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South Beach is big...South of Fifth is still very desirable (and pricey) and quieter. Then again, living in certain parts of SoBe would be equivalent to living in The French Quarter.
When I first moved here I had to decide between SoBe and Brickell. I chose Brickell because it seemed to have more day to day professionals on the street and more year round residents with far less trashy and noisy tourists.
Choose wisely.
Apparently you chose wisely, as the article suggests that wealthy clients are eschewing SoBe for areas like Brickell and Coconut Grove.
Miami. I like New Orleans' history, architecture, and food. But that's where it stops for me. The partying culture doesn't appeal to me at all, huge flooding issues, grimy/gritty feel, and the only city that I've gone to more than once that I didn't feel safe much of the time. Those negatives are huge for me and override Miami's higher cost of living. Miami's metro is much larger, has more to do, and has very good beaches. Miami hands-down for me.
Definitely New Orleans. Its much more friendly and laid back than Miami, though its not as friendly compared to the rest of Louisiana especially the smaller towns.
Miami is fun to visit but culturally its too foreign for me. Miami isn't really an American city, its a Latin American city located in the US. The fact that English is not the dominant language and one won't be accepted in Miami or even able to find a job unless you're fluent in Spanish makes that city a big turn off for me.
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Miami is a majority minority city but who says you must speak Spanish to get a job or be accepted in Miami?
Plenty of English spoken here. There are SOME jobs in which companies are looking for bilingual or Spanish and SOME areas (such as Hialeah) where Spanish is predominant, but that is a broad generalization and incorrect. Nice(r) neighborhoods of Miami with residents with some form of higher education—including people not born in the US—speak English. If one’s career aspiration is to be a food handler, car washer, or baggage handler, then—sure—brush up on your Spanish. If you are white collar and do not believe me check out LinkedIn job postings. I also have had no problem meeting and becoming friends with people from all backgrounds as an open minded white person born in the USA.
It is OK not to like Miami for a number of reasons, but thinking you will need to rely on Google Translate and be an outcast for speaking English is not one of them.
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Definitely New Orleans. Its much more friendly and laid back than Miami, though its not as friendly compared to the rest of Louisiana especially the smaller towns.
Miami is fun to visit but culturally its too foreign for me. Miami isn't really an America city, its a Latin American city located in the US. The fact that English is not the dominant language and one won't be accepted in Miami or even able to find a job unless you're fluent in Spanish makes that city a big turn off for me.
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