I have been going to Miami on and off for many , many years and I too have seen the changes ... there are many , many very low class people now living in the Metro Miami area whether you want to accept it or not , people are also very high strung and can be rude . It was not like this in the 80's and even the early 90's ... it has taken a major downturn over the last ten years in as far as the quality of people .... does Miami and the beaches have beautiful areas and scenery , and women oh yeah ... but many of it's people ruin Miami .

My wife is Hispanic and she comes from a wonderful family who feel the same way I do , as well we have many good friends that are Hispanic so please do not accuse me of anti-Hispanic bias .... I do not associate with low lifes from any nationality or ethnic background .... Hey I am from Jacksonville and just moved here from Atlanta and did not associate with many rednecks or white trash either !!!

[Derek1]

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I personally feel that the real issue in Miami especially is an issue of class and not race , but again that is my feeling on the matter .

[doggiebus]

You will find out some people that post here and tell it like it is, are of hispanic decent themselves.

It is easy to say the hispanics are the issue for some on here because the hispanics make up the majority. If you go to Jacksonville or Atlanta, the blacks probably complain about the whites there, because whites are the majority. So, any place you go the minority (which are white/black in Miami) will have something bad to say about the majority. Don't get me wrong the hispanics in Miami are not perfect (but they are not the main issues on this forum), I think there is a lack of assimilation by many of the new hispanic immigrants.

[Derek1]

Originally Posted by doggiebus

You will find out some people that post here and tell it like it is, are of hispanic decent themselves.

It is easy to say the hispanics are the issue for some on here because the hispanics make up the majority. If you go to Jacksonville or Atlanta, the blacks probably complain about the whites there, because whites are the majority. So, any place you go the minority (which are white/black in Miami) will have something bad to say about the majority. Don't get me wrong the hispanics in Miami are not perfect (but they are not the main issues on this forum), I think there is a lack of assimilation by many of the new hispanic immigrants.

Excellent good point ..... I am total agreement with you . By the way we moved here from Atlanta nine months ago and blacks are the majority . Whites are the majority in the Northern suburbs .... Alpharetta , John's Creek , Cummings , etc , etc . Atlanta has it's own set of issues , trust me we lived there for seven years .

[esthermv]

Hi Davis

I couldn't help but to chuckle at your post. I am a native Cuban, although raised in NJ since age 8 and I too agree with your statements about Miami. I do believe that regardless of race, culture etc... there is some people who are not the typical Miami @#$% By the way, what part of Miami did you and your family move to??? I live in the Kendall area

[CiXeL]

dude....
someone broke into our mailbox...

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[doggiebus]

Cixel - Sorry to here this. Its Miami for ya. Someone I know almost got mugged yesterday, they tried to take his wallet, but didn't get it. Its Miami.

[CiXeL]

the thing i fear is that as the realestate market drops and the country heads towards recession people are going to get more desperate and this "new" complex will become one requiring bars on the windows.

we have a security guard who watches the gate but we have no one patrolling the complex now. this was done in plain sight right by the entrance and no one did anything.

i think im going to buy a gun, for my own safety. i think you can get a relatively decent one for under $200 but i need to find out.
my gf contacted the us post office via the website and told them to hold the mail delivery. this is ridiculous.

[doggiebus]

Originally Posted by CiXeL

the thing i fear is that as the realestate market drops and the country heads towards recession people are going to get more desperate and this "new" complex will become one requiring bars on the windows.

we have a security guard who watches the gate but we have no one patrolling the complex now. this was done in plain sight right by the entrance and no one did anything.

i think im going to buy a gun, for my own safety. i think you can get a relatively decent one for under $200 but i need to find out.
my gf contacted the us post office via the website and told them to hold the mail delivery. this is ridiculous.

I was going to say you need to call the cops and report this and call the post office which you guys already did. I was also thinking the same thing, but I think people have started to become deperate already.