This is the unbias opinion
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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 sun often. There is rarly such a thing has overcast skys.That means everybody dress comfortably.
Cons:
1. Only the tourist enjoy Miami. They have a good time. A typical Miami resident hate it because everybody spends a lot of time working at least two jobs just to pay the rent. It is very expensive to live. Its a good city for a people who are wealthy because they have a lot of fun going golfing, jet sking, going to fancy shopping center. Its the city for rich and famous.
2. Housing is so expensive. A typical condo is worth between $400,000-5million. So now Miami has become so overcrowded because of the mass migration from 1999-2004. There is no more land to build. Homeowner insurance is at an all time high plus property tax is so high. The wages in Miami are not high enough to pay the high cost of living.
3. Traffic is the worst. We have a lot of man roads but the main way to get around town is by car.You can forget about mass transit. On a good day, the interstate is mainly backup for about 20 miles or so. Live close to where you work. You wouldn't be able to take it.
4. Its hard to find a job If your not bilingual. It seems like nobody want to learn English. So before you come here, take Spanish 101.
Emmanuel | Ives Estates, FL