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Howie says:
ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA SUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KEN says:
The people in South Florida are not civic minded at all . The crime is out of control. I have been all over the earth.Nowere on earth is as much of a DUMP!!!!!!! And I will never buy a home or send a kid to school here.
SOUTH AMERICANS!!!! BLACKS!!!!! NEW YORKERS!!!!!!!! all in one place
SOUTH FLORIDA SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOUTH AMERICANS!!!! BLACKS!!!!! NEW YORKERS!!!!!!!! all in one place
SOUTH FLORIDA SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MIAMISUCKS2 says:
I agree with MiamiSucks... MIami people are SUCKS!!!!!!
JoseE says:
I work at PRC in Cutler Bay and let me tell u I am a gangsta when Im on the phone. I am the realest and most strongest salesman there. I mean i look like a daddy yankee wannabe but on the phone u would think im a BET veejay with my smooth voics and slick remarks. I mean I learned all this from livin in MIA so bow down u haters and buy the choice Ultimate package from me now.IMMA MONSTAR!!
Howie says:
The most overrated city and region in the united states hands down.Other than the fact that there are two or three months of warm weather in the winter (Big deal),There is nothing here except nightlife.Total shithole,toilet and lowest element of human lowlife found anywhere.Crime is horrific,cost of living way too high,and a four season climate is more interesting and actually better for your body and soul.Ugly landscape as well;flat and concrete everywhere.People here make a big deal about shopping and restaurants which you have nearly everywhere.Miami and for that matter Broward County were probably much better places forty or fifty years ago.Now its all hype due to television shows,movies and people that dont know any better.
John says:
Miami sucks donkey nuts.
MiaME says:
Miami - the home of obnoxious, pretentious, narcissistic, selfish, immature, sociopathic twats who drive Dodge Chargers and either live in Coconut Grove, or wish they did. As these people cut you off and flip you off on 826, they call you "haterz" while they listen to Y100 and claim that "Miami is paradise, bro!". They're either at the gym posing or at Club Space posing. They post garbage on the Internet, using the pseudonym "Jealous R WE". They also post on City-Data.
Fuck Miami. Call me a hater if you wish.
Fuck Miami. Call me a hater if you wish.
miami.... says:
where the people are predicable, and the weather is not.
WHYISN'TTHISWORKING says:
COMMON COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS OF MIAMI-CUBANS
1.MINES. For example,
1.MINES. For example,
fUNNY says:
COMMON COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS OF MIAMI-CUBANS
1. MINES. For example,
1. MINES. For example,
FUNNY says:
COMMON COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS OF MIAMI-CUBANS
1. MINES. For example,
1. MINES. For example,
it really does suck says:
ROBINWOOD, lmao that was so accurate
miami heartbreak says:
HEIL has got it down 100%. I have moved back and fourth from Canada my whole life and the comparison of these lifestyles are like night and day. Yes ignorant aholes i know you are ready to jump at a canadian joke instead of listening to another person's opinion. It is far too civilized for you. I'm just glad to know there's other people out there that have some sense of reailty as i am SICK SICK SICK of this disgusting city. Food, shopping, and beaches are amazing but there are not even close to being worth running into all the jackasses. PEOPLE HERE ARE SELFISH. If you lie, cheat, and steal you will fit right into this enviornment, other wise STAY AWAY!! I have seen mothers at CVS showing their children how to steal. I see people bragging about cheating on their partners on a weekly basis. I see cousins getting wasted and beating each up to the point that they go to the hospital, and then they are best friends one week later. I have met Cubans who drive their cars into canals to collect insurance.I have seen things that would be shameful to anyone else being done with vicious pride. It is an UGLY DISFUNCTIONAL CULTURE.
MiamiSucks says:
(NON) IDIOTS GUIDE TO DRIVING IN MIAMI:
Rule #1: Expect the unexpected. When in Miami, throw your 'Driving 101' book out of the proverbial window and expect other drivers to do the unexpected, i.e. crazy-ass, unpredictable shit. For example, drivers have a tendency to slam on the brakes for no reason or realize at the last minute that their exit is next, so they'll drift across 4 lanes of traffic at 80mph, even if there's traffic.
Rule #2: Do not expect people to necessarily stop at red lights: even if the green light says "go". Expect some idiot to take the red light, so exercise caution at all times when at an intersection, especially if you are making a left turn.
Rule #3: Tailgating is a common problem in Miami. Drivers love to get right up your ass to try to intimidate you, even if you're not in their way and they have 8 other lanes to choose from. My advice is to gradually slow down, forcing them to overtake, rather than slamming the brakes on, or speeding up to accommodate their stupid needs.
Rule #4: Always keep a good amount distance from the car in front, especially in Miami as (see Rule #1), people have a tendency to slam on the brakes for no reason, particularly if they are yapping on their cellphone or texting (a common problem in Miami).
Rule #5: Watch out for anyone in Miami driving either a Honda Civic, Chevrolet Impala, Infiniti, Ford F150, Dodge Ram, Dodge Charger, Honda Accord or Nissan Altima. For some reason, drivers of these cars are the worst culprits on the road.
Rule #6: When merging onto an expressway, do not expect other drivers to allow you to merge. Basically, just force yourself in and do not even attempt to stop, even if some Honda Civic driving idiot needs to take a nanosecond out of his/her time by slowing down by a few mph.
Rule #7: When driving on the expressway, try to keep to the second inside lane. This will at least help you avoid the reckless speeders in the outside lanes, while also avoiding the crazy people merging on/off the expressway like idiots.
Rule #8: In order to maintain your sanity, I recommend listening to some relaxing music in your car (e.g. jazz, classical or folk) to at least try to mentally escape from the fact that you are surrounded by complete and utter assholes on the road, in the searing heat of South Florida.
Rule #9: Even though driving in Miami will push you to the point of wanting to physically kick someone's ass, do not engage in any form of confrontation with anyone. Remember at all times that people in Miami are crazy, spontaneous and erratic and remember that many people in Miami carry guns, even in their cars. Some asshole cutting you off on the 836 is not worth dying over.
Rule #10: Try to avoid the expressways at nightm especially on Friday and Saturday as people are extra-crazy or even drunk going to/from "da club".
Rule #11: If you are at a light, expect to get honked at if you don't hit the gas the very nanosecond that the light turns green.
Rule #12: Don't expect the police to do shit if you are wronged by a reckless driver. Most of the police (particularly Miami-Dade cops) drive just as awfully as the civilians. Do expect the police to stop you if you so much as *not* make a complete stop at a pointless stop sign at a pointless intersection in Pinecrest or Miami Springs (meanwhile, cars are running red lights and doing 70mph on US-1).
Rule #13: If you (out of the goodness of your heart) stop to allow another driver to pull out or pull in front of you, do not ever expect any thanks for it.
Rule #14: Traffic in Miami may be no worse than other major cities, but it is the most unpredictable. The plethora of accidents caused by idiots who don't know how to drive have a tendency to make traffic fine one day, but gridlocked the next. Always bank on hitting a traffic jam, even if it's at midnight on Sunday. Rush hour in Miami also tends to last for most of the day.
Rule #15: Expect pedestrians to do the unexpected too, i.e. dart out in front of you. If (by any chance) you do hit a pedestrian, don't do the Miami thing and just drive off - dial '911' and stick around until the police and ambulance arrive.
Rule #16: Do not expect other drivers to actually stop at a stop sign. A four way stop in Miami often means "f**k you, me first" and if the traffic lights at an intersection are broken, it's every man for himself.
Rule #17: Lane discipline does not exist in Miami. On an expressway, expect to find one idiot doing 40mph in one lane, while another idiot is doing 110mph in the other lane. Be particularly wary of this when attempting to change lanes or merge.
Rule #18: Many drivers in Miami do not have insurance and some don't even have a license. Try to bear that in mind when one of the simple fools crash into you, even if you were completely not at fault.
Rule #19: You will encounter many idiots who will say that Miami's drivers are "no worse than anyone else" and will continually dismiss your gripes. Ignore these people at all costs; they are delusional.
Rule #20: If you live in Miami, you will encounter many sad fools who will readily admit to driving drunk. Do not laugh or joke with these people. If you have to cut ties with them immediately, do not hesitate to do so.
Rule #21: Don't get suckered into believing it's one group of people responsible for the bad driving (e.g. Hispanics). ALL drivers in Miami are awful, regardless of race.
Rule #22: Finally, don't expect any form of courtesy from drivers in Miami - your very sanity and survival depends on it. Miami driving is definitely 'laissez-faire'.
Rule #1: Expect the unexpected. When in Miami, throw your 'Driving 101' book out of the proverbial window and expect other drivers to do the unexpected, i.e. crazy-ass, unpredictable shit. For example, drivers have a tendency to slam on the brakes for no reason or realize at the last minute that their exit is next, so they'll drift across 4 lanes of traffic at 80mph, even if there's traffic.
Rule #2: Do not expect people to necessarily stop at red lights: even if the green light says "go". Expect some idiot to take the red light, so exercise caution at all times when at an intersection, especially if you are making a left turn.
Rule #3: Tailgating is a common problem in Miami. Drivers love to get right up your ass to try to intimidate you, even if you're not in their way and they have 8 other lanes to choose from. My advice is to gradually slow down, forcing them to overtake, rather than slamming the brakes on, or speeding up to accommodate their stupid needs.
Rule #4: Always keep a good amount distance from the car in front, especially in Miami as (see Rule #1), people have a tendency to slam on the brakes for no reason, particularly if they are yapping on their cellphone or texting (a common problem in Miami).
Rule #5: Watch out for anyone in Miami driving either a Honda Civic, Chevrolet Impala, Infiniti, Ford F150, Dodge Ram, Dodge Charger, Honda Accord or Nissan Altima. For some reason, drivers of these cars are the worst culprits on the road.
Rule #6: When merging onto an expressway, do not expect other drivers to allow you to merge. Basically, just force yourself in and do not even attempt to stop, even if some Honda Civic driving idiot needs to take a nanosecond out of his/her time by slowing down by a few mph.
Rule #7: When driving on the expressway, try to keep to the second inside lane. This will at least help you avoid the reckless speeders in the outside lanes, while also avoiding the crazy people merging on/off the expressway like idiots.
Rule #8: In order to maintain your sanity, I recommend listening to some relaxing music in your car (e.g. jazz, classical or folk) to at least try to mentally escape from the fact that you are surrounded by complete and utter assholes on the road, in the searing heat of South Florida.
Rule #9: Even though driving in Miami will push you to the point of wanting to physically kick someone's ass, do not engage in any form of confrontation with anyone. Remember at all times that people in Miami are crazy, spontaneous and erratic and remember that many people in Miami carry guns, even in their cars. Some asshole cutting you off on the 836 is not worth dying over.
Rule #10: Try to avoid the expressways at nightm especially on Friday and Saturday as people are extra-crazy or even drunk going to/from "da club".
Rule #11: If you are at a light, expect to get honked at if you don't hit the gas the very nanosecond that the light turns green.
Rule #12: Don't expect the police to do shit if you are wronged by a reckless driver. Most of the police (particularly Miami-Dade cops) drive just as awfully as the civilians. Do expect the police to stop you if you so much as *not* make a complete stop at a pointless stop sign at a pointless intersection in Pinecrest or Miami Springs (meanwhile, cars are running red lights and doing 70mph on US-1).
Rule #13: If you (out of the goodness of your heart) stop to allow another driver to pull out or pull in front of you, do not ever expect any thanks for it.
Rule #14: Traffic in Miami may be no worse than other major cities, but it is the most unpredictable. The plethora of accidents caused by idiots who don't know how to drive have a tendency to make traffic fine one day, but gridlocked the next. Always bank on hitting a traffic jam, even if it's at midnight on Sunday. Rush hour in Miami also tends to last for most of the day.
Rule #15: Expect pedestrians to do the unexpected too, i.e. dart out in front of you. If (by any chance) you do hit a pedestrian, don't do the Miami thing and just drive off - dial '911' and stick around until the police and ambulance arrive.
Rule #16: Do not expect other drivers to actually stop at a stop sign. A four way stop in Miami often means "f**k you, me first" and if the traffic lights at an intersection are broken, it's every man for himself.
Rule #17: Lane discipline does not exist in Miami. On an expressway, expect to find one idiot doing 40mph in one lane, while another idiot is doing 110mph in the other lane. Be particularly wary of this when attempting to change lanes or merge.
Rule #18: Many drivers in Miami do not have insurance and some don't even have a license. Try to bear that in mind when one of the simple fools crash into you, even if you were completely not at fault.
Rule #19: You will encounter many idiots who will say that Miami's drivers are "no worse than anyone else" and will continually dismiss your gripes. Ignore these people at all costs; they are delusional.
Rule #20: If you live in Miami, you will encounter many sad fools who will readily admit to driving drunk. Do not laugh or joke with these people. If you have to cut ties with them immediately, do not hesitate to do so.
Rule #21: Don't get suckered into believing it's one group of people responsible for the bad driving (e.g. Hispanics). ALL drivers in Miami are awful, regardless of race.
Rule #22: Finally, don't expect any form of courtesy from drivers in Miami - your very sanity and survival depends on it. Miami driving is definitely 'laissez-faire'.
Rocco says:
L.A. and NYC shits huge turds on Miami. Everybody knows that.
HEIL says:
Matt, that retarded douchebag doesn't live in Naples, just like he doesn't earn $70k (more like $7 an hour). The stupid fuck lives in Kendall with mami and papi, drives a Honda Civic and is a typical Miami Cuban, pea-brained dumbfuck. These people are the human equivalent of cockroaches. If it were legal, we could just "squish" them and be rid of them, or we could just invest in a giant can of raid to get rid of the Miami Cuban scum. Unfortunately, not legal, so we just have to let them have their little enclave; Miami - a place that most Americans wouldn't choose to live in anyway because it's a swamp. Fact is that they couldn't pull this shit anywhere else in the US without having their asses handed to them so quickly that they'd do a 360 and head back to Cuba faster than you can yell "BALSERO!". These people have destroyed South Florida. They have turned it into what Cuba would have been like if they hadn't turned to Castro in the first place and if capitalism had reigned supreme back on that shitty, worthless island. Americans seem to think that Mexican illegal immigrants are the problem, yet in comparison, these fucking Cubans are costing us far more (Google Medicare fraud in Miami). They are given a free pass into the US, while Haitians are turned away. Fuck these people....what irks me more is that they have the nerve to be arrogant and claim to be better than other immigrants, even though they are the ONLY group of immigrants to be given such advantages (it's a no-brainer).
MattHoliday says:
Stupid ass "Miami is the Best" You are so fuckin stupid its unbelievable! Bottom Line, If Miami is the Best then why do you live in Naples? You aint nothing but a piece of shit just like every other idiot that loves Miami to death. Miami is Spic Central, U.S.A. Eh, No Habla English? Then Fuck OFF! Happy Fouth of July to the natural born Americans in Miami if there are any left!
Fred says:
Sorry "MIAMI IS THE BEST" (what a contradiction!), the only "truths" I picked up from your last rant were:
- 15
- Working at McDonalds
- Cuban ref
Thank you for proving that Miami and most of its residents are a bunch of worthless, loud, uneducated cocksuckers!
