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Old 08-20-2014, 08:19 AM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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Miami invented the real estate bubble and excells in constantly blowing new ones, as long as the free money flows in. It is a master at destroying history to keep the bubbles inflating and will be till the day it is back under the sea where it belongs.
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Old 08-20-2014, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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I've been only once to the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area, but I already want to move there when I'm done with my schooling. I'd always dreamed of going back to Hawaii but at this point it is too expensive to live there and my family is on the East Coast, so I want to be close to them. Here's what I loved about Southeast Florida:
-The diversity. Sure it is segregated by neighborhood (like SoCal) in many areas. But it is still an incredibly diverse area. I loved hearing reggaeton on the radios there, commercials in Spanish. I could hear that to some degree in San Diego (where I lived at the time I visited) but it seemed as if it was dominated by only Mexican culture. The Latino community in South Florida was far more diverse (Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, Argentinian, etc).

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-The weather. In San Diego it was nice, but too dry and not as warm as everyone thinks. In Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, it was almost identical to places I've been in the Caribbean. I'm not a fan of 4 season/cold climates. I prefer warm weather year-rund, or at least most of the year. I loved how many palms were planted everywhere and all the difference types of palms (many of which can't be grown in the cooler, more dry SoCal region). Even the strip malls looked like a rainforest.

-The people I met and encountered were actually friendly and laid-back. I loved that.
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Old 08-20-2014, 10:45 AM
 
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These two are my favorite things about Miami. You just need to have money and time to enjoy them (which I don't unfortunately ).
Winchupata, there are ways to enjoy the water without spending a lot of money on a boat; a used paddle board or kayak would be examples.

Also many women in Miami come from fairly humble backgrounds and are happy just to be here (often as immigrants). I don't think you need to be a high roller to reel them in necessarily. I had a friend that waited tables, living month to month, that seemed to do pretty well. Miami is one of the few cities I've been to where you can find a beautiful woman working at a pizza parlor or deli.
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Old 08-20-2014, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Miami/NYC
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I've been only once to the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area, but I already want to move there when I'm done with my schooling. I'd always dreamed of going back to Hawaii but at this point it is too expensive to live there and my family is on the East Coast, so I want to be close to them. Here's what I loved about Southeast Florida:
-The diversity. Sure it is segregated by neighborhood (like SoCal) in many areas. But it is still an incredibly diverse area. I loved hearing reggaeton on the radios there, commercials in Spanish. I could hear that to some degree in San Diego (where I lived at the time I visited) but it seemed as if it was dominated by only Mexican culture. The Latino community in South Florida was far more diverse (Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, Argentinian, etc).

-This:


-The weather. In San Diego it was nice, but too dry and not as warm as everyone thinks. In Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, it was almost identical to places I've been in the Caribbean. I'm not a fan of 4 season/cold climates. I prefer warm weather year-rund, or at least most of the year. I loved how many palms were planted everywhere and all the difference types of palms (many of which can't be grown in the cooler, more dry SoCal region). Even the strip malls looked like a rainforest.

-The people I met and encountered were actually friendly and laid-back. I loved that.
We got plenty of water here and don't get droughts like SoCal. One more thing that I like about living in SoFlo. Hawaii is expensive to live in
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Old 08-20-2014, 04:28 PM
 
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Winchupata, there are ways to enjoy the water without spending a lot of money on a boat; a used paddle board or kayak would be examples.

Also many women in Miami come from fairly humble backgrounds and are happy just to be here (often as immigrants). I don't think you need to be a high roller to reel them in necessarily. I had a friend that waited tables, living month to month, that seemed to do pretty well. Miami is one of the few cities I've been to where you can find a beautiful woman working at a pizza parlor or deli.
I totally agree with you, didn't mean for my comment to come out as complaining but more like a general observation. I'm just a normal guy, not rich at all, so I don't own a boat, jet skis, a Lamborghini or other expensive toys like those but I can go to the beach to swim, rent a paddle board, etc. and I've also met several pretty and diverse women here. Fortunately I can't complain about that and like I said I'm far from rich.

I just never seem to have enough time to do everything I want and when you start adding up all the expenses you need to take to enjoy these things they can add up fast for a normal person. I imagine it's the same for other people.

I agree you don't need to be super rich to enjoy life here, but it certainly doesn't hurt though.
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Old 08-22-2014, 06:01 PM
 
Location: Miami FL
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Well, I'll add my two cents. Because I love rare stuffs I'd go for diving into Miami waters. There is the underwater cemetery in the Florida keys. This cemetery in Coconut Grove's Bahamian District is an important historic site and the location where Michael Jackson's Thriller video was filmed. Also you can visit the strange ancient holes found in downtown.

All type of music events in Kendall at the Kendall Sound Art present new art music to the public at large for free. Bohemian Coconut Grove on Fridays.
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Old 08-22-2014, 11:55 PM
 
Location: Whispering pines, cutler bay FL.
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Well, I'll add my two cents. Because I love rare stuffs I'd go for diving into Miami waters. There is the underwater cemetery in the Florida keys. This cemetery in Coconut Grove's Bahamian District is an important historic site and the location where Michael Jackson's Thriller video was filmed. Also you can visit the strange ancient holes found in downtown.

All type of music events in Kendall at the Kendall Sound Art present new art music to the public at large for free. Bohemian Coconut Grove on Fridays.
Hey can you give us specifics to this cementary, we go diving all the time and have not heard of this location.

Really never heard of Kendall sound art, please post a new stage date, well then again with coconut grove venue as well.
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Old 08-23-2014, 07:52 PM
 
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very stylish looking skyscrapers, the donk car culture and other stuff.
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Old 08-24-2014, 09:53 AM
 
Location: South FL
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The weather with low humidity would've made it better, for the residents and tourists.
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Old 08-25-2014, 09:55 AM
 
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Miami is great at shopping, night life, weather, beaches, swimming, and partying.
Miami is also great for those wanting to live in a city with a "Latin flare"..... It's very international and some of the architecture in downtown/brickell is very modern and impressive. The landscaping found throughout Miami is very nice to look at and is done well.
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