For the people that relocated to MIA (Miami: lease, house)

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by ruski

You won't find good Chinese in South Florida other.

not true. There is a AMAZING and I mean AMAZING place in Coconut Grove, on Grand Ave and Mary (I think thats the street the Elementary school is on). It is inside the bodega. The owners are I think Japanese and Chinese or something like that.

[AnnRyan]

Has no one else in this discussion been to Black Brick? Seriously, you all need to try it.

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[quickques]

haha thanks guys, but I wasn't really just talking about food, i just gave that as an example. it could be anything that was different from your hometown.

[ruski]

Originally Posted by quickques

haha thanks guys, but I wasn't really just talking about food, i just gave that as an example. it could be anything that was different from your hometown.

Water from tha faucet is often light yellow. But that's normal.

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by ruski

Water from tha faucet is often light yellow. But that's normal.

That's not normal!

[Majami]

Los Angeles <-> Miami

Traffic is better here, but getting on/off Miami Beach is atrocious, Miami-Dade is no walk in the park but Miami-Dade is small, by the time you get to Broward and especially Palm Beach it's a lot better. The express lanes help a lot. There is no such help in LA, traffic there just stops and stays that way, everywhere.

Traffic maybe better, but the drivers here are more aggressive, abide by the rules far less. One thing I especially noticed is lack of courtesy for pedestrians, in places like Santa Monica you hop in front of a car and they'll come to a stop and apologize for nearly hitting you. Here, they will honk at you even though the light is green for you and red for them - just because they're so accustomed to driving through a red.

Everything is so green here, and so brown in LA. I forgot just how different it is and then I return to LA - brown, brown, brown everywhere. Dusty cars. Eh.

Warm nights, I'm starting to get acclimated though. What once would be lovely - now goes the light jacket. Back in LA, I freeze even as late as April.

Azul waters - water color only fit for a postcard. Clear warm waters - no more of that ice cold, murky and brownish-blue LA pacific water.

Water out of the tap tastes so much better here! In LA it was always sparkling water, here everytime I get lazy to go to my kitchen and grab a Pellegrino, I drink from my bathroom tap. And it tastes fine, not like it was recycled 50 million times.

Rain that you like. Thunderstorms. I still get scared, and I move from my balcony windows to an interior part of my place hoping the lightning won't kill me When it catches me out on my boat though, maybe I won't list it as a positive

Living in a high-rise condominium. In LA if you want a view, live in the hills. Here there are man-made hills with even better views and I'm writing from one of them

I eat less burritos/tacos/pho/Bulgogi and I eat more empanadas/arepas/ceviche/pizza by the slize/cuban sandwhiches (not the ones with ham but the huge variety with cuban bread)

Taking a nap, waking up and going out at 3am. LA fix your late call.

Feels smaller. At the end of the day Miami feels smaller, I sort of view it like a nice small city.

[goolsbyjazz]

Originally Posted by Majami

Los Angeles <-> Miami

Traffic is better here, but getting on/off Miami Beach is atrocious, Miami-Dade is no walk in the park but Miami-Dade is small, by the time you get to Broward and especially Palm Beach it's a lot better. The express lanes help a lot. There is no such help in LA, traffic there just stops and stays that way, everywhere.

Traffic maybe better, but the drivers here are more aggressive, abide by the rules far less. One thing I especially noticed is lack of courtesy for pedestrians, in places like Santa Monica you hop in front of a car and they'll come to a stop and apologize for nearly hitting you. Here, they will honk at you even though the light is green for you and red for them - just because they're so accustomed to driving through a red.

Everything is so green here, and so brown in LA. I forgot just how different it is and then I return to LA - brown, brown, brown everywhere. Dusty cars. Eh.

Warm nights, I'm starting to get acclimated though. What once would be lovely - now goes the light jacket. Back in LA, I freeze even as late as April.

Azul waters - water color only fit for a postcard. Clear warm waters - no more of that ice cold, murky and brownish-blue LA pacific water.

Water out of the tap tastes so much better here! In LA it was always sparkling water, here everytime I get lazy to go to my kitchen and grab a Pellegrino, I drink from my bathroom tap. And it tastes fine, not like it was recycled 50 million times.

Rain that you like. Thunderstorms. I still get scared, and I move from my balcony windows to an interior part of my place hoping the lightning won't kill me When it catches me out on my boat though, maybe I won't list it as a positive

Living in a high-rise condominium. In LA if you want a view, live in the hills. Here there are man-made hills with even better views and I'm writing from one of them

I eat less burritos/tacos/pho/Bulgogi and I eat more empanadas/arepas/ceviche/pizza by the slize/cuban sandwhiches (not the ones with ham but the huge variety with cuban bread)

Taking a nap, waking up and going out at 3am. LA fix your late call.

Feels smaller. At the end of the day Miami feels smaller, I sort of view it like a nice small city.

Thanks for these comparisons. I have to agree, especially about the traffic! I have had my share of making new neighbors on the 405 and I-5!!!!!! Love Santa Monica, Laguna, San Diego and La Jolla. However, I'm looking forward to being able to enjoy the water at the beach again.

[quickques]

Originally Posted by ruski

Water from tha faucet is often light yellow. But that's normal.

[JustKeepMoving]

We moved here in August from the Hartford, CT area. Before that we lived in Birmingham, AL and San Antonio, TX. Traffic is really bad here, especially during the busy hours. Drivers are aggressive, but more than aggressive they tend to be just really thoughtless and many are on their phones. Get used to panhandlers on most corners. They will walk right up to your car and hold their signs in your windows. Also the homeless on/under the bus benches. People are overall not particularly friendly. There are beautiful beaches though and we get to hem every chance we get.

[Majami]

Originally Posted by AnnRyan

Has no one else in this discussion been to Black Brick? Seriously, you all need to try it.

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I was running some errands in Miami proper today, and I looked up Black Brick thanks to your recommendation - with it being just off the 195 on the way back to the Beach I decided to try it.

I ordered the spicy mala chicken and the pork-shrimp Hong Kong style soup. I was imagining all the servings would be small since everything was so cheaply priced.

Man they were huge! I'm in a food coma right now. I also enjoyed the food, it's a great alternate to Hakkasan and Mr. Chows when you want something more low-key and of the every man. I loved their appetizers they brought out - the flakey dough, fried in some sauce. Never had that before at any Chinese restaurant but I liked it.

All in all, a net positive. Thanks for the heads up.