Reasons why I didn't like Miami and went back to NYC (Kendall: low income, condo)

[11KAP]

Miami is dc lite; the same nonchalant, dgaf attitude. Woe be unto them.


It's nothing like nyc whatsoever. Miami is still a very beautiful, warm
place on the surface tho, but what's within is another story. If that
offends anyone, they're not paying much attention.

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by 11KAP

Miami is dc lite; the same nonchalant, dgaf attitude. Woe be unto them.


It's nothing like nyc whatsoever. Miami is still a very beautiful, warm
place on the surface tho, but what's within is another story. If that
offends anyone, they're not paying much attention.

Really? I have met people from DC who absolutely hate Florida. I have noticed that laid back attitude of people from DC though. Very easy going.

[LordHomunculus]

Originally Posted by Wild Style

Really? I have met people from DC who absolutely hate Florida. I have noticed that laid back attitude of people from DC though. Very easy going.

I'm not even sure if people from DC would like to know that Miami is considered DC Lite. The people of DC might even take offense to that.

[tallrick]

Originally Posted by gilwood

I'm a single guy that lived and worked in Miami for a year and have returned back to NYC. I was making a nice 6 digit salary that went really far in the local economy, but I still didn't like it. Since I moved away from Miami, so many people have asked me why I didn't like it. Here's the reasons why:



6.5) I never saw a single car pulled over for speeding or other traffic violation the entire time I was there! I guess its supposed to be a self-policing state? Drivers were ultra aggressive since they could be with no fear from cops! (Inland Miami)

This is too funny. I see police stopping people all the time, and get stopped myself at least once a year. Only in Miami-Dade county though. I was only stopped once when I lived in Key Largo by the donut patrol and that was because he probably was on his ticket quota and needed to write someone up for a scratched windshield. I have been stopped at least 30 times in the Miami area by metro, or the donut patrol (FHP). Once I had the bomb squad called because my wood powered truck was smoking a bit while parked at the south Dade justice center getting a ticket dismissed.

[11KAP]

Originally Posted by Wild Style

Really? I have met people from DC who absolutely hate Florida. I have noticed that laid back attitude of people from DC though. Very easy going.

Of course there are exceptions. It's just my opinion that miami and dc have that nonchalant thing in common. DC is just much more severe with it, but miami/dade is much bigger, so there's more of it, even tho it is less intense.

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by 11KAP

Of course there are exceptions. It's just my opinion that miami and dc have that nonchalant thing in common. DC is just much more severe with it, but miami/dade is much bigger, so there's more of it, even tho it is less intense.

Interesting. You from DC originally? I like that city a lot, expensive as heck though.

[11KAP]

^ Nah. I'm from Nyc. I am familiar with DC tho.

[gilwood]

Wow! I wasn't expecting so many replies back. I was living in Kendall (close to the zoo) which was a terrible neighborhood. Unfortunately, that's where my job was. I spent every weekend at my friend's condo on south beach, so I certainly got a fill of South Beach. Like I mentioned, people are usually somewhat cool and patient on South Beach. But those people disappear in inland Miami, where a lot of people are incredibly rude, drive like maniacs, and have the maturity of a 10 year old. It's also 5-10 degrees hotter inland.

I did meet some cool people that I still keep in touch with, but a lot of the transplants that I met ended up moving away again. I met a lot of guys and girls at meetups. Most of the guys I met moved away elsewhere and most of the girls ended up staying. I can understand why, since women get *A LOT* of attention in Miami. I even knew a 250lb girl that got hit on every night she was out. A girl like that wouldn't even get a 2nd glance in NY.

I did end up figuring out the dating scene. It's basically a sugar-daddy culture. That's why tourists and new arrivals get so much attention there. The women will assume you are rich foreign traveler and they will gravitate towards you. But once you live in Miami for a period of time, women seem to smell that on you and avoid you like the plague. Unless you're dropping $2k a night on bottles at the club, women's eyes will skip over you for someone who just landed.

Anyways, I ended up moving out WEST and I love it out here. I've been here over a year and I will never leave. It's true that you have to find a place that matches you. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find that prince (queue up the homophobic comments). I do miss Miami's beautiful beaches and I did make some close friends there that still text me from time to time. There is an air of excitement about Miami that I miss.

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by Felix C

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You sound like a weakling.

Hey, guy didn't like Miami! Seriously I'm picturing a pasty thin white guy.....he never mentioned anything outdoors (fishing, diving, etc.) so I'm guessing waiting to use the pull up bars on Ocean Drive wasn't happening either!

I would say a huge turnoff to me in Miami is the mix between the Kardashian wannabe culture and the Scarface imitators! Everyone is playing like they are rich with no means of employment, plenty of "$5" millionaires, renting everything and trying to live the life. Wealth is math folks, if you are a bartender making $1,000 a week....great but let's not try to be the 5th or 6th Kardashian sister and spend everything only to end up with nothing at the end of the month!

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by tallrick

This is too funny. I see police stopping people all the time, and get stopped myself at least once a year. Only in Miami-Dade county though. I was only stopped once when I lived in Key Largo by the donut patrol and that was because he probably was on his ticket quota and needed to write someone up for a scratched windshield. I have been stopped at least 30 times in the Miami area by metro, or the donut patrol (FHP). Once I had the bomb squad called because my wood powered truck was smoking a bit while parked at the south Dade justice center getting a ticket dismissed.

Traffic has never been a priority in Dade county! As long as you aren't shooting guns or throwing beer bottles out the window you will rarely get pulled over in Dade County. They love the HOV enforcement at commute times, easy tickets with very little danger since traffic is usually crawling!

I got pulled over ONCE in my years of attending UM. Running well over 120 mph with a 911 Turbo, FHP got us from 4 exits back (took him 4 exits to catch up to us). Lights came on, I pulled over and the other guy took off. Cop thanked me for stopping, looked at my paperwork and said "slow it down" and left!

It was 11 pm+ and I wasn't drinking so it wasn't like the guy in the Lamborghini that crashed at 120 last week! Driver of Lamborghini in fatal crash on MacArthur Causeway in Miami Beach is charged - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

Guy rear ended a Suburban, the SUV ended up losing all its wheels and looked like it was dropped off a tall building! Lambo lost it's front end/roof and killed a passenger.