- 15
- Working at McDonalds
- Cuban ref
Thank you for proving that Miami and most of its residents are a bunch of worthless, loud, uneducated cocksuckers!
MIAMI IS THE BEST says:
TO FRED I TYPE IN CAPS TO MAKE MY POINT. I LIVE IN NAPLES FL MY PARENTS LIVE IN MIAMI DONT BELIVE ME THAT I MAKE 70 K A YEAR THATS UP YO YOU THINK WHAT YOU WANT ITS UP TO YOU AND YEAH YOU RIGHT I SHOUT ALL THE TIME THATS ME NOT YOU OHHH AND ANOTHER THING I DID WORK AT MCDONALDS WHEN I WAS 15
Fred says:
"MIAMI IS THE BEST" and other retards like him / her / it are the reason why Miami sucks. Hard to believe you make $70k a year too, since you write like a 12 year old in CAPS (I guess Cubans love to shout all the time). We all know you work @ McDonalds and live with mommy & daddy.
MIAMI IS THE BEST says:
TO "TWAT ALERT" TO MAKE YOU HAPPY I DONT LIVE IN MIAMI I DONT LIVE WITH PARENTS AND I DONT DRIVE A HONDA CIVIC I LIVE IN THE MOST BORING TOWN OF ALL NAPLES FL FULL OF OLD PPL AND RED NECKS AM A DENTAL HYGINEIST I DRIVE cadillac 2009 CADILLAC ECALDE YOU DUMB ASS NOT A CIVIC i go ALL OVER THE US AND THERE IS NOT ONE CITY LIK MIAMI ((MIAMI)) THE BEST THERE IS I LIVE MY LIFE TO THE MAX I PARRTY AND I MAKE 70 000 A YEAR SO GO SUCK ON A DICK AND JUST ANOTHER THING I WAS BORN HERE AM NOT 100 % CUBAN SO GO TALK UR SHIT SUM WERE ELSE MIAMIII THE BESTTT
Hector The Toad says:
Hey "The REAL GOE": Before you start correcting others, look at your own stellar English language skills first: it's "YOUR", not "YOU'RE". You're nothing but a dumb gusano.
Napoli says:
L.A. and NYC shits huge turds on Miami.
The REAL GOE says:
It's good to know an illegal Latin American indian when you see one, indio it's time for you to go back to you're English studies you're nothing but a dumb klutz, it's "known" not "knowm" and English is written with a capital E. I see you're using someone else's name again, we all know that weakling bastards like you have to find a way to cheat and to confuse others because that's all you got.
Rocco says:
Hey GOE, I realize that you have never set foot outside of Miami-Dade County, and that's fine; stay in that shithole called Miami, you can wallow in that cesspool for the rest of your days on Earth. You deserve each other, a match made in hell.
Les Grossman says:
I am a born and bred Miami Jew. I am openly gay and have a movie coming out this year about my struggles as a cuban jew in the music industry. Please believe me that I love getting my ass raped by my black lover Elvis Sicard just as much as I love living in MIAMI, I hurts so good, DAME PINGA NEGRO!!!!
Jose says:
john barsad says:
I live in the Keys and cubans are everywhere here. Nothing against them but i get tired of hearing spanish spoken all the time. It's a done deal, they have taken over south florida and they are here to stay. There is a reason that they are called the "Jews of the caribbean", and I have nothing against Jews!I suggest that a demarcation line be put at west palm and anything south of that be considered another country, give the area south of west palm to the cubans and the hispanics. I have to admit that I like cuban food but Sonny's barbeque is the best!!!
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Don't insult Jews by comparing them to us because many of the consumer rights, civil rights,and individual rights we have are due to Jewish Americans but can you think of ONE thing the Miami Cuban political junta has done to enhance USA?
I sure as hell can't and I am Cuban.
I live in the Keys and cubans are everywhere here. Nothing against them but i get tired of hearing spanish spoken all the time. It's a done deal, they have taken over south florida and they are here to stay. There is a reason that they are called the "Jews of the caribbean", and I have nothing against Jews!I suggest that a demarcation line be put at west palm and anything south of that be considered another country, give the area south of west palm to the cubans and the hispanics. I have to admit that I like cuban food but Sonny's barbeque is the best!!!
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Don't insult Jews by comparing them to us because many of the consumer rights, civil rights,and individual rights we have are due to Jewish Americans but can you think of ONE thing the Miami Cuban political junta has done to enhance USA?
I sure as hell can't and I am Cuban.
Jose says:
Peter Solomom says:
I will buy the T shirt if it said: "Cubans suck"
John, I will vote for you man..
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I am Cuban from another state and I to would buy it but would change it to "Miami" Cubans suck . However if you prefer to keep it "Cubans suck" I can't say I blame you but there is a HUGE difference between other state Cubans and the Miami Cuban.
However other state or not I would NEVER vote for any Cuban politician I know better .
I will buy the T shirt if it said: "Cubans suck"
John, I will vote for you man..
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I am Cuban from another state and I to would buy it but would change it to "Miami" Cubans suck . However if you prefer to keep it "Cubans suck" I can't say I blame you but there is a HUGE difference between other state Cubans and the Miami Cuban.
However other state or not I would NEVER vote for any Cuban politician I know better .
GOE says:
Give me liberty or give me death but for many Cubans it was give me liberty or give me Miami.
lol how true that is
lol how true that is
Goe says:
The real cowards were the people who ran from the good fight with Fidel Castro. The real Cuban patriots...either died fighting Castro or still are in Cuba fighting for freedom .The motto during our American Revolution was,
GOE says:
I love Cuban political corruption and more self serving politicians,city officials per square mile than probably any place in USA .
I feel at home here . Yes I am Cuban.
I feel at home here . Yes I am Cuban.
GOE says:
Los Huevos says:
TO juliana: you are a delusional piece of shit. Miami sucks and so do you.
Rocco says:
L.A. and NYC shits on Miami.
ViRRGI says:
I am a famous venexuelan singer and if you havent heard of me check me out on youtube and facebook. I love miami because here i get lots of guys to pay me for sex. i was an escort on eros and have made enough money to launch my acting school and i get to rip off hundreds of stupid ass latinos into thinking they can be the next soap opera stars. if i lived anywhere else id be broke.
TWAT ALERT says:
"MIAMI IS THE BEST" - of course you're Cuban. If you hadn't bothered to add that little piece of information, we'd have guessed anyway. You probably wouldn't know culture if it came up and bit you on the ass. I bet your musical taste involves plugging your one remaining brain cell into Y100 or Power 96.5, or maybe you're one of those dumb refs who still plug into the reggaeton stations. You probably drive a Honda Civic, living with your parents in either Hialeah, West Kendall or Westchester.
Anyway ref, I feel sorry for you, for having never experienced real life, outside of Miami where the GROWN UPS live. You'll still be a dumbass when you're 60 years old, beating your wife and yelling about Castro. You and people like you are the losers. Miami is the end result of decades of undocumented immigration, i.e. letting uneducated monkeys such as yourself in.
Anyway ref, I feel sorry for you, for having never experienced real life, outside of Miami where the GROWN UPS live. You'll still be a dumbass when you're 60 years old, beating your wife and yelling about Castro. You and people like you are the losers. Miami is the end result of decades of undocumented immigration, i.e. letting uneducated monkeys such as yourself in.
MIAMI IS THE BEST says:
you guys are just straight up STUPID.......you dumb fuck white people dont know how to have fun for shit..... miami is the partty city...now if you are white keep going to the rednecks bars WITH LAME ASS CUNTRY MUSIC....im cuabn i party like hell and i like to have fun (WHATS WRONG WITH THAT) dont like MIAMI WELL gess what YOU CANT DO SHIT ABOUT IT YOU KNOW WHY CUZ NONE OF YOU DUMB FUCKS CANT CHANGE MIAMI.....SO KEEP TALKING YOUR SHIT CUZ ITS NOT GONA DO ANY THING AHAHAHAHA......I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU GUYS AHAHA.......HONESTLY YOU GUYS ARE LAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.................
JYK says:
I agree with Miami sucks 100%
I lived several cities and countries in my life but Miami is not my cup of tea.
Unless you are Hispanic, this city has nothing to offer
People in general fall into a few stereotypes
I have been living here for 8month but I am done.
I am moving out next week
I lived several cities and countries in my life but Miami is not my cup of tea.
Unless you are Hispanic, this city has nothing to offer
People in general fall into a few stereotypes
I have been living here for 8month but I am done.
I am moving out next week
OverIt says:
Excellent points CelticWarrior - wish I would've considered some of those points before moving to Miami.
Mariela Z - your post speaks for itself - ignorant, racist Latino-trash.
Mariela Z - your post speaks for itself - ignorant, racist Latino-trash.
GoHome says:
Mariela, go back to fucking Cuba. Your people are every bit as bad as everyone else here, actually worse because Cubans created the shitstorm known as "Miami". I have no respect for you, you racist asshole and poster boy for ending the Cuban Adjustment Act.
Mariela Z says:
What about all the niggers and redneck white folks that complete the shit pie that is Miami. Thank God I speak spanish or I would be lost in this plastic city. The black people are waaaaay more backwoods and stupid than the blacks up north. And the white people here are dirty and redneck as fuck. Also everyone under 25 years old wants to be a nigger one way or another.
CelticWarrior says:
I am writing this as a warning to those who are thinking of moving to Miami, but are naive as to the problems of this city. Miami appeals to some, but a lot of people are unhappy here. Therefore, I would like to make the following points, to at least help people avoid making a potentially huge mistake:
- Do not move to Miami if you want a relatively quiet life.
- Do not move to Miami if you have children, but cannot afford to send them to private school (unless you're Hispanic).
- Do not move to Miami if you are bothered by lack of respect, manners and common sense from others.
- Do not move to Miami if reckless, drunk and aggressive driving bothers you.
- Do not move to Miami if you seek more out of your free time than just clubbing, bar hopping and the beach.
- Do not move to Miami if you want to live in a truly diverse big city, where there are a plethora of different scenes.
- Do not move to Miami if you have a short fuse and are easily irritated by other people's BS.
- Do not move to Miami if you are looking for a place to make genuine, cool friends who aren't just out to take advantage of you.
- Do not move to Miami if you worked your butt off getting a degree and are looking for a decent job, because who you know is more important than what you know here.
- Do not move to Miami if you are different from 99% of the population, who are nothing but clones.
- Do not move to Miami if you are a compassionate person who puts other people's feelings ahead of your own.
- Do not move to Miami if you want to live in a place with a sense of community.
- Do not move to Miami if you are keen on cycling (see drunk, reckless and aggressive drivers).
- Do not move to Miami if you want at least semi-decent politicians who aren't self-serving and who won't favor their particular ethnicity (i.e. Cuban).
- Do not move to Miami if you "don't care about looks".
In other words, if you are a party animal who could care less, move to Miami....you'll have a blast. You won't mind that many people here are sociopathic a**holes.
- Do not move to Miami if you want a relatively quiet life.
- Do not move to Miami if you have children, but cannot afford to send them to private school (unless you're Hispanic).
- Do not move to Miami if you are bothered by lack of respect, manners and common sense from others.
- Do not move to Miami if reckless, drunk and aggressive driving bothers you.
- Do not move to Miami if you seek more out of your free time than just clubbing, bar hopping and the beach.
- Do not move to Miami if you want to live in a truly diverse big city, where there are a plethora of different scenes.
- Do not move to Miami if you have a short fuse and are easily irritated by other people's BS.
- Do not move to Miami if you are looking for a place to make genuine, cool friends who aren't just out to take advantage of you.
- Do not move to Miami if you worked your butt off getting a degree and are looking for a decent job, because who you know is more important than what you know here.
- Do not move to Miami if you are different from 99% of the population, who are nothing but clones.
- Do not move to Miami if you are a compassionate person who puts other people's feelings ahead of your own.
- Do not move to Miami if you want to live in a place with a sense of community.
- Do not move to Miami if you are keen on cycling (see drunk, reckless and aggressive drivers).
- Do not move to Miami if you want at least semi-decent politicians who aren't self-serving and who won't favor their particular ethnicity (i.e. Cuban).
- Do not move to Miami if you "don't care about looks".
In other words, if you are a party animal who could care less, move to Miami....you'll have a blast. You won't mind that many people here are sociopathic a**holes.
john barsad says:
I live in the Keys and cubans are everywhere here. Nothing against them but i get tired of hearing spanish spoken all the time. It's a done deal, they have taken over south florida and they are here to stay. There is a reason that they are called the "Jews of the caribbean", and I have nothing against Jews!I suggest that a demarcation line be put at west palm and anything south of that be considered another country, give the area south of west palm to the cubans and the hispanics. I have to admit that I like cuban food but Sonny's barbeque is the best!!!
Peter Solomom says:
I will buy the T shirt if it said: "Cubans suck"
John, I will vote for you man..
John, I will vote for you man..
Peter Salomon says:
I hope you get elected to end this Cuban reing here in Miami. They are destroying this city. I will vote for you, but tell us more.
John says:
I am of English descent. My ambition is to become the first English-American Mayor of Miami. I have many potentially great ideas to help make Miami better and to put the city on the map for the RIGHT reasons.
More will be revealed in time and a website is coming soon. The new wave in Miami politics is coming!
More will be revealed in time and a website is coming soon. The new wave in Miami politics is coming!
Cubano says:
You are correct it is Cuban crap vs Cuban crap which is my hope for more to be active in politics and lets at min have other ethnicity/races be able to run as of now it is a lost cause due to all these 1 issue ethnic voters .
Again you are correct.
Again you are correct.
Rio says:
Good points, Cubano. We can do our part by voting against these morons. The problem is that it is often merely a choice between the lesser of two (or several) evils. For instance, in the recent election for the Mayor of Miami, it came down to Regalado or Sanchez. Never thought I'd see it, but the tired old windbag Regalado was actually the preferable candidate in this case - I wouldn't expect much from him since that viejo cagalitroso has always been part of the "Cosa Nostra", although he has gone "rogue" on a few issues, including the Marlin's stadium. Miami's too far gone for the forseeable future... maybe if all the empty condos fill up with more educated folks from up north, in twenty years or so we can have some more diversity and fewer idiots running for office - but I doubt it.
Cubano says:
"Dade commissioner's bonus tied to fraud case
MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade
MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade
Cubano says:
Hey Barbarella
You are FANTASTIC. As a Cuban American from another state I agree with you 100% .
To say many of these Miami Cubans are fascist-separatists and racist from my experience here would be correct NOT all but plenty.
To say the Cuban politicians here are some of the most self serving,many corrupt and incredibly low political standards would also be correct.
I only see those we call "Miami" Cubans support them.
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The lame self defeating "Cuban power" BS has gotten real real old. These people have no idea what ethnic pride is which is why Miami is plaqued by such Cuban political "cosa nostra" corruption.
50 yrs of corruption and Cuba libre nonsense still keeps people like self serving City commissioner Pepe Diaz in power. Google him if you want to see the trash we KEEP in power.
HOWEVER if you do not vote AGAINST the Cuban stranglehold that Miami has become than your part of the problem. I say this not to you but to ALL of Miami.
Register/Vote and lets at min remove as many of these flunkies from office as possible. The choices should not be Cuban vs Cuban candidate .
EVERYONE here must vote no such thing as small election.
You are FANTASTIC. As a Cuban American from another state I agree with you 100% .
To say many of these Miami Cubans are fascist-separatists and racist from my experience here would be correct NOT all but plenty.
To say the Cuban politicians here are some of the most self serving,many corrupt and incredibly low political standards would also be correct.
I only see those we call "Miami" Cubans support them.
.
The lame self defeating "Cuban power" BS has gotten real real old. These people have no idea what ethnic pride is which is why Miami is plaqued by such Cuban political "cosa nostra" corruption.
50 yrs of corruption and Cuba libre nonsense still keeps people like self serving City commissioner Pepe Diaz in power. Google him if you want to see the trash we KEEP in power.
HOWEVER if you do not vote AGAINST the Cuban stranglehold that Miami has become than your part of the problem. I say this not to you but to ALL of Miami.
Register/Vote and lets at min remove as many of these flunkies from office as possible. The choices should not be Cuban vs Cuban candidate .
EVERYONE here must vote no such thing as small election.
Barbarella says:
Jealous R WE, as the previous posters have stated, you are an idiot and a cunt. Typical of the bunch of delusional chickenshit fascist scumbag lemmings (look that up if you don't know what it is) who comprise the majority of the Cuban population in Miami... bunch of ass-clowns. I know educated Cubans who have come to Miami in the past few years after having lived in Russia, Spain, and other places in Europe, as well as Asia and the Middle East, and most of them are horrified and embarrassed by the punk-ass Cuban ghetto atmosphere in Miami is and can't wait to get out.
Happy 2 B OUT of Mia says:
Hey Jealous R WE, people like you are the reason Miami SUCKS!!! You Cubans DID NOT build Miami you distroyed Miami. I am a Carribean Latina and I can say with full confidence that Cubans are the most arragent, self centered, egotistical, closed minded, rude, selfish people in excistance. The best thing I've ever done in my life was to leave Miami. Once people like you no longer live there Miami may be a half decent place to visit but you and yours have ruined it to live forever. Maybe you should see the condition of CUBA to see into the future of Miami if it continues to be over run by Cubans. By the way if Cuba is so great then why don't you all go back? Oh yeah because there's nothing there. That's why you continue to stay and ruin South Florida. Once South Florida has been ravished where is your next target?
Miami = SUCKS
Cubans = Distroyers
Miami = SUCKS
Cubans = Distroyers
Mario says:
Jealous R WE says:
I see a lot of haters here, mainly haters against Cubans. We Cubans built Miami. We are loud and we are proud. We don't care what you haters think, so go ahead and be jealous . The key to happiness in the greatest city on earth (MIAMI) is to work out, eat right and make sure you look your best. If you're like me (also known as H-Bod), you'll score the finest chicks and you won't listen to these miserable losers. *Jealousy*
Miami = good
Haterz = bad
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To say your an idiot is an understatement. Will eating right and working out,etc get rid of the countless corrupt Cuban politicians which talking monkeys such as yourself elect and reelect only because they are Cuban?
Btw I thought you were Italian pffft as that is what you have claimed in Topix forum and citi data.
You are a liar and the type of talking monkey which has been the problem in Miami.
I see a lot of haters here, mainly haters against Cubans. We Cubans built Miami. We are loud and we are proud. We don't care what you haters think, so go ahead and be jealous . The key to happiness in the greatest city on earth (MIAMI) is to work out, eat right and make sure you look your best. If you're like me (also known as H-Bod), you'll score the finest chicks and you won't listen to these miserable losers. *Jealousy*
Miami = good
Haterz = bad
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To say your an idiot is an understatement. Will eating right and working out,etc get rid of the countless corrupt Cuban politicians which talking monkeys such as yourself elect and reelect only because they are Cuban?
Btw I thought you were Italian pffft as that is what you have claimed in Topix forum and citi data.
You are a liar and the type of talking monkey which has been the problem in Miami.
Pete says:
WOW!!!
Now you failures are hating on Miami???
You like proving me right don't you...you like to prove that you fail at life. :)
Now you failures are hating on Miami???
You like proving me right don't you...you like to prove that you fail at life. :)
Jealous R WE says:
I see a lot of haters here, mainly haters against Cubans. We Cubans built Miami. We are loud and we are proud. We don't care what you haters think, so go ahead and be jealous . The key to happiness in the greatest city on earth (MIAMI) is to work out, eat right and make sure you look your best. If you're like me (also known as H-Bod), you'll score the finest chicks and you won't listen to these miserable losers. *Jealousy*
Miami = good
Haterz = bad
Miami = good
Haterz = bad
Been Here A While says:
Some Miami Survival Skills for Non-Assholes:
1. Try to live in a neighborhood with trees. For some reason, the vast concrete expanses of most of Miami seem to bring out the worst in people. Sometimes nigghborhoods like Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, The Roads, and Miami Shores can seem almost civilized at certain times of day.
2. Try to arrange your commute so that you are close to work or school, and try not to have it coincide with the worst traffic. This is hard to do since the roads are congested at most times of the day anyway. A short commute on residential streets is worth a lot in terms of mental health.
3. Hang out at the smaller, classier drinking and dining establishments where you get to know the proprietors and they treat you with respect. There are some of these places around - usually they have been in business a long time and are run by people from other cities or countries.
4. Minimize your interactions with other human beings. Sad but true. Use the ATM, self-service gas stations, etc. Go shopping at "off" times when there are fewer people around.
5. Avoid the trendy places. I've seen dozens of restaurants, bars and clubs close after being the "in" place for a while. People here are sheep, so they go to whatever place is popular for a while, until a new one grabs their attention, at which point they drop the previous hang-outs like a hot potato. They go to say that they've been, not to have a good time. A place can completely suck, but if it's the place to go, idiots will keep on going and acting like they've had a good time even if they haven't.
6. If you're into music, listen to the few semi-stimulating radio stations, such as WVUM (90.5), or WDNA (88.9). Live music venues such as Tobacco Road and Churchill's can be okay for live music.
7. Be super-alert when driving. The idiot drivers are so bad that the only way to avoid accidents sometimes is by always expecting the worst from other drivers and acting accordingly. Always expect them to do the opposite of what common-sense would dictate, because that, and whatever is the most selfish thing to do is what they will usually do. They are, after all, morons.
8. Take as many trips out of Miami as possible. Getting away for a few days helps you be able to deal with living here. Lots of people from here think that Miami is the only place worth knowing - closed-minded fools with stagnant minds. Escapist fantasy about moving somewhere else can be fun, but it can also get you down when you have to face up to the fact that you still live here.
10. When people insist that Miami is so great, etc., always let them know how they have no fucking idea what they're talking about.
1. Try to live in a neighborhood with trees. For some reason, the vast concrete expanses of most of Miami seem to bring out the worst in people. Sometimes nigghborhoods like Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, The Roads, and Miami Shores can seem almost civilized at certain times of day.
2. Try to arrange your commute so that you are close to work or school, and try not to have it coincide with the worst traffic. This is hard to do since the roads are congested at most times of the day anyway. A short commute on residential streets is worth a lot in terms of mental health.
3. Hang out at the smaller, classier drinking and dining establishments where you get to know the proprietors and they treat you with respect. There are some of these places around - usually they have been in business a long time and are run by people from other cities or countries.
4. Minimize your interactions with other human beings. Sad but true. Use the ATM, self-service gas stations, etc. Go shopping at "off" times when there are fewer people around.
5. Avoid the trendy places. I've seen dozens of restaurants, bars and clubs close after being the "in" place for a while. People here are sheep, so they go to whatever place is popular for a while, until a new one grabs their attention, at which point they drop the previous hang-outs like a hot potato. They go to say that they've been, not to have a good time. A place can completely suck, but if it's the place to go, idiots will keep on going and acting like they've had a good time even if they haven't.
6. If you're into music, listen to the few semi-stimulating radio stations, such as WVUM (90.5), or WDNA (88.9). Live music venues such as Tobacco Road and Churchill's can be okay for live music.
7. Be super-alert when driving. The idiot drivers are so bad that the only way to avoid accidents sometimes is by always expecting the worst from other drivers and acting accordingly. Always expect them to do the opposite of what common-sense would dictate, because that, and whatever is the most selfish thing to do is what they will usually do. They are, after all, morons.
8. Take as many trips out of Miami as possible. Getting away for a few days helps you be able to deal with living here. Lots of people from here think that Miami is the only place worth knowing - closed-minded fools with stagnant minds. Escapist fantasy about moving somewhere else can be fun, but it can also get you down when you have to face up to the fact that you still live here.
10. When people insist that Miami is so great, etc., always let them know how they have no fucking idea what they're talking about.
Chris A. says:
I despise Miami so much that I drive all the way up to Broward County or Delray to remove the poison from my mind. When someone cuts me off I have to literally hold myself back from wanting to follow the person home and curse them out.....everytime I go to a fucking gas station some asshole thug-wannabe is asking me for gas money or wants me to buy cologne....a business deal is an invitation to an open frying on a live third rail...the music here is all mainstream glam-rap and there are no radio stations that play anything original and inventive, off-the-beaten-path, unless it is latin jazz on 88.9....which I LOVE, but living in a city I should be invited to more options. The poster who said "Miami breeds scum" hit the nail right on the head. Can you imagine anything other than a grimy, dirty-assed rat existing in a dark dingy sewerline? Reason being is because they don't know anything else outside of dark and dingy and grimy...in their mind's eye it is paradise...and don't dare try to sell "those rats" on floorboards under the bedroom (the next county up) because they'll be on you like white on rye. So the breeding conditions are in essence set in effect.....try to defy or return-serve with a dose of "your own original flavor" and that attracts scoffs and sneers. To those that possess this "let the joneses keep up with me" attitude, you can have this shithole....with watered down-pizza and dried-out corned beef....and no Waffle Houses or Sonic's or Hardee's....because those who have some sense of "taste" realize they can get more bang for their buck in a real city as opposed to one where drowning yourself in debt and keeping your brain from hemmorhaging "gets you in"....making the concept of laying tracks as far up 95 or 75 as one can go isn't just some far-flunged notion. I used to love Miami and talk with that "dreadful accent" but thank God I moved to NY for awhile and purged the poison from my mind....I'd love to wake up somewhere and never see a "Help me Howard" segment or Deco Drive soundbyte again...sorry just venting. BTW I love all cultures and traditions..but "a good majority", "not all" of the people here give their respective cultures a "real bad name"....I have traveled to Colombia, collected various vinyls and learned from many intelligent Cuban-Americans, but the "rat-minded" folks are making it worse for everyone else! There's nothing richer than being invited into a Cuban household for a nice cafecito...hearing the guaracha....why is even this becoming "passe" in Miami?
rob says:
yes miami is rotten to the core, i think the real problem is nobody even tryes to speak english, i am american, been in miami 20 yraes. i learned spanish because i thought it would be good for biz, i have come to conclusion,MIAMI SUCKS, DIRTY< RUN DOWN< DRIVERS DONT CARE ABOUT LIFE
not you says:
juliana you are one STUPID bitch.
you must have come on a raft made of twigs BECAUSE THERES ONE UP YOUR ASS. dumb bitch i tell you!
you must have come on a raft made of twigs BECAUSE THERES ONE UP YOUR ASS. dumb bitch i tell you!
ran says:
Why am i reading Cubans Telling Americans to go back the there state? Is this for real? If Cubans wanted cuba why didn't they stay there? Bitching about an American coming from another state saying he don't belong there go back? When you from Cuba? The problem is people in the USA are bound to speak and think so 'correct" The truth of the matter is if we would stop letting people into this county to trash it Miami would be American. The The Crime would be far far less. Say what you want call it racist but the numbers don't lie. Americans Down there should be telling them to get the fuck out. GO HOME CUBA! Why come here and bring the trash and Crime you already had that WITHOUT THE SWIM!
Cubano with open eye says:
In responce to Juliana.
I am Cuban myself I dont find us harder working than anyone else. I will DEFY you to find politicians as self serving and/or corrupt as Miamis Cuban politicians.
If you base it on percentage no race/ethnicity can hold a candle to us as far as just so so many horrible politicians.
IMO we are the most politically corrupt ethnicity there is and even Cubans lose when we elect Cuban politicians.
BTW your kids will not be subjected to any discrimination due to being half Cuban but plenty of Cubans here which I have seen have subjected non Cubans to discrimination so cut the BS and this is coming from a full fledged Cuban (from another state) disgusted with what I have seen in Miami.
I do agree it is a tragedy ESP in Miami when non Cubans dont vote , become political which is why this place is run by what many call the political Cuban Cosa Nostra.
I suspect you don't live in Miami because as a Non Cuban you might be singing a different tune.
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juliana says:
"Cubans are despised by other hispanic groups not out of jealousy as the cubans assholes claim, but out their sheer rudeness and lack of manners. Cubans are notoriously loud and obnoxious. Their Spanish language is derided by most hispanics. While most of Cuba today is mulatto, the Miami cubans think of themselves as being almost Aryan and call other hispanics names due to their skin color."
WOW!!! I am shocked by the hatred towards Cubans here! While I can respect your opinions and feelings, let's get a few things straight.
#1. THE "GHETTO CUBANS" CAME FROM COMMUNIST CUBA IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. AND LETS NOT FORGET THE INFLUX OF MARIELITO'S IN THE 80'S.
#2. YES, MOST HISPANIC GROUPS ARE JEALOUS OF CUBANS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMART, HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T CONTENT TO SIT AROUND COLLECTING WELFARE! NAME ANY OTHER US CITY WHERE HISPANICS (MEXICANS, PUERTO RICANS, ETC.) ARE SO POLITICALLY INVOLED ... NEVERMIND, YOU WON'T FIND ONE.
#3. CUBANS ARE LOUD, YES ... BUT THEY ARE FUN-LOVING PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF ENERGY AND THEY MEAN WELL.
#4. CUBAN SPANISH IS THE CLOSEST THING TO PURE SPANISH! UNLIKE MEXICAN SPANISH THAT SOUNDS MORE AND MORE LIKE AN INDIAN LANGUAGE ~ AFTER ALL, MOST OF THE MEXICAN POPULATION ARE "MESTIZO" (INDIANS).
In closing, I am not Cuban but I am married to a Cuban man who came to the United States with his family in the 1960's. They are some of the classiest, hard working, intelligent people I know! My in-laws were raised by good parents who taught them morals, values and the importance of education. I resent the generalization that all Cubans are trashy people ~ and I worry about my two sons who might face prejudice in their life because they are half Cuban.
I am Cuban myself I dont find us harder working than anyone else. I will DEFY you to find politicians as self serving and/or corrupt as Miamis Cuban politicians.
If you base it on percentage no race/ethnicity can hold a candle to us as far as just so so many horrible politicians.
IMO we are the most politically corrupt ethnicity there is and even Cubans lose when we elect Cuban politicians.
