What BestPlaces Users Say about Miami
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Miami, Florida is known for its vibrant culture, sunny weather, and beautiful beaches. It is a popular tourist destination and has a diverse population. However, what is it like to actually live in this bustling city? Many people have shared their experiences and opinions on BestPlaces.net, a website that collects user reviews and provides rankings for various cities. Here is a summary of what users have to say about living in Miami.
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1. "Miami is a melting pot of cultures and offers a lot of opportunities for career growth. However, the cost of living is high and traffic can be unbearable. It also gets very hot and humid in the summers." - JasonM
2. "I have lived in Miami my whole life and I absolutely love it. The beaches, food, and nightlife are unbeatable. However, it is a very fast-paced and crowded city, so if you prefer a quieter and slower lifestyle, Miami may not be the best fit for you." - MariaS
3. "I moved to Miami for work and I have to say, it exceeded my expectations. The weather is amazing, there is always something to do, and the people are friendly. The only downside is the high housing costs, but it's worth it for the overall quality of life." - AlexR
4. "I have mixed feelings about Miami. On one hand, the weather is great and there are plenty of job opportunities. But on the other hand, the traffic and crime rates are concerning. It's definitely not a perfect city, but it has its charm." - SarahK
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Living Well In Miami - 3/23/2007
We moved from Austin, Tx to Miami FL 4 years ago. Big change!!We knew it would be, but moved down to be closer to family that live here. I'm Swedish and my husband is american, born and raised in NY. We moved to TX after College and had good jobs and a comfortable life. My husband is now self employed and we are doing really well. For US standards we would be upper middle class to whealty, but in Miami we are struggeling. Ok. we are not poor, but our mortage payments are killing us, and now we're paying $17000.00 a year for kindergarten and daycare for our kids. Public schools are out of the question here. We are not snobs, in Tx I would have no problem with public school, but in Miami...NO WAY.
Miami is not a child friendly city, nothing is geared towards kids living here...there are a lot of things for tourists but not for kids living here.
I think my favorite part of raising kids here is that they are in a muli cultural enviroment, we have the ocean and beaches and our
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Spanish World..that's what my son calls it - 3/23/2007
'Mama, why do we have to live in Spanish World?', asked my 1/2 Cuban son the other day. He is tired of getting picked on in school because he is not Spanish enough, having light brown hair and blue eyes. People who do not speak Spanish are literally laughed at, to their face, when they pronounce 'se habla no espanol'. Like to have a job? Sorry, no speaka spanish, no joba. Also, make sure your car has a functioning horn; in Miami, it is apparently used as a greeting, as in 'Hello, jou son of a beach!' In my family, we pronounce the name of the city Me a Me, because that's what it's all about here...ME! Zee beeeeutiful people are everywhere, even the 90 year old grandmas dress like putas with caked on makeup, miniskirts, and halter tops. Eef jou are not beeeeeutiful, and rrrreach, jou are a nobodeeeee. Leave, jou son of a beach! Never seen so many Hummers in all my life. Bars on all doors and windows. Fountains and Santaria altars in the front yard. It's all about keeping up with the
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Miami is overrated. - 3/17/2007
If you think Miami is NipTuck, do you have a wake up call coming. I'm a second generation Miamian. I have a ton of family that I still visit who call Miami home. Lets get the facts straight. First, Miami is a place where you better know people, who know people, who know people, in order to get ahead. Otherwise your SOL. Second, crime has always been an issue in Miami and throughout South Florida. There's a reason why Miami Vice chose South Florida. Just to give you a couple examples of the type of crimes that I know of first hand, here are some examples. My cousin had his trash cans stolen in a neighborhood where homes are 300k plus. Now if your a true Miamian, you know thats not that much. He lives in Kendall, known as the nicer part of Dade. My friend had his car stolen twice, once they found it on a ship on its way to Central American, second time, wasn't as lucky. Others have told me how you have to be careful when you go home since thieves will wait for you at your house and rob
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This is the unbias opinion - 3/10/2007
I've lived in Miami for 22 years. I will tell you the Pros and Cons.
The Pros:
1. very multi-cultural city. After New York City, we have the most immigrants coming from South America and the Carribean. So you have many different foods and culture.
2. So many thing to do. If your outgoing,this is the place for you. You can go to the club, movies,carnival, dining,fishing,boating, going to the beach and shopping. Friday night and Saturday night is were everybody is out partying at South Beach or a club venue. Its like Las Vegas without the casino. South beach has become the new Hollywood. This it were the celebrate hangout. Also Miami has a reputation of everyone dressing, driving and living in style
3. The weather is fantastic if you like warm humid weather 365 days of the year, palm trees everywhere. Winter is the best time because while everbody is freezing up north, the sky is so beautiful, mostly clear, mild at 70 degrees and you see the
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Very Disapointed and leaving soon - 2/25/2007
I moved about 2 years ago from the NY/NJ area. I was born in Brookly, NY and raised in the suburbs of NJ. So being a first generation North American I am very proud of my Spanish heritage but prouder to be from NY/NJ. The reason is because I grew up surrounded by many cultures and many life styles. I moved to Central Florida first and enjoyed it but then decided to move to South Florida too be closer to family but have not been able to adapt due to not enough diversity lives here. Also another important factor is money! Before I moved here I did all my research with regard to cost of living and so on and came prepared and knowing that pay is lower but I did not realize how un-affordable housing would be and unproffesional most business are. Many have commented that Miami is a city for the wealthy and not for the Middle Class even less poor and struggling. I work harder have more responsibility at my job but am getting paid less doesn't equate no matter how you try to
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Miami:good place to visit/enjoy for few days/but T - 2/4/2007
Do not be fooled by what you see on TV this week with the Superbowl event and the South Beach party scene. Let me give you an "insider's" view of the Miami:
overpriced housing, horrible (not just terrible) drivers, rude,obnoxious people who think the world revolves around Cuba and the Miami Dolphins,HIGH CRIME (just read the Miami Herald recent articles about how random crimess/murders have picked up in last 2 years),low salaries yet exhorbitant cost of living, nightmare traffic, corrupt politicians,poor city planning,oppressive & humid heat in the summer (oh and don't forget about possible Hurricanes), no sense of community,corrupt business integrity (here they'll screw you in a heartbeat) from almost everyone you do business with, etc etc etc....Now this is from someone who's 100% bilingual (Spanish/English), with a salary in the low 6 figures and I still am priced out of most desirable places (check home prices in zipcodes 33129,33130).I came from NY over two years ago and
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climate - 1/11/2007
Great in the winter, spring and early summer, hot and humid in
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