Why does everyone on Miami CD seem to deny these reports? (Destin: best cities, how much)

[don1945]

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Not at all, and sorry if you felt that, one of my very best friends is Cuban and I am planning a trip to Cuba this fall because I love the people and culture. I also dated two Spanish ladies and thought the world of both of them. But I am simply stating undeniable facts about why Miami has gone down hill.

I have been going to Miami since the 50's, as a child, and later as an adult, and it has changed dramatically in that time. It has nothing to do with Hispanics as a whole, just a certain element that every ethnic group has. Anytime a huge influx of people moves into any area, there is going to be a certain percentage that don't live by the rules the rest of us do.

Anyone who lives there will say the same, I am sure.


Don

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by Emil Torres

Miami rudest city. This is a Travel and Leisure report. It is an established media source. Why would they lie or fabricate results?

Miami Named America's Rudest City by Travel + Leisure | Miami New Times

It could be that 1. people who deny the rudeness of South Florida in general have not traveled to other cities. So they may think it is normal to act the way people down there act. 2. no one wants their city to be disparaged, especially if they love the place.

I lived down there for a long time and I agree, Miami is pretty rude in general. Though to me it isn't as bad as Fort Lauderdale.

[BNBR]

Originally Posted by Stromae

Please do not bring your Racist B.S to Cuba, i hope they deny you a visa, all of your posts are racist rants against Hispanics, just for your info,there is no way of telling if someone is Hispanic just by looks, as they are an ethnic group and not a race, Hispanics can be of any race from the whitest whites to the darkest blacks...

Social Justice 1,2,3... woo woo
I want to be P.C... woo woo
It's just the way to be for me.... and you... woo woo
Your hateful slurs are through... woo woo
I call woo woo on YOU.
We are language police, fighting bigotry... woo woo
It's P.C. for me.... and you... woo woo.

[Stromae]

Originally Posted by Wild Style

It could be that 1. people who deny the rudeness of South Florida in general have not traveled to other cities. So they may think it is normal to act the way people down there act. 2. no one wants their city to be disparaged, especially if they love the place.

I lived down there for a long time and I agree, Miami is pretty rude in general. Though to me it isn't as bad as Fort Lauderdale.

I'd take a lil bit of rudeness over the "forced robotic smiles and fake nice", you get in other places...

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by Stromae

I'd take a lil bit of rudeness over the "forced robotic smiles and fake nice", you get in other places...

Amen to that!

[elchevere]

Yup...I referred to that earlier as overly PC...plenty of that bull crap in FauxCal with easily offended people.

Originally Posted by Stromae

I'd take a lil bit of rudeness over the "forced robotic smiles and fake nice", you get in other places...

[UrbanCheetah]

I have been to Miami about 10 times if not more. I really don't find the people to be rude. I don't find them to be particularly friendly, but not particularly rude.

However, outside major US cities (especially the more urban and denser ones), Americans tend think that if you don't greet and smile at someone that walks by you, goes inside the elevator with you, sits next to you a the theatre, etc., then you are rude.

What most people that don't live in those big cities get is that, what' the point? I live in Chicago and people that move from smaller places to Chicago think we are rude. Because we don't say hi as we pass you by on the street or want to strike up a conversation. It's part of city life. When I walk out the door and do my 10 minute walk to the train I pass at least about 30 people or so on my walk. Am I going to smile and say hi to each one? When I get on the train I am usually in car train with about 40-60 people, sometimes we are packed in like sardines. Am I going to say hi and smile to each one? When I get off the train and walk to my office, a 5 minute walk, I pass about 200-250 people also heading to work. Shall I say hi and strike up conversations with them?

When you live in a big city you come across so many people in your daily life that are strangers that you will most likely never see again. So what's the point? So you better bet when I am walking and someone says hi to me who is a complete stranger and I will most likely never see again, you better bet I will not say hi back. I tend to look at them and carry on. I just don't understand what the point is.

Now if someone approaches me for a good reason, like they need directions, or they have a question, I am very nice and polite. I feel that same is in Miami.

Then when I go to smaller towns it's actually annoying. Everyone has to greet you. You get in an elevator, everyone has to say good morning. It almost feels fake to me. You aren't saying good morning because you personally wish for me to have a wonderful day, you don't care, you are saying it because it's the "right" thing to do.

I also think people take being direct as being rude or mean.

I like when people are more direct and real.

[boxus]

Being number 1 does not mean anything, some place, somewhere has to be number one when making a list. Articles like this never set a bar in what constitutes a "rude" city or a "worst city to live in."

Even in utopia, there can be a ranking system, and someone will be first, and someone will be last, but that does not mean they are good or bad. There needs to be a bar set in making that determination.

[boxus]

Originally Posted by Stromae

I'd take a lil bit of rudeness over the "forced robotic smiles and fake nice", you get in other places...

Agree 100%. I hate that fake, cheesy smile found what it seems a good proportion of the rest of the US, and the equally bad, high pitched "how are you?" that comes with it.

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by boxus

Agree 100%. I hate that fake, cheesy smile found what it seems a good proportion of the rest of the US, and the equally bad, high pitched "how are you?" that comes with it.

Exactly. They don't care how you really are. You could be great, you could be terrible. They don't give a flip either way, so if you don't care, don't ask.