BTW your kids will not be subjected to any discrimination due to being half Cuban but plenty of Cubans here which I have seen have subjected non Cubans to discrimination so cut the BS and this is coming from a full fledged Cuban (from another state) disgusted with what I have seen in Miami.
I do agree it is a tragedy ESP in Miami when non Cubans dont vote , become political which is why this place is run by what many call the political Cuban Cosa Nostra.
I suspect you don't live in Miami because as a Non Cuban you might be singing a different tune.
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juliana says:
"Cubans are despised by other hispanic groups not out of jealousy as the cubans assholes claim, but out their sheer rudeness and lack of manners. Cubans are notoriously loud and obnoxious. Their Spanish language is derided by most hispanics. While most of Cuba today is mulatto, the Miami cubans think of themselves as being almost Aryan and call other hispanics names due to their skin color."
WOW!!! I am shocked by the hatred towards Cubans here! While I can respect your opinions and feelings, let's get a few things straight.
#1. THE "GHETTO CUBANS" CAME FROM COMMUNIST CUBA IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. AND LETS NOT FORGET THE INFLUX OF MARIELITO'S IN THE 80'S.
#2. YES, MOST HISPANIC GROUPS ARE JEALOUS OF CUBANS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMART, HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T CONTENT TO SIT AROUND COLLECTING WELFARE! NAME ANY OTHER US CITY WHERE HISPANICS (MEXICANS, PUERTO RICANS, ETC.) ARE SO POLITICALLY INVOLED ... NEVERMIND, YOU WON'T FIND ONE.
#3. CUBANS ARE LOUD, YES ... BUT THEY ARE FUN-LOVING PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF ENERGY AND THEY MEAN WELL.
#4. CUBAN SPANISH IS THE CLOSEST THING TO PURE SPANISH! UNLIKE MEXICAN SPANISH THAT SOUNDS MORE AND MORE LIKE AN INDIAN LANGUAGE ~ AFTER ALL, MOST OF THE MEXICAN POPULATION ARE "MESTIZO" (INDIANS).
In closing, I am not Cuban but I am married to a Cuban man who came to the United States with his family in the 1960's. They are some of the classiest, hard working, intelligent people I know! My in-laws were raised by good parents who taught them morals, values and the importance of education. I resent the generalization that all Cubans are trashy people ~ and I worry about my two sons who might face prejudice in their life because they are half Cuban.
BahHumbug says:
Miami truly lacks Christmas spirit. You can't just blame the weather either, because I was in Puerto Rico recently (more tropical than Miami) and those people go ALL OUT. It boils down to a lack of a sense of community and people just not giving a shit about anyone or anything. Christmas time in Miami is like every other day....the same bullshit, the same reckless drivers, the same loudmouth, overbearing assholes and the "me first" attitude prevailing, as always.
I cannot imagine why anyone would want to spend Christmas in a place like this.. I would rather spend Christmas up north, even in sub zero temperatures. At least it feels like Christmas and at least people (somewhat) get into the whole Christmas spirit and choose not to be raging assholes, at least for a few days.
I cannot imagine why anyone would want to spend Christmas in a place like this.. I would rather spend Christmas up north, even in sub zero temperatures. At least it feels like Christmas and at least people (somewhat) get into the whole Christmas spirit and choose not to be raging assholes, at least for a few days.
Adrian says:
im getting out im actually going to move in 7 months i cant wait to be rid of this shithole town MIAMI is the biggest piece of crap on the planet. there are more stupid people with NO common sense per capita in miami than anywhere else in the world im moving and never coming back until someone i know dies. fuck weddings im only coming back for funerals LOL
YesMiamiSucks says:
MiamiSucks!!
It's not just Cubans, of course. Miami is one giant asshole magnet, attracting "shit" from all races and all walks of life. I lived in Pinecrest for a while and even the white people there are fucking assholes, just like everyone else.
It's not just Cubans, of course. Miami is one giant asshole magnet, attracting "shit" from all races and all walks of life. I lived in Pinecrest for a while and even the white people there are fucking assholes, just like everyone else.
miami sucks!! says:
I was born in Miami from a Cuban family and can say that there are times I'm ashamed of being Cuban. With that being said, Miami sucking because of Cubans hasn't been the case for quite some time now as a lot of the crap from South America, especially the worst of them all being Venezuelans, have taken over South Florida. If it wasn't for the crap economy situation rent would still be through the roof and it's largely due to these South Americans buying everything up and making everything uber expensive than ever before.
You leave your house, doesn't matter where you go whether it's work, school, doctor's appointment or even a funeral, be prepared for a fist fight because no matter what you do, it can be something as simply as just looking outside your car, you will offend someone into a road rage.
And even if those who are right, with common sense, have a just reason to fight to defend themselves, friends or family, no one ever has the balls to just fight fair, 1 on 1. Always wanting to fight with their whole crew or with weapons.
All this, including traffic, makes this a horrible place to raise kids. But no matter what we say we, the people with common sense, any ounce of intelligence, downright good will never be heard because we are the minority but not by race but by wanting a normal way to live, will never get heard because this place is being run by ghetto trashy drugged up and the most corrupt people around. I daresay it's not that different than living in some third world country being looked over by some dictator who performs genocide and all kinds of attrocities but the only reason it hasn't gotten to that because of something that resembles law and order and justice but that itself is also a sorry joke.
You leave your house, doesn't matter where you go whether it's work, school, doctor's appointment or even a funeral, be prepared for a fist fight because no matter what you do, it can be something as simply as just looking outside your car, you will offend someone into a road rage.
And even if those who are right, with common sense, have a just reason to fight to defend themselves, friends or family, no one ever has the balls to just fight fair, 1 on 1. Always wanting to fight with their whole crew or with weapons.
All this, including traffic, makes this a horrible place to raise kids. But no matter what we say we, the people with common sense, any ounce of intelligence, downright good will never be heard because we are the minority but not by race but by wanting a normal way to live, will never get heard because this place is being run by ghetto trashy drugged up and the most corrupt people around. I daresay it's not that different than living in some third world country being looked over by some dictator who performs genocide and all kinds of attrocities but the only reason it hasn't gotten to that because of something that resembles law and order and justice but that itself is also a sorry joke.
Howie says:
What really frosts my ass is when people call the area paradise.It makes you wonder if these are really sane rational human beings.
Bob says:
Miami: The place where everyone thinks they're the last drop of water in the desert (or rather, rotting humid decaying swampland cesspool)
juliana says:
"Cubans are despised by other hispanic groups not out of jealousy as the cubans assholes claim, but out their sheer rudeness and lack of manners. Cubans are notoriously loud and obnoxious. Their Spanish language is derided by most hispanics. While most of Cuba today is mulatto, the Miami cubans think of themselves as being almost Aryan and call other hispanics names due to their skin color."
WOW!!! I am shocked by the hatred towards Cubans here! While I can respect your opinions and feelings, let's get a few things straight.
#1. THE "GHETTO CUBANS" CAME FROM COMMUNIST CUBA IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. AND LETS NOT FORGET THE INFLUX OF MARIELITO'S IN THE 80'S.
#2. YES, MOST HISPANIC GROUPS ARE JEALOUS OF CUBANS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMART, HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T CONTENT TO SIT AROUND COLLECTING WELFARE! NAME ANY OTHER US CITY WHERE HISPANICS (MEXICANS, PUERTO RICANS, ETC.) ARE SO POLITICALLY INVOLED ... NEVERMIND, YOU WON'T FIND ONE.
#3. CUBANS ARE LOUD, YES ... BUT THEY ARE FUN-LOVING PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF ENERGY AND THEY MEAN WELL.
#4. CUBAN SPANISH IS THE CLOSEST THING TO PURE SPANISH! UNLIKE MEXICAN SPANISH THAT SOUNDS MORE AND MORE LIKE AN INDIAN LANGUAGE ~ AFTER ALL, MOST OF THE MEXICAN POPULATION ARE "MESTIZO" (INDIANS).
In closing, I am not Cuban but I am married to a Cuban man who came to the United States with his family in the 1960's. They are some of the classiest, hard working, intelligent people I know! My in-laws were raised by good parents who taught them morals, values and the importance of education. I resent the generalization that all Cubans are trashy people ~ and I worry about my two sons who might face prejudice in their life because they are half Cuban.
WOW!!! I am shocked by the hatred towards Cubans here! While I can respect your opinions and feelings, let's get a few things straight.
#1. THE "GHETTO CUBANS" CAME FROM COMMUNIST CUBA IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. AND LETS NOT FORGET THE INFLUX OF MARIELITO'S IN THE 80'S.
#2. YES, MOST HISPANIC GROUPS ARE JEALOUS OF CUBANS BECAUSE THEY ARE SMART, HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T CONTENT TO SIT AROUND COLLECTING WELFARE! NAME ANY OTHER US CITY WHERE HISPANICS (MEXICANS, PUERTO RICANS, ETC.) ARE SO POLITICALLY INVOLED ... NEVERMIND, YOU WON'T FIND ONE.
#3. CUBANS ARE LOUD, YES ... BUT THEY ARE FUN-LOVING PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF ENERGY AND THEY MEAN WELL.
#4. CUBAN SPANISH IS THE CLOSEST THING TO PURE SPANISH! UNLIKE MEXICAN SPANISH THAT SOUNDS MORE AND MORE LIKE AN INDIAN LANGUAGE ~ AFTER ALL, MOST OF THE MEXICAN POPULATION ARE "MESTIZO" (INDIANS).
In closing, I am not Cuban but I am married to a Cuban man who came to the United States with his family in the 1960's. They are some of the classiest, hard working, intelligent people I know! My in-laws were raised by good parents who taught them morals, values and the importance of education. I resent the generalization that all Cubans are trashy people ~ and I worry about my two sons who might face prejudice in their life because they are half Cuban.
HateMiami2 says:
Wow. this is a great site! I'm glad that I'm not alone in feeling the way I feel about this swamp / cesspool!
Firstly, while I am aware that many of the Cubans here are assholes, so are the white people, black people and everyone else. Miami seems to be a magnet for assholes in general. I don't know who started that trend, i.e. whether this place was fucked up long before the Cubans started flooding in, but either way, this is a bad, bad, bad place, populated by human scum.
People in Miami have no respect, no manners and no consideration for others. They drive like maniacs, so recklessly that I'm amazed that dozens of people aren't killed on the roads each day (it must be just blind luck). There is no law enforcement and people do as they please, me first, fuck everyone else.
Miami is basically a huge small town. What I mean by that is that it has a small town feel, in the sense that it's very clique oriented and very polarized, since there are few "scenes" and that Miami people are just clones of one another, for the most part. If you're not in some sort of clique, you're going to be an outsider here. Just being socially outgoing and friendly won't cut it here. People here also have a tendency to take advantage, as if taking advantage of others is somehow ingrained in their culture (or lack, thereof). True friends here are hard to find, especially as people are generally so shallow, fake, superficial and pretentious.
While I try not to just blame Cubans, many of the Cubans here are the worst offenders, so let's put political correctness aside for just one minute. This city is run by Cubans, for Cubans. The new (Cuban) mayor indirectly forced out the former (Irish American) chief of police, only to replace him with a Cuban. In most places, that would be considered somewhat discriminatory and just plain wrong, but Miami is a Cuban city now, so no one bats an eyelid. I live in a pretty nice condo, but you can tell many of the Cubans that live here are trash, being loud, obnoxious and they have a tendency to think that they can do whatever they want, so do their nasty kids. They can be as loud and obnoxious as they want, because everyone else must be some sort of pussy for not standing up to them.
Anyway, the fact that people defend Miami makes me LMAO. Look at that "Rey" guy, for example. I mean, we're all just pussies for wanting some semblance of culture here in Miami, aside from the Arsht Center, which 1) caters to the Latino mix and 2) you'd expect to find in any small/medium sized town, not one of the largest cities in the United States!
In MiaME, it's not what you know, it's who you know, that's for sure. If you're not connected and if you're a non-Cuban, you're going to have a damn hard time here.
As for me, my wife and I are saving and saving to move far, far away. Trust me, when we leave, we have both sworn never to return to Miami, not even for a casual visit. If a flood or a hurricane destroyed this place, most people would not give a shit. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I'd hope that it took all those nasty, self-serving assholes down too; people who only care about cars, booze, drugs, trashy music and of course, themselves. Miami is a truly evil place.
Firstly, while I am aware that many of the Cubans here are assholes, so are the white people, black people and everyone else. Miami seems to be a magnet for assholes in general. I don't know who started that trend, i.e. whether this place was fucked up long before the Cubans started flooding in, but either way, this is a bad, bad, bad place, populated by human scum.
People in Miami have no respect, no manners and no consideration for others. They drive like maniacs, so recklessly that I'm amazed that dozens of people aren't killed on the roads each day (it must be just blind luck). There is no law enforcement and people do as they please, me first, fuck everyone else.
Miami is basically a huge small town. What I mean by that is that it has a small town feel, in the sense that it's very clique oriented and very polarized, since there are few "scenes" and that Miami people are just clones of one another, for the most part. If you're not in some sort of clique, you're going to be an outsider here. Just being socially outgoing and friendly won't cut it here. People here also have a tendency to take advantage, as if taking advantage of others is somehow ingrained in their culture (or lack, thereof). True friends here are hard to find, especially as people are generally so shallow, fake, superficial and pretentious.
While I try not to just blame Cubans, many of the Cubans here are the worst offenders, so let's put political correctness aside for just one minute. This city is run by Cubans, for Cubans. The new (Cuban) mayor indirectly forced out the former (Irish American) chief of police, only to replace him with a Cuban. In most places, that would be considered somewhat discriminatory and just plain wrong, but Miami is a Cuban city now, so no one bats an eyelid. I live in a pretty nice condo, but you can tell many of the Cubans that live here are trash, being loud, obnoxious and they have a tendency to think that they can do whatever they want, so do their nasty kids. They can be as loud and obnoxious as they want, because everyone else must be some sort of pussy for not standing up to them.
Anyway, the fact that people defend Miami makes me LMAO. Look at that "Rey" guy, for example. I mean, we're all just pussies for wanting some semblance of culture here in Miami, aside from the Arsht Center, which 1) caters to the Latino mix and 2) you'd expect to find in any small/medium sized town, not one of the largest cities in the United States!
In MiaME, it's not what you know, it's who you know, that's for sure. If you're not connected and if you're a non-Cuban, you're going to have a damn hard time here.
As for me, my wife and I are saving and saving to move far, far away. Trust me, when we leave, we have both sworn never to return to Miami, not even for a casual visit. If a flood or a hurricane destroyed this place, most people would not give a shit. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I'd hope that it took all those nasty, self-serving assholes down too; people who only care about cars, booze, drugs, trashy music and of course, themselves. Miami is a truly evil place.
Howie says:
Broward County and to an extent Palm Beach County are pretty much as bad as Miami.The problem seems to have infiltrated all of the Southeast Florida region.Its is all a freakin toilet with a self serving population.Overrated in every aspect.
