Miami is a very stressful place to live
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3/23/2006
I moved to Miami from England 20 years ago and I have had enough! I have enjoyed many aspects of life here over the years, beautiful water, lovely sunny weather, boating, visiting the Florida Keys (which has saved my sanity) and have flourished here by smiling at all the Spanish speaking residents and generally doing my best to survive in what is to me, a very alien culture. But, the traffic gets worse every day (it took me 1 hour to get to a doctor's appointment yesterday that is only 8 miles from my house) and my commute to work each day can take anywhere from 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Every inch of land is being built on with cookie cutter houses everywhere which will only add to more traffic problems. People are out for themselves in this town and the rudeness, especially on the roads with people cutting you off in traffic, not waiting in line to make turns and the lack of civility here have taken their toll on my husband and me. We have also been burglarized four times, and last week my husband's truck was stolen out of our driveway and we live in a great neighborhood. While we hate to give up certain aspects of life here, they are no longer worth the price you have to pay to live here. Housing costs have gone through the roof the last few years and property taxes and house insurance are going to keep going up (especially after all the recent hurricanes) As soon as we can find a better place to live - we are outta here. I'll miss my friends and the cafe con leches but not much else. Good luck to anyone moving to Miami. We're off to find America.
Melanie | Kendall, FL