Yes there are many nice neighborhoods in Miami (although they remind me of the nice neighborhoods up here in the Bronx in that they are surrounded by pretty dangerous/sketchy neighborhoods). However even in these nice neighborhoods you will be hard pressed to find people who can speak English properly. Most of these neighborhoods will be for the most part populated by very wealthy Latins from South America and the Caribbean. There usually is a decent sized Jewish population remaining in many parts of Miami, however they are generally older, and most Jewish people moving down to South Florida these days end up in Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach.
Yes the Cubans can speak English for the most part, however they only makeup about 1/3 of Miami. Most of the rest of the city is now comprised of non-english speaking Hispanics from other parts of Latin America. The more difficult thing is just trying to go about daily things in life (like asking a question at a business or the grocery store) and not being able to communicate to anyone.
Don't get me wrong, I like South Florida and would probably move there if the economy was better and it was a little bit more urban. However, as I've said before, I think English speaking America ends somewhere south of the Palmetto Expressway.
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Originally Posted by dragonofillfaith
Wow. Thats complete BS. There are plenty of Cuban-Americans as well as other hispanics that speak english. Actually, most of the people that dont speak english are the older generation who came here 40+ years ago and werent able to learn english.
And as for middle class, what do you call Kendall, South Miami, Westchester and etc? You're just stereotyping. If you're not familiar with Miami then dont bash it.
jscore: I think it depends on what you do. Theres not a whole lot of job opportunities here. And wages are not as high as NYC. The cost of living is very high and the wages are definitely not.
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