White Steel says:
I agree with all the "haters" here - Miami is populated by some of the most petty, dumb, shallow and rude caricatures of human beings anywhere. In other cities, dumb people tend to lay low - in Miami, they run the place and think that it's "normal" to be an ignorant ghetto piece-of-shit. It's ass-upside-down - anyone who isn't a completely self-centered, plastic, self-promoting imbecile (maybe 1% of the population) is treated poorly by the idiotic other 99%. The hostility and maliciousness are incredible - I tell people from other large cities that they really have no idea how bad it can be until they've lived here for a while. Almost nobody does their job - expectations are set so low that a semi-literate high school graduate from elsewhere looks like a genius by comparison with most people here. The lower the bar is set, the more you can make it look like you've accomplished something when you've done basically nothing. The most hateful, aggressive drivers anywhere. Many of the Latin immigrants (not all) think that they belong to some sort of ghetto aristocracy where the loudest, rudest, most vulgar and superficial people have a right to treat others like trash. A bunch of ass-clowns. There's no sense of community, no sense of PUBLIC good, it's institutionalized selfishness and wretchedness.
Yoji says:
Very Well written. Ive lived here for three months and thought It must be me how is missing something. Now I now, Miami is way overrated, on all aspects.
Liger says:
Terminator says:
2 fatal hit and runs in the space of a few days:
http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/1325294.html?storylink=omni_popular
Still going to defend this place?
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I agree and what abiut 2 Miami commissioners this week arrested . One left office the other facing jail time.
2 fatal hit and runs in the space of a few days:
http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/1325294.html?storylink=omni_popular
Still going to defend this place?
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I agree and what abiut 2 Miami commissioners this week arrested . One left office the other facing jail time.
Terminator says:
2 fatal hit and runs in the space of a few days:
http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/1325294.html?storylink=omni_popular
Still going to defend this place?
http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/1325294.html?storylink=omni_popular
Still going to defend this place?
Jon says:
How the hell can anyone defend Miami? It's a bad, bad place filled with bad, bad people. Defending Miami is like defending a habitual alcoholic friend/relative and making excuses for their drinking, rather than tell them to quit it. You are basically just enabling the nonsense to continue, rather than speaking out and enacting change.
TheTruth says:
Bottom line is that Miami needs to be nuked. It is a lost cause. This city makes pretty much all of the "top 5 worst" lists anyway. People here are scum, for the most part. They are beyond saving. I also blame Cubans, because while they may not be the only offenders, they brought this shitstorm on to this part of what was once the United States. Miami Cubans are cunts -- the lowest of the low. I have not met one decent Cuban here. Miami just seems to attract the human equivalent of dogshit...people with no respect, no manners, people who drive like maniacs and are loud, rude and obnoxious.
I would definitely condone having a nuclear bomb dropped on this city. It is a truly evil place, filled with nothing but anger, fakeness, envy and stinking Cubans that should be deported immediately, or sent to the fucking gallows.
I would definitely condone having a nuclear bomb dropped on this city. It is a truly evil place, filled with nothing but anger, fakeness, envy and stinking Cubans that should be deported immediately, or sent to the fucking gallows.
Jose says:
One of the problems with Miami is non Cubans as a whole do not vote.
Thus the Cuban "Cosa Nostra" runs politics and the city.
IMO runs it right in to the ground with UNREAL corruption unlike anything I have ever seen ..
I long for the day EVERYONE votes and now being Cuban is no longer enough to get you elected and keep you in power.
In truth as a citizen who wants what is best for Miami. I long for the day not a single Cuban is in charge here .
I truly have had enough.
I am not blind and stupid Cuban thus I dont confuse ethnic pride with voting for piles of crap due to ethnicity.
An old Cuban man told me something last year "If you want what is best for your Cuban family than you DO NOT want a Cuban politician".
If NON Cubans do not vote in mass we will mostly have as candidates Cuban crap vs Cuban crap.
I would run for office myself but since I am Cuban I dont trust myself once in office.
Thus the Cuban "Cosa Nostra" runs politics and the city.
IMO runs it right in to the ground with UNREAL corruption unlike anything I have ever seen ..
I long for the day EVERYONE votes and now being Cuban is no longer enough to get you elected and keep you in power.
In truth as a citizen who wants what is best for Miami. I long for the day not a single Cuban is in charge here .
I truly have had enough.
I am not blind and stupid Cuban thus I dont confuse ethnic pride with voting for piles of crap due to ethnicity.
An old Cuban man told me something last year "If you want what is best for your Cuban family than you DO NOT want a Cuban politician".
If NON Cubans do not vote in mass we will mostly have as candidates Cuban crap vs Cuban crap.
I would run for office myself but since I am Cuban I dont trust myself once in office.
J.V says:
Wow i love the people on here defending Miami. You are so fucking stupid you dont realize you are just showing the world how fucking terrible, corrupt, and just straight up uneducated you are. "Strip clubs stay open till 5Am, the drugs are great" Yeah you are a typical Miami scumbag, and you deserve to live and die in this hellhole. You all act so proud of this place like it is some kind of "paradise". The fact is its a shitty, over priced, over hyped hellhole. Only People like yourselves with no goals other than tits, drugs, cars, and money would love it here. Just kill yourself and make more space for actual intelligent beings!
Ive lived here all my life, 1st generation cuban american, and i can say its a huge peice of shit. And my lifes goal is to leave and never return.
Ive lived here all my life, 1st generation cuban american, and i can say its a huge peice of shit. And my lifes goal is to leave and never return.
getting out asap says:
this is the most stupid, slow, lazy, incompetent, unintelligent place I've ever experienced. People do not know how to run businesses, people do not know how to do their jobs, people do not know how to speak any proper english, born here or not. My building's leasing/management office posted a sign the other day that said, "we will be closing at 6:00pm from now on, due to daylight savings time." Last time I checked the leasing and management office doesn't work on a farm or with solar power. You can't get your dry cleaning done in a reasonable amount of time, because no one knows how to move fast. People get a hold of some money and try to open up restaurants and bars, but have absolutely no idea what they're doing, its like they've never actually worked in a hospitality environment before. Customer service in stores, forget it! People having answers to normal questions, forget it! People not understanding a word you're saying and just saying "yes" or "no" to get you to go away, happens all the time. Staff saying, "no we're not hiring" just so the smart person from the north won't take their job, happens all the time. I've had many from here and not from here say, "you just have to get used to it." Ha! And what become a zombie like everyone else, I don't thinks so! I will pray for all of you that want to leave asap, like me, that we all get the resources together to get out and go somewhere else asap!
think4yourself says:
I couldn't help but agree with most of your rants on this city. I'm 19 and have lived in Miami for 9 of those years. I'm currently attending FIU after living in texas for 4 years. This is my take on the quality of life within Miami.
Pros:
-Easily available nightlife and beach scene (if you have $)
-Large drug trade (if you have $ and connects)
-Large amount of beautiful diverse women who have no problem with casual sex-- for the most part.
- Warm weather year round.
- A lot of cool accessible places surrounding miami (orlando, the keys, jamaica, bahamas ect.
Cons:
-Overpopulation
-Crime (no part of miami is immune from this)
-Rude, reckless drivers/ traffic hell
-many places are unfriendly toward white americans
-finding a job is dam near impossible after 2007
-English is not the native language and is rarely heard
- No sense of community
- Large social divide. Cubans look after themselves and screw everyone else, same with blacks in N. Miami and other races.
- In general people are frustrated and rude mainly because the city breeds wretchedness and instills a mentality that says "fuck you im not gonna let you screw me over"
- Weak, selfish and incompetent political leaders who merely play too the city's cuban population to get reelected.
- Making friends is difficult because of a lack of trust between the citizens
Pros:
-Easily available nightlife and beach scene (if you have $)
-Large drug trade (if you have $ and connects)
-Large amount of beautiful diverse women who have no problem with casual sex-- for the most part.
- Warm weather year round.
- A lot of cool accessible places surrounding miami (orlando, the keys, jamaica, bahamas ect.
Cons:
-Overpopulation
-Crime (no part of miami is immune from this)
-Rude, reckless drivers/ traffic hell
-many places are unfriendly toward white americans
-finding a job is dam near impossible after 2007
-English is not the native language and is rarely heard
- No sense of community
- Large social divide. Cubans look after themselves and screw everyone else, same with blacks in N. Miami and other races.
- In general people are frustrated and rude mainly because the city breeds wretchedness and instills a mentality that says "fuck you im not gonna let you screw me over"
- Weak, selfish and incompetent political leaders who merely play too the city's cuban population to get reelected.
- Making friends is difficult because of a lack of trust between the citizens
think4yourself says:
I couldn't help but agree with most of your rants on this city. I'm 19 and have lived in Miami for 9 of those years. I'm currently attending FIU after living in texas for 4 years. This is my take on the quality of life within Miami.
Pros:
-Easily available nightlife and beach scene (if you have $)
-Large drug trade (if you have $ and connects)
-Large amount of beautiful diverse women who have no problem with casual sex-- for the most part.
- Warm weather year round.
- A lot of cool accessible places surrounding miami (orlando, the keys, jamaica, bahamas ect.
Cons:
-Overpopulation
-Crime (no part of miami is immune from this)
-Rude, reckless drivers/ traffic hell
-many places are unfriendly toward white americans
-finding a job is dam near impossible after 2007
-English is not the native language and is rarely heard
- No sense of community
- Large social divide. Cubans look after themselves and screw everyone else, same with blacks in N. Miami and other races.
- In general people are frustrated and rude mainly because the city breeds wretchedness and instills a mentality that says "fuck you im not gonna let you screw me over"
- Weak, selfish and incompetent political leaders who merely play too the city's cuban population to get reelected.
- Making friends is difficult because of a lack of trust between the citizens
Pros:
-Easily available nightlife and beach scene (if you have $)
-Large drug trade (if you have $ and connects)
-Large amount of beautiful diverse women who have no problem with casual sex-- for the most part.
- Warm weather year round.
- A lot of cool accessible places surrounding miami (orlando, the keys, jamaica, bahamas ect.
Cons:
-Overpopulation
-Crime (no part of miami is immune from this)
-Rude, reckless drivers/ traffic hell
-many places are unfriendly toward white americans
-finding a job is dam near impossible after 2007
-English is not the native language and is rarely heard
- No sense of community
- Large social divide. Cubans look after themselves and screw everyone else, same with blacks in N. Miami and other races.
- In general people are frustrated and rude mainly because the city breeds wretchedness and instills a mentality that says "fuck you im not gonna let you screw me over"
- Weak, selfish and incompetent political leaders who merely play too the city's cuban population to get reelected.
- Making friends is difficult because of a lack of trust between the citizens
Eve says:
Wow, this is so true!!! You did take those words out of lot's of people!!! I was born and raised here in Miami, parents from Greece who came in the 60's, and started hating it for the past 11 years!! I understand about 80% " Cuban Spanish " and still have a hard time getting hired for work. You have to be fully bilingual or your not wanted. The only jobs American's can get are serving tables or thrown in the back of some company just like an immigrant if that. Now even the those jobs want you to speak Spanish fluent. So sick and tired of the same bullshit. My husband is hispanic, from Las Angeles and hates it here every day. We really want to move out but we are kinda stuck since we are both unemployed with kids. However we will be gone as soon as 1 of us gets a decent job, save, and get the hell out of " Cuba". I can't even begin to tell you all everything we have been thru here. It is a horrible place to raise kids!!!! They will most turn suicidal or become ghetto like the rest. Even just going to Publix is like Sedanos now. The poor few Non-Cubans look miserable like they are being treated like dirt from the Cuban bosses or those who like to boss them, and the Cuban Managers hook up there friends in the back with free food. They always help each other with anything they can get there dirty hands on. I can go on and on. But we are so glad to see lot's of other people feeling the same way.
DEXTER says:
MIAMI FUCKING SUCKS....even if you are a Spanish speaking American.....im getting the hell out of here as soon as i can....This is like living in Cuba....WHY WOULD I WANT TO LIVE IN CUBA....???
Ray James says:
Miami is a cuban infested cesspool. These people are so damned arrogant and backwards. They bring the corrupt ways from Havana. The cubans steal millions from the taxpayer through shell corporations that engage in medicare fraud. How else do you explain a Tony Montana wannabe with no marketable skills and lack of english language ability, driving a new Lexus.
Hint: he does welfare fraud on the side.
Doest Not have a job (cause his cuban buddies pay him cash) so he can get foodstamps and medicare, the savings he uses it for his tacky ass house in Hialeah!
Cubans are despised by other hispanic groups not out of jealousy as the cubans assholes claim, but out their sheer rudeness and lack of manners.
Cubans are notoriously loud and obnoxious. Their Spanish language is derided by most hispanics. While most of Cuba today is mulatto, the Miami cubans think of themselves as being almost Aryan and call other hispanics names due to their skin color.
Try finding a job in the professions if you are not cuban. Good luck finding a job at a bank, law firm, or government job: all the cops are cuban!
I finally had enough and left that shithole.....I visit often because my parents live there, and the place gets nastier by the day!!!
a 200 kiloton nuke would do wonders for the place!
Hint: he does welfare fraud on the side.
Doest Not have a job (cause his cuban buddies pay him cash) so he can get foodstamps and medicare, the savings he uses it for his tacky ass house in Hialeah!
Cubans are despised by other hispanic groups not out of jealousy as the cubans assholes claim, but out their sheer rudeness and lack of manners.
Cubans are notoriously loud and obnoxious. Their Spanish language is derided by most hispanics. While most of Cuba today is mulatto, the Miami cubans think of themselves as being almost Aryan and call other hispanics names due to their skin color.
Try finding a job in the professions if you are not cuban. Good luck finding a job at a bank, law firm, or government job: all the cops are cuban!
I finally had enough and left that shithole.....I visit often because my parents live there, and the place gets nastier by the day!!!
a 200 kiloton nuke would do wonders for the place!
fuck dirty miami says:
I came down here for school and made tne mistake of staying, i am fleeing as soon as possible.
Jose says:
I put this together after seeing what I have seen in Miami. It is only my opinion but imagine many NON Cubans and Cubans like myself from another state/city will agree with me.
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.You know your an "old school" Miami Cuban when-
#- You still believe Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehiten is going to over throw Castro.
#-Only English speaking channel you watch is Fox.
#-You prefer a corrupt Cuban politician/official rather than a Non corrupt ,non Cuban politician/official.
#Anyone who votes Democrat you consider a pro Castro communist.
#What other's consider political corruption. You consider slightly unethical.
#You have at least one friend who lies about being involved in "Bay of pigs".
#You refuse to vote out any Miami Cuban incumbent regardless of how lousy they are.
#You go to an anti Obama tea party in Miami-dade but think it's okay for your Cuban Mayor to use your money to build a 2.4 billion dollar baseball stadium.
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.You know your an "old school" Miami Cuban when-
#- You still believe Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehiten is going to over throw Castro.
#-Only English speaking channel you watch is Fox.
#-You prefer a corrupt Cuban politician/official rather than a Non corrupt ,non Cuban politician/official.
#Anyone who votes Democrat you consider a pro Castro communist.
#What other's consider political corruption. You consider slightly unethical.
#You have at least one friend who lies about being involved in "Bay of pigs".
#You refuse to vote out any Miami Cuban incumbent regardless of how lousy they are.
#You go to an anti Obama tea party in Miami-dade but think it's okay for your Cuban Mayor to use your money to build a 2.4 billion dollar baseball stadium.
rob says:
wow i thought i was the only one who thinks miami sucks, moved to miami 20 years ago, moved to ftl for 3 years (big white trash) moved back to miami for work, what a mistake, i am the only white american left, miami is rude, dirty, corupt,trafic is nuts (they drive like they have no respect for life,)i am looking to leave as soon as i can,nyc nj sure looks good compaired to miami scum
Jose says:
ERIC says:
Oh, and i forgot to add that Miami Cubans are the most racist people on earth. I learned down there, that Miami Cubans actually marched with the KKK, to protest Mandela's visit to Miami. Can you believe anybody who would protest Mandela visiting their city. Dont get me wrong, i am a hard-core republican. But man, their racism was out of control.
P.S.
Im white, and they thought since i am from North Carolina, that i would be acceptable to their racism. And their racism is the worst against other latinos.
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As a Cuban who moved here from NY I would not have believed this till moving here and seeing it. NY Cubans are very different than here.
However many Cubans here are not racist or bad people but I have seen/experienced enough for me to sadly understand what your saying.
Oh, and i forgot to add that Miami Cubans are the most racist people on earth. I learned down there, that Miami Cubans actually marched with the KKK, to protest Mandela's visit to Miami. Can you believe anybody who would protest Mandela visiting their city. Dont get me wrong, i am a hard-core republican. But man, their racism was out of control.
P.S.
Im white, and they thought since i am from North Carolina, that i would be acceptable to their racism. And their racism is the worst against other latinos.
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As a Cuban who moved here from NY I would not have believed this till moving here and seeing it. NY Cubans are very different than here.
However many Cubans here are not racist or bad people but I have seen/experienced enough for me to sadly understand what your saying.
Jose says:
NY is not just the city NY is a big state which will wind up in decades having much more wild nature than Miami.
NY politicians aren't involved in shady real estate deals where wild lands are sold to friends..
NY politicians if corrupt are kicked out of office UNLIKE Miami. In fact what is considered corrupt in NY is slightly unethical by Banana republic Cuban run Miami.
In NY bad cops do not have their identity hidden from the media/people UNLIKE Miami.
If a parent in NY can't drive their kid to school the kid waits for a bus that comes every 5 minutes, In Miami it comes what every 5 hours?.
Ny politicians grasp the concept that their job is to do for the people . I have seen fellow Cuban politicians here treat politics like its a business for gain for them and or family/friends.
I can go on for ever. Don't insult NY esp if you vote for these mostly low standard- self serving Cuban Miami politicians .
There are no Mayor Bloombergs here only Cubans like Mayor Alvarez who recent;y gave his staff raises while making city cut backs.
You and you fascist micro world Cuban buddies will vote for crap if it comes out of a Cuban butt but this Cuban and others will vote against them.
I can only hope in mass Non Cubans in Miami finally register and end this Cuban political strangle hold. It has not been good for anyone .
How Non Cubans have not voted in mass is a sad mystery because than officials will have to earn reelection not keep it or get it because they are Cuban .
I am also sick and tired of my choices being Cuban or Cuban.
NY politicians aren't involved in shady real estate deals where wild lands are sold to friends..
NY politicians if corrupt are kicked out of office UNLIKE Miami. In fact what is considered corrupt in NY is slightly unethical by Banana republic Cuban run Miami.
In NY bad cops do not have their identity hidden from the media/people UNLIKE Miami.
If a parent in NY can't drive their kid to school the kid waits for a bus that comes every 5 minutes, In Miami it comes what every 5 hours?.
Ny politicians grasp the concept that their job is to do for the people . I have seen fellow Cuban politicians here treat politics like its a business for gain for them and or family/friends.
I can go on for ever. Don't insult NY esp if you vote for these mostly low standard- self serving Cuban Miami politicians .
There are no Mayor Bloombergs here only Cubans like Mayor Alvarez who recent;y gave his staff raises while making city cut backs.
You and you fascist micro world Cuban buddies will vote for crap if it comes out of a Cuban butt but this Cuban and others will vote against them.
I can only hope in mass Non Cubans in Miami finally register and end this Cuban political strangle hold. It has not been good for anyone .
How Non Cubans have not voted in mass is a sad mystery because than officials will have to earn reelection not keep it or get it because they are Cuban .
I am also sick and tired of my choices being Cuban or Cuban.
Western 1 says:
Furthermore, please leave! We are overcrowded as it is. The last thing we need are people who do not want to contribute. If most people adown here are NOT from here...erm, who is being rude? That's right. That rude person isn't even a native. So please go back and take some non-Cubans with you, since you hate us so much. For the love of God. you heart bleeding liberals, take all the illegals back to your states!
Western 1 says:
Give me a break! I was born and raised in this town. I'm 43 and yes, it was swamps and hicks before Cubans AND others made it fabulous. Ask yourself this, "If it's so bad down here, why do people come here in droves from other states?" Miami IS a diverse town. It's so diverse now that Cubans are actually the minority by comparison to other Hispanics combined. So, all those rude Hispanics you're all complaining about, most likely, are not even Cuban. It's turning into the Mexican factor. You know, anyone who speaks Spanish outside of NYC or Miami MUST be Mexican. Talk about stereotyping. And as for NYC. I lived there 7 YEARS! You can KEEP it. It SMELLS. You get crap for your money, a roach infested closet sized studio. Even the nicest neighborhoods in Manhattan have rats on the sidewalks and bums on the street. And lots of SMELLY people in the subway trains. Not to mention cold-ass weather. Miami IS paradise. It's not perfect, just what you make it. Cuban-Americans know that. That's why they've worked HARD to turn it into a cosmopolitan city.
Bianca says:
I am Cuban and am interested in being a self serving, close to useless politician who uses Miami for personal financial gain and to help family and friends.
I would enjoy speeding with total impunity from the law and more or less doing what I want when I want with mostly ethnic voting zombies keeping me in office.
Miami sounds like the place for me
I would enjoy speeding with total impunity from the law and more or less doing what I want when I want with mostly ethnic voting zombies keeping me in office.
Miami sounds like the place for me
William927 says:
I just have to say; I'm so happy to hear from all the people who HATE MIAMI. For the past 4 years of my residency here in Miami, I thought I was the only one who felt like that. I completely and 100% agree with everyone who hates Miami. This place is Satans armpit on the most humid day. I have no idea why I ever left California! I have to say whole heartedly; Miami inhabits some of the rudest people I've ever come across in my life, it breeds scum! I hate to say this because I'm of Cuban decent but the Cubans here in Miami are totally screwed up in the head! Miami should be roped off from the rest of the United States and declared a latin country. Will someone save me from this place!!!
ERIC says:
Oh, and i forgot to add that Miami Cubans are the most racist people on earth. I learned down there, that Miami Cubans actually marched with the KKK, to protest Mandela's visit to Miami. Can you believe anybody who would protest Mandela visiting their city. Dont get me wrong, i am a hard-core republican. But man, their racism was out of control.
P.S.
Im white, and they thought since i am from North Carolina, that i would be acceptable to their racism. And their racism is the worst against other latinos.
P.S.
Im white, and they thought since i am from North Carolina, that i would be acceptable to their racism. And their racism is the worst against other latinos.
eric says:
Three reasons why i hated Miami.
1)Arrogrant Cubans
2)Arrogrant Cubans
3)Arrogrant Cubans
They strut around thinking they own the city, because America gives them instant citizenship. They ruined Miami, that is why everybody is moving out.
1)Arrogrant Cubans
2)Arrogrant Cubans
3)Arrogrant Cubans
They strut around thinking they own the city, because America gives them instant citizenship. They ruined Miami, that is why everybody is moving out.
Jose says:
Becca says:
My husband and I recently moved to Miami from Manhattan so that he can finish his fellowship. What a big mistake. This place sucks. I mean where is the diversity I heard about. I am used to doing all sorts of things in NYC from live music in the park, art museums, to going to see both Broadway and off Broadway shows or just a relax at Union square, Central Park or just chill at some nice cafe in the village. Here all I can do is go to the beach and I am sorry even that can be a bit boring if done every day. And, yes where are the jobs for professional. And what happened to the English language. I mean I am also an immigrant who speaks 3 different languages but there has to be some limit to the Spanish here. And also where are the good grocery stores and the farmer's markets? I can't wait to leave this place and my hubby has 9 month left to finish his fs. Take care.
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You can't compare the people ESP the politicians in NY esp Manhattan with this urinal of political garbage.
You know your in NY when you wait 5 minutes for a bus-You know your in Miami when bus simply never shows up and the elderly lady waiting for it walks back home..
I find the people of NY open minded -diverse and great like 1000 yrs ahead of this place.
NY voters arent ethnic voters and be it Rep or Dem anyone who sucks is out of office .
I served in the military and often thought of NY when I was over-seas. If I had lived in Miami at the time. I would have never served as wouldnt give a damn about this place.
My husband and I recently moved to Miami from Manhattan so that he can finish his fellowship. What a big mistake. This place sucks. I mean where is the diversity I heard about. I am used to doing all sorts of things in NYC from live music in the park, art museums, to going to see both Broadway and off Broadway shows or just a relax at Union square, Central Park or just chill at some nice cafe in the village. Here all I can do is go to the beach and I am sorry even that can be a bit boring if done every day. And, yes where are the jobs for professional. And what happened to the English language. I mean I am also an immigrant who speaks 3 different languages but there has to be some limit to the Spanish here. And also where are the good grocery stores and the farmer's markets? I can't wait to leave this place and my hubby has 9 month left to finish his fs. Take care.
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You can't compare the people ESP the politicians in NY esp Manhattan with this urinal of political garbage.
You know your in NY when you wait 5 minutes for a bus-You know your in Miami when bus simply never shows up and the elderly lady waiting for it walks back home..
I find the people of NY open minded -diverse and great like 1000 yrs ahead of this place.
NY voters arent ethnic voters and be it Rep or Dem anyone who sucks is out of office .
I served in the military and often thought of NY when I was over-seas. If I had lived in Miami at the time. I would have never served as wouldnt give a damn about this place.
Jose says:
I was born in Cuba . After arriving in USA as a child I moved to NY .
In NY I saw REAL politicians and city officials . Not the typical vile,inept,self serving Miami trash.
I rather have Mayor Bloombergs human waste "running" Miami than the current politicians.
That way there would be no stealing and wouldnt be shocked if things for the city actually got done faster/better . In fact got done at all.
Miami with the right politicians-city officials could be a Paradise sadly unless Cubans open their eyes that won;t happen.
I myself can only vote against EVERY incumbent . I hope more wake up and set real standards for Miami's officials (empty speeches don't count).
In NY I saw REAL politicians and city officials . Not the typical vile,inept,self serving Miami trash.
I rather have Mayor Bloombergs human waste "running" Miami than the current politicians.
That way there would be no stealing and wouldnt be shocked if things for the city actually got done faster/better . In fact got done at all.
Miami with the right politicians-city officials could be a Paradise sadly unless Cubans open their eyes that won;t happen.
I myself can only vote against EVERY incumbent . I hope more wake up and set real standards for Miami's officials (empty speeches don't count).
MiamiIsACesspool says:
To those who implied that Miami isn't diverse - you hit the nail on the head. Miami is just CUBAN, nothing more....all other groups are not welcome, including other Hispanics.
Miami Cubans are the scum of the earth and they're cowards too. Too chicken-shit to fight for freedom in their own country...they float over here and have the gall to claim that they "built Miami". These Cubans can't drive for shit and as macho and aggressive as they make themselves out to be, challenge them and they'll run, like the true cowards that they are.
Last week, some dumb Cuban cut me off in a Ford F150, so I beeped at him and flashed him. He decided to try to fuck with me by unleashing his road rage...we pulled over, he got out, I got out and let's just say that I left his ass sprawled on the floor, next to his beloved (financed) Ford F150...all talk, talk, talk...yet cannot back it up.
Miami Cubans are the scum of the earth and they're cowards too. Too chicken-shit to fight for freedom in their own country...they float over here and have the gall to claim that they "built Miami". These Cubans can't drive for shit and as macho and aggressive as they make themselves out to be, challenge them and they'll run, like the true cowards that they are.
Last week, some dumb Cuban cut me off in a Ford F150, so I beeped at him and flashed him. He decided to try to fuck with me by unleashing his road rage...we pulled over, he got out, I got out and let's just say that I left his ass sprawled on the floor, next to his beloved (financed) Ford F150...all talk, talk, talk...yet cannot back it up.
spencer says:
I was born and raised in the Bronx, I have been here in miami for 4 months and this is a shit hole, everyone either speaks spanish or creole. I am neither hispanic or Haitian. When I tell them I dont speak their language I get cursed out. Another thing is the lack of diversity and the segregation. I am black man and the only time I see white people or someone that's not Haitian or Hispanic is when I go to the mall or out to dinner. I dont listen to the radio because they SUCK and all they play is the same corny as music. these motherfuckers cant drive for shit, being from NYC i am used to alot of traffic in the city so sometimes there sometimes roadrage but these fucking people in Miami love to tailgate,and outright stupid fucks. I love NYC and i will be moving back., you guys can have sorry as Miami........
GoCheckOutOKSUCKS! says:
At least you're not stuck in JOKElahoma! (Oklahoma, just in case someone doesn't get the fact that Oklahoma SUCKS--check out that page---every nasty thing about it is 110% true).
Enough said.
Enough said.
Stupendousness says:
This
Love Miami says:
I love Miami because I love a caste system . A joke of a justice system based on money- A police dept that has no concept of reckless driving thus many drive recklessly with impunity-Watching disabled people wait hours for a bus .
People who vote based only on ethnicity- Politicians who give a new meaning to corruption .
People who vote based only on ethnicity- Politicians who give a new meaning to corruption .
Bird says:
People who like Miami don't realy know any better. life is better in other places. I am trapped here , I can't leave now and I hate it, bad service, bad drives, rude people, low pay, palmeto bugs, poor working coniditions, if you are white are the minority. Haitains hate you, you can't win them over, you must speak spanish to get a job, but english is not a requirement. In fact you will be given hard loooks if you try to speak english to a clerk at a store. Rip of artists, dirty apartments for rent, dirty resteraunts, scam artists, mosquitos, too flat, to hot, to damp, injustice everywhere, bad drivers, road rage, anger, racisum, rains too dam much, huricanes, rude load obnoxious people, the only thing nice is the beach and you can live close to it cheap.
rey says:
i cant believe some of u pussies whining about "there no theater in miami" thats pussy ass nigga shit to the tenth power
rey says:
i happen to get alot of pussy in miami, theres no alcohol curfew, clubs and strip clubs dont close till 5am, good cocaine, good weed, good rock, yeah i said it. so all u candyasses fuck off and aleviate some traffic
FAH_-Q says:
For all of you who hate MIami. GET OUT!!!!!!! You are not wanted! And as for all of you New Yorkers, Stay in New York, or if you have the brain fart of moving Go to California were you would fit in with all the other assholes.
Realist says:
Solution to the problem = end the "wet foot, dry foot" policy.
Hate to sound like a racist, but a majority of delinquent, uneducated Cubans are the reason why Miami has gone downhill and turned into a cesspool. Tell me, why do we give these people amnesty when all they do is spit in our faces and claim to be so "anti socialism" when they (Cubans) are some of the biggest benefactors of American socialism in the country (free, unchecked immigration, food stamps, welfare, grants to go to school, etc,etc)?
Am I racist, or am I *right*? You can't call me racist because last time I checked, "Cuban" isn't even a race -- it just described a group of economic migrants, forced on us by a government that is too liberal to take the problem of undocumented immigration seriously. I mean, why did we (as Americans) allow these people (Cubans) to basically force us to move out of Miami?
In any other country, this wouldn't have been allowed to happen.
Why is Miami such a cesspool? Answer: CUBANS
Hate to sound like a racist, but a majority of delinquent, uneducated Cubans are the reason why Miami has gone downhill and turned into a cesspool. Tell me, why do we give these people amnesty when all they do is spit in our faces and claim to be so "anti socialism" when they (Cubans) are some of the biggest benefactors of American socialism in the country (free, unchecked immigration, food stamps, welfare, grants to go to school, etc,etc)?
Am I racist, or am I *right*? You can't call me racist because last time I checked, "Cuban" isn't even a race -- it just described a group of economic migrants, forced on us by a government that is too liberal to take the problem of undocumented immigration seriously. I mean, why did we (as Americans) allow these people (Cubans) to basically force us to move out of Miami?
In any other country, this wouldn't have been allowed to happen.
Why is Miami such a cesspool? Answer: CUBANS
canedia says:
miami is very fun
indya says:
miami rocks its the best city on the southeast
Carlos says:
I have lived in Miami for over 41yrs and yes it REALLY SUCKS!! My car has been broken into today and my GPS has been stolen...by a middle school student! Can you believe this, I can remember that there where lots of great people around here. The people on the on the roads are all rude (we are No #1 in that). People don't even say "hello" to you or smile at you any more. And boy is it expensive here...expensive for abuse. I would move but my wife like ONLY warm weather. So I guess since I'm in Love with her I'll have to rot in this hell whole till one of us dies. I'm tell you something though, I'm getting a gun and learn how to use it so the next time this happens and I wake up to catch them, I'll shoot one of those little bastards. And yes I am REALLY pissed. And yes "HateMiami" it is ONE big getto unlike it was 41yrs ago. I am latino, Puerto Riccan, but I guess latin families tought their children better back then. Miami has an attitude and a BAD one at that.
Fred G Sanford says:
Waa Waa Waa gotta bunch of whiney pasty chubby reclusive losers here who are too scared to show their pathetic selves on the beach or in the nightlife. Miami is what it is, a beach and party town. If you're looking for old graceful articture, Broadway plays, Leave it to Beaver suburbs, or small town life than NO DUUUH Miami ain't for you. Sheeesh.
Some loser actually thought Miami is boring???#@#! WTF?
Some loser actually thought Miami is boring???#@#! WTF?
Jen says:
OMG! I grew up in MIami and it has changed so much. I moved back for graduate school and it sucks 100%. After not being able to take it anymore I moved to Ft. lauderdale where things are a bit better. Howver, the trashiness of Miami is steadily creeping it\\\'sway to Ft. lauderdale. South FL is extremely boring and sucks big time especially if you are not into doing drugs, partying, or material things. It rains every other day, the weather sucks, and the people suck. It just sucks, sucks, sucks! You wanna talk diveristy? There is none! Everyone is Hispanic and refuses to speak the english language. This palce is the biggest shit hole and like some of the posters, I also have close mnded family members who think Miami is the end all. This place is vile, should be burned into flames and people should start over from scratch.
Ramon says:
This is what you get with uncontrolled immigration.
Becca says:
My husband and I recently moved to Miami from Manhattan so that he can finish his fellowship. What a big mistake. This place sucks. I mean where is the diversity I heard about. I am used to doing all sorts of things in NYC from live music in the park, art museums, to going to see both Broadway and off Broadway shows or just a relax at Union square, Central Park or just chill at some nice cafe in the village. Here all I can do is go to the beach and I am sorry even that can be a bit boring if done every day. And, yes where are the jobs for professional. And what happened to the English language. I mean I am also an immigrant who speaks 3 different languages but there has to be some limit to the Spanish here. And also where are the good grocery stores and the farmer's markets? I can't wait to leave this place and my hubby has 9 month left to finish his fs. Take care.
howser says:
I have lived in the miami-fort lauderdale area since 1967 and can honestly say this area is a toilet.In my opinion it really began to go bad in the late 1980s.the big negatives are the people, the crime .lowwages and high cost of living.no sense of community or unification,no stimulation in terms of topography and and a boring mundane climate .It is extremely overrated due to nightlife and beaches and many people living here refuse to tell the truth about the area.For 8 or 9 months out of the year ,the weather is oppressive.It rains as often as it does in the pacific northwest,but at least there you have beautifull terrain.Horrible drivers here also and horrible traffic.Very much a me first attitude.Im only telling the truth and being straight up, as i feel my opinion is valid based on the length of time ive lived here.When the opportunity presents itself ,im out of here.Also im normally not even a negative individual,but living here long enough can get under anybodys skin.
Danny R says:
Hatemiami, I completely agree with you, I lived in Miami for 16 years and when I finally moved to orlando, it was like seeing the light, as if \\\"wow, so this is what america is really like\\\". I have been all over the US now and still have family in Miami, everytime I visit them, their closemindedness is very apparent, they refuse to acknowledge anything outside of miami.They think Miami is the end all be all when they haven\\\'t even been anywhere else in the US. I live near the DC area, and let me tell you this is a pretty bad area, people are really cold and dont care about anything else, but Miami is ten times worse, the traffic might be the same, however, rarely do you see someone in DC make a u-turn at the red light in a middle lane.People flash middle fingers if you so much as put your blinker on, and once you do put your blinker on, people speed up so as not to let you in .The majority of residents dont even put their blinkers on however.One time I was at the mall with my cousin in line at the food court, and there was this latin (most likely cuban) lady bitching at her child, so as I\\\'m ordering my food, I ask the counter person to not give me mayo, and the lady next to me, pushes me and yells at me in her spanish accent, \\\"Go , Go\\\", I look back at her and tell her to never touch me again, and she goes back to bitching at her kids. Just the stereotypical MiA attitude in which people there think they can do whatver they want. i heard someone got killed over there over a parking spot, a damn parking spot!I I guess they were arguing over who got there first until one of em pulled out a gun and shot the other. Very sad. Personally, despite the beautiful and somewhat easy access to women, I would never move back.
mavrixgt says:
It SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS!!! I TOTALLY agree with HateMiami!!.....He/She has hit the nail right on the head from top to bottom. My pet name for Miami is \\\"Ghetto Beach\\\". I don\\\'t have the time to write what I really feel about this sh*thole. Thanks HateMiami for doing it for me. You rock!!
Lanie says:
I lived here for a few years and the experience left me completely freaked out. It is so interesting to come here and read so many others saying exactly the same things I was thinking. I don't think there is another city in the world that inspires such disgust. I have lived in many cities in the U.S. and outside as well, and this place is corrupt to its core. Like so many others, I too, was surrounded by people trying to rip me off or crap all over me at every turn. I would say almost every single encounter, "friendship" , business deal, whatever, involved something ugly..Wait, no, a small handful of people were decent. What is really weird is that there is something in the air--even other recent arrivals like me, who seemed perfectly normal, make mean Miami zombies overnight.
FortLauderdale says:
Miami is getting bad everyday...high crime, awful traffic, drugs, high costo of living, poor education and the difficulties to find a corporate job. It will get worst...just give a couple of years and you'll see specially all you who think this is not true. I live in Fort Lauderdale and I can say we are residuals from MIA.
FCKMIAMI says:
I had to agree with almost everyones comments, except for the idiot who commented right after Miami Sucks saying not to dis his city because he never spends 200 bucks at the club cuz he knows a promoter...loser go back to Club Deep and holla at your boy...moron. People in miami are wrapped in a bubble and it seems like they dont know what goes on in the rest of the world..and it seems that whatever is cool in miami, is the way it is supposed to be in life...sucks for them. I agree with all the rants about ignorance, scum, traffic, shitty infastructure, (Im hispanic and lived here pretty much my whole life), but we left out a major thing, Cocaine...Since clubbing is the only thing people do around here, its hard to party all night without coke, so the result is a culture where cocaine use is the norm. And everyone does it, but they lie about it or keep it hush hush...and then if you dont use cocaine you are looked at as a freak basically...i dont want to raise my kid here, i want to take a crap on this city i hate it...Yea the grove is nice, the gables is nice...but there are a million other nice places..miami was cooler before miami vice when it was just a bunch of old cubans , and old jews at the beach...now thanks to rich people, and celebrities, everyone thinks that saying IM FROM MIAMI is like some kind of hard core street cred or something..please man. And the sports fans here suck too...thats a whole other issue though.
Robert says:
To whogivesashit:
I doubt anyone who lived in Miami and moved away would come back. The worst experience I have had.
I doubt anyone who lived in Miami and moved away would come back. The worst experience I have had.
whogivesash!t says:
Damn Miame, anything else to add to your narrow minded generalized rant? Have you lived everywhere in the USA to make suck idiotic generalizations? I'm a Miami guy and I agree with many of your claims because it is real. Even so, making generalizations shows a lack of intelligence, so either you're extremely upset, or you truly are trite in expressing yourself. It ain't all that bad, Miami has many pretty parts, and the problems you mentioned do have a solution. As for the the people, not everyone is as you claim. So think next time, and maybe you may come to realize that this city is not the 'worst' in the country. Have you ever been to Detroit? oh and the weather is really great from mid to late October, all the way to mid May. The humidity isn't all that bad.
I do think it's time for you to live in another city, good luck, and I hope you never come back here again.
I do think it's time for you to live in another city, good luck, and I hope you never come back here again.
Report this! says:
Mr. i hate miami ...you a million percent right. touche
Juan Carlos says:
Miami does suck.....Just stopped by for 1 day quick trip to the beach on my way back to Dallas from Peru via Miami. Firstly the people are rude at the airport, then at the hotel, then all the want-a-be hipsters that come for the weekend. What a joke....What happened to all of the beautiful & cool people that used to run around....I guess they got turned off and scared also. I will never go back to Miami, not even on a layover....its that bad. Its a shame b/c it did used to be such an awesome place. Now it seems all the trash of Latin America & the US congregate there.
Robert says:
I am leaving my beautiful apartment for one not even close in New York. I can hardly wait to leave. Miami and most of its peopel SUCK.
They are a bunch of Idiots
They are a bunch of Idiots
Born and Raised says:
For the most part I agree. Miami has been hurt as much as it has been helped by the drug trade. In the 80's when the feds stopped the drugs from flowing in like they were, Miami went into a serious economic downturn. A main good point about this city is also a huge bad point... Cultural Diversity. Everyone here is ethno-centric and hating on the next man. it creates this "crabs in a barrel" thought process. There are view people here who take on the idenity of this region. Everyone is from someplace else. The question "Where are you from?" here has a completely different meaning. I have lived in Miami and in Fort Lauderdale and I would say to the the Northern person looking to move down south to move to Fort Lauderdale. it has the good things about MIami with less of the bad. Oh... and when you Newyorkers come here to live STOP TALKING ABOUT NEW YORK!! I could give a s***!!
MeMeMe NowNowNow says:
Wow, don't know when HateMiami posted this, but you really nailed it with the comment about the useless condos downtown. And "MiaME" --HA! That's brilliant! Seems you and I are thinking the same thing.
Andy says:
Wow. He nailed it right on the head. I am Cuban-American, but I am moving away for college! Haha! Reading all those books finally paid off. Being bilingual isn't so bad, but that nasty ass attitude that is MiaME is! Boston and New York (I have lived in both those cities for several months over a period of a few summers) have nothing on Miami. People from NYC may be a "busy", but they won't go out of their way to make you feel bad like here! Boston is wonderful, I can't wait until I move there. Don't come here. I'm so sorry my parents are trapped here....
born and raised says:
Wow, You hit it on the head HATEMIAMI. Im not sure whether you grew up here or not, but I did and recently moved back after working in the Northeast for five years. Things have drastically changed for the worst. Even the street signs are written in broken English. It is so pathetic. The people are so stupid, and the worst part is that they dont realize it. So you are faced with this constant attitude all the time. Looking for a decent corporate job has been a joke. The HR people are comparable to the janitorial staff that used to vacuum my office in Manhattan. Miami is still beautiful (being that I stick around the Gables and Grove area), and the weather certainly beats the depressing weather in the Northeast..... But I contemplate whether I made the right decision in coming back here every day. And one more thing....If I hear another person down here pluralize a word incorrectly (ex: parkings space) one more time, I am going to go nuts!!! I swear that this place used to be amazing....
Angela says:
Damn you guys make it sound like Miami is the worst place to live on. I, too am interested in leaving Boston and moving to Miami within the next 6 months or 1 year, but everyone tells me that it stinks there. Why do you all move down there if it sucks so much?? I realize it wont be a vacation living there, I will be working, but atleast I will be able to enjoy myself during the weekend, I can't go through another boring , depressing winter in Boston. I have not made my decision between Tampa and Miami yet.. Miami seems better for a young person, but from what I read online Tampa seems nicer, and safer than Miami. I can't say much because I have not lived down there that much, all I know is that the tropical climate appeals to me far more than the boring depressing new england climate in Boston does.
Everyone is different, and everyone enjoys different things, I hope I dont end up sounding like any of when after I move to Miami haha ...Take care everyone.
Everyone is different, and everyone enjoys different things, I hope I dont end up sounding like any of when after I move to Miami haha ...Take care everyone.
iammyself says:
I completely agree with what HATEMIAMI said. All of what he/she said is true. I am luckily getting the hell out by the end of this year, and going back to my hometown back in NYC, the city I should\\\'ve never left. I think 7 years in this craphole are enough.
Another poster here mentioned getting out of here mentally sane. Unfortunately, this isn\\\'t the case for me either. I developed an eating disorder, depression, and a hair-pulling disorder. Guess when my people back in NY see me they\\\'re going to be amazed of what effect living in this city has made.
Another poster here mentioned getting out of here mentally sane. Unfortunately, this isn\\\'t the case for me either. I developed an eating disorder, depression, and a hair-pulling disorder. Guess when my people back in NY see me they\\\'re going to be amazed of what effect living in this city has made.
hate this place 2 says:
wow dude
that was awesome..............thats pretty much what i was thinking
thank you
that was awesome..............thats pretty much what i was thinking
thank you
StinkerBell says:
All I have to say about your post is that it’s… exactly correct.
This is my perspective and I lived on South Beach itself and moved from DC.
It is so over-rated. I wish I knew what I was getting into before I moved there.
The bus system is a total joke. You can forget about being on time to work, if they show at all (at the time I was sharing a car). The people are so unbelievably racist. Jobs are terrible. Every one is just so corrupt. And, to support your example, I did see loads of people on South Beach (Collins) pass a man who was. having. a. heart. attack. Everyone only cares about themselves and the way they look. And it IS NOT the same in DC or NYC. In DC, they are cold but no one would steal water from an old lady.
I’ve never had so many people try to rip me off in such a short period of time. My mail man, phone company, parking attendant, my EMPLOYER.
Hey, I got out of there while I still could. What makes it the worst? It’s like no one believes you. All anyone can think is “beach, beach, hot women, hot women, clubs, clubs” “I would love to move to Miami!”. I try to explain what I’ve been through but they just won’t listen. As you said perfectly, almost everyone who lives there is trying to get out. And everyone up north (DC/NYC) is trying to move there.
I hear ya.
This is my perspective and I lived on South Beach itself and moved from DC.
It is so over-rated. I wish I knew what I was getting into before I moved there.
The bus system is a total joke. You can forget about being on time to work, if they show at all (at the time I was sharing a car). The people are so unbelievably racist. Jobs are terrible. Every one is just so corrupt. And, to support your example, I did see loads of people on South Beach (Collins) pass a man who was. having. a. heart. attack. Everyone only cares about themselves and the way they look. And it IS NOT the same in DC or NYC. In DC, they are cold but no one would steal water from an old lady.
I’ve never had so many people try to rip me off in such a short period of time. My mail man, phone company, parking attendant, my EMPLOYER.
Hey, I got out of there while I still could. What makes it the worst? It’s like no one believes you. All anyone can think is “beach, beach, hot women, hot women, clubs, clubs” “I would love to move to Miami!”. I try to explain what I’ve been through but they just won’t listen. As you said perfectly, almost everyone who lives there is trying to get out. And everyone up north (DC/NYC) is trying to move there.
I hear ya.
Carlos says:
I am cuban and was born and raised here. Ihave lived in miami all my life and must say that the \\\"new\\\" people entering from other countries have ruined this city. For example the cubans that came 20 years ago or longer and the one that came here recently are completely different in education, ethics ect. In short I hate Miami with a passion. I\\\'m waiting to finish my education to get the hell out. Pay sucks everyone thinks they are royalty. People obnoxious and drive like they own the streets. Beach sucks it\\\'s only nice to others that haven\\\'t seen any others. I compared to the others 20 or so I have bisited through out the world and it\\\'s dirty, mucky and the man made shore is dissappearing. In other words hate miami is correct on everything,
Ricky says:
Amen to that. I moved out here from Utah to get my MBA at FIU and I must say that once I graduate from here, I'd choose to live anywhere else. The salaries suck and arn't sufficient enough for one person to save let alone sustain. People are assholes and the ladies (a lot of them) are more superficial than California ladies. Just like Hate Miami says: It all starts with the local political leaders and sense they are too busy being corrupt, it will only get worse. I can't wait till I leave this hell hole. Trust me, I've lived in many parts of the USA (Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago) in my life and I never could have imagined how aweful Miami is in comparison.
long timer says:
Miami has it's share of problems ( English is a distant 2nd or even 3rd language here) but move next door to Broward and most speak English fine. The weather here is terrific, you can't beat 80 in February, and the beaches are great too, but it's nothing that really can't be found the same or even better in many other parts of Florida. The jobs here aren't much different that what's found in the rest of Florida--meaning low-wage service jobs. Whatever small number of good-paying jobs Miami's job market has over Florida as a whole is offset by needing Spanish for a large number of the Miami jobs. And yet the cost of living here is amongst the highest in the state. In short, Miami living certaintly beats living in NW Arkansas (I giggled like a little schoolgirl over that one) but if you're from elsewhere and are wanting that Florida lifestyle, there are many better choices in the sunshine state.
Frances says:
Miamis big problem is the most inept ,useless often corrupt politicians in the world . Come to Doral if you want to see inept politicians . ANY party
Parthan says:
Well said HateMiami. I have been here in Maimi only for six months and I already had enough... Rude people, drivring and traffic the worst, hell expensive but not worth what we pay for... Service people (e.g in restaurant) seems surprised to hear that you don't speak spanish, like I am in a Latin american country and they act indifferently to you... The waiter need to call another guy/girl to help with (cuz I'm speaking English) and the first guy realizes that the guy he called for help is even worse in English... I have a contract job and I hop from city to city and this is the worst city in north-America I have been to. I am working overtime to finish my assignment here asap and I am just glad I will be getting out here soon....
Frank says:
You pretty much hit every point. Excellent. As a SCUBA instructor, I basically have to live here to make a living. I can truthfully say that all the best parts of South Florida are underwater, and if more of this place were submerged, it would be a better place.
God, I hope Al Gore is right. Flood this place, and drown about %80 of the "people" who live here.
God, I hope Al Gore is right. Flood this place, and drown about %80 of the "people" who live here.
Sergio says:
Very nice article. I agree 100%. I am one of the lucky ones and got out when I could. I lived there for 36 years and hated it to the point that it was making me sick. I live in NW Arkansas now which is an up and coming area. I might not have the nightlife but I also dont have the traffic and most of all the rude people. People here are nice which makes all the difference. I have mountains and see the seasons change. Good riddance flat, rude Miami with all your hurricanes.
maiya says:
I am a high school English teacher in Miami. I must say, I totally agree with hatemiami. I have been living in Miami for seven years, and never in my life have i met such rude, uneducated, ignorant people. I am desperate to get out. I plan on doing so sometime next year, in fact. I could probably write a book on how disgusting MOST of Miamians are...however, I would probably kill myself in the process. My students are flat-out lazy, whiny idiots...who have learned their uncouth behaviors from their lazy, whiny, idiot parents.
duke says:
Wise words by hatemiami..... He just summed it all up. Nuff said...
Miami sucks. Don\\\'t believe the hype on TV! It\\\'s really not that special. No art museums, no central park like back in New York. No cool hangout places. No comedy clubs! Like one or two good ones( nothing you can\\\'t find in NYC). Moved down from NYC a few years back because of the cost of living but let me tell you, It isn\\\'t worth it.
Even with the high cost of living back in NYC you just can\\\'t trade it off with a city like MIami that has absolutely nothing. Sure, its good for a few days of vacation on the beach but THAT IS IT. Besides this and the clubs in South Beach there isn\\\'t anything else here.
Heed the advice of HATEMIAMI.... Don\\\'t and you\\\'ll regret it once you\\\'ve spent a couple of years here....
Miami sucks. Don\\\'t believe the hype on TV! It\\\'s really not that special. No art museums, no central park like back in New York. No cool hangout places. No comedy clubs! Like one or two good ones( nothing you can\\\'t find in NYC). Moved down from NYC a few years back because of the cost of living but let me tell you, It isn\\\'t worth it.
Even with the high cost of living back in NYC you just can\\\'t trade it off with a city like MIami that has absolutely nothing. Sure, its good for a few days of vacation on the beach but THAT IS IT. Besides this and the clubs in South Beach there isn\\\'t anything else here.
Heed the advice of HATEMIAMI.... Don\\\'t and you\\\'ll regret it once you\\\'ve spent a couple of years here....
anthony says:
Holy shit! Couldn't have said it much better. You took the words right out of my mouth. Also lived here for four years and always prayed I'll leave in one piece mentally and physically. Unfortunately when just about to leave back to my hometown I suffered a mental breakdown, anxiety, panic disorders and major depression.
I guess I wouldn't be going back home in one piece afterall.
I guess I wouldn't be going back home in one piece afterall.
Miguel says:
I forgot to add that if you dont speak Spanish your doomed or soon will be .
I learned English after coming to America decades ago but living in Miami find English useless (I live in Doral). Miami is barely part of North America anymore
I learned English after coming to America decades ago but living in Miami find English useless (I live in Doral). Miami is barely part of North America anymore
Miguel says:
Your not painting the whole picture there are MANY with lots and lots of money living in Miami most are rich who fled Chavez or rich or fled Castro but their houses and gated communities are lavish .
BOTH groups work hard so not taking anything away from them .
In Miami come 10 to 20 yrs you will have very rich and very poor no middle class.
Does Miami suck ? Overall YES it does. Its Miami wages with NY prices (maybe even higher).
I have lived here 40 yrs and long to retire to get out . You left out we have the most inept useless politicians (Both parties) and the worse public transportation of any growing city.
if your car is being repaired your doomed unless ofcourse your rich
BOTH groups work hard so not taking anything away from them .
In Miami come 10 to 20 yrs you will have very rich and very poor no middle class.
Does Miami suck ? Overall YES it does. Its Miami wages with NY prices (maybe even higher).
I have lived here 40 yrs and long to retire to get out . You left out we have the most inept useless politicians (Both parties) and the worse public transportation of any growing city.
if your car is being repaired your doomed unless ofcourse your rich
Robin Wood says:
Wow! I've never heard a more appealing description of South Florida! Welcome to paradise lost! I came to live here 3 years ago and I'm nearly ready to go! I've told myself too many times "Did they invent stupidity or something?" Most people here are either too old, too poor, too rich or too dumb...I was expecting lots more retirees but they're not so crazy, they know more and more that there's plenty of others more pleasant, affordable and comfortable places to end your life. I thought I was stepping into a hip tropical spot at first...It's more like a haven for criminals where pirate rule is still strong. Where all the rich guys get a big place with a big boat to go with their big trucks to take their faked-boobed bimbo girlfriend on a joyride. Hee-Haw!
kamitaro says:
I just moved out from California.
I must say what a mistake. Everytime I meet a girl there seems to be only one thing to do. "a club" There are no other options for night life. There is no place to go for a nice drive at night with hills or mountains. Not to mention I think the highest is 345 ft so thats done with.
The beach is fun and really pretty but that gets old after a month of going every weekend.
Im a pretty wierd person I gusse I try to find little things and spots to hang out. but its not happening I went to a public island residential area i found. where i was kicked out of just for hangging out by the bridge parking lot too late. There was no sighn and YES Mr. Rent A copper!! no HABLO ESPANOL!!!
Same thing with the Markets. I get smirked at rudely for not speaking the language. Every now and then though a Cashire that cant speak english with common sense treats me like a human being. Im not say learn English however, Im just saying be nice dont bring me down because i dont speak spanish.
I must say what a mistake. Everytime I meet a girl there seems to be only one thing to do. "a club" There are no other options for night life. There is no place to go for a nice drive at night with hills or mountains. Not to mention I think the highest is 345 ft so thats done with.
The beach is fun and really pretty but that gets old after a month of going every weekend.
Im a pretty wierd person I gusse I try to find little things and spots to hang out. but its not happening I went to a public island residential area i found. where i was kicked out of just for hangging out by the bridge parking lot too late. There was no sighn and YES Mr. Rent A copper!! no HABLO ESPANOL!!!
Same thing with the Markets. I get smirked at rudely for not speaking the language. Every now and then though a Cashire that cant speak english with common sense treats me like a human being. Im not say learn English however, Im just saying be nice dont bring me down because i dont speak spanish.
Dan says:
You're so right, I think it's time for me to leave, and go back to Chicago, a city that works...
E says:
Man, when I read that I could have sworn you read my mind. Actually some of the phrases you used I have used in the past. Miami is a disgrace to America.
Miami Grad says:
I completely agree with this article. All that you've mentioned is very true. I say this as a hispanic and Miami resident, this place sucks. All the trash of the world has decided to move to Miami, and this place it's going downhill fast.
Danny says:
i live here too, but i think u might b talkin bout a different Miami!!! i hav lived here all my life and i am part of ur so-called "non-existent" middle class. so u r obviously wrong on that point. also i love Miami cuz i hav a life and i go to da beach on da weekends and hav fun with my friends. Also, i hav never wasted $200 at a club, usually u kno a promoter or something and get in for free or very close to it. U must be talkin about some -place like Madonna's which is a strip club and it appears that u wud need that so plz do not MIS represent our beautiful city.
zero says:
So, HATEMIAMI, I have one question for you:
Did you buy the shirt?
Did you buy the shirt?
HateMiami says:
MIAMI
Forget Will Smith's 1998 hit "Miami", forget Miami Vice and forget
those glossy images of Miami Beach......
In reality, there are 2 versions of Miami: there's the Miami you see
on TV, which is mostly Miami Beach, then there's the rest of Miami - a
bland, urban landscape littered with apartment buildings that look
like cheap motels, gas stations, tacky strip malls, Publix
supermarkets (Publix are the only real chain here), endless fast food
restaurants, warehouses and cheap looking business parks. The version
of Miami you don't see on the TV is version 2 (an urban wasteland),
where poverty, crime and inequality are rife and where the streets are
literally choked with traffic. If you're poor, you'll live in a shack
or an efficiency, or if you're lucky, you'll live in one of those
apartment buildings that look like cheap motels with tiny windows and
no view. There is no middle class here anymore, but if you have a
little money, you'll probably have paid over $400k for a box-like
house, somewhere in the depths of Kendall or Homestead on SW 2,005,442
Street and 1,245,667 Ave, dealing with a 2 hour commute every day.
You're led to believe that Miami is some sort of tropical paradise,
full of beautiful beaches, great nightlife, great women and that Miami
is simply bubbling with culture. Sure, it has palm trees and the
nightlife is great, if you're prepared to shell out well over $200 to
go to one of the clubs on South Beach. Miami is no paradise though -
in fact, it's about as far from being a "paradise" as you can get.
You'd think that with the tropical climate, people would have
beautiful and lush gardens, but in reality, people here tear down
trees and plants and replace them with asphalt and concrete. Miami is
no paradise - it has become a third world banana republic that broke
away from the United States a long time ago.
Miami is a city with some of the worst traffic in North America. The
roads here are inadequate, sub standard and generally f**ked up.
Construction here takes 1,000 times longer than it does in the rest of
the United States. Drivers here are amongst the rudest in the
country. Not only are the drivers here rude, but they're downright
reckless too. They drive like maniacs in their Ford F150s, Dodge Rams
or Honda Civics, with reggaeton blasting. This is a city with far too
many "hit and run" type accidents - in other words, not only will they
run you over, but they'll drive off, because that's what cowardly
bastards do. But you only have to look at how easy the driving test
is here and how they hand out licenses to anyone, even non-legal
aliens who probably have no concept of what an expressway is.
For a metropolitan area of well over 5 million people, public
transportation here is nothing short of a joke. You have one MetroRail
line going north to south and it doesn't even serve anywhere west of
the airport (where the bulk of the population of Dade County live).
You're forced to use your car because there's no other choice, unless
you just so happen to live close to the Metro Rail, or can afford one
of those overly priced condos in Brickell (south of Downtown).
Customer service in general here is far worse than ANYWHERE in the
United States and there's a general lack of quality and efficiency
here that commonplace in the rest of this great country. Many people
in this city are simply out to rip you of, including mechanics,
doctors, vets and dentists. During the 4 years that I've lived here,
I have never encountered so many shady so-called health professionals
as I have here in Miami. As for customer service, forget it, unless
you speak fluent ghetto-Spanish. It's got to the point where I drive
up to West Palm Beach (a good 2 hour drive) in order to get good
customer service (West Palm Beach feels like part of the United
States, unlike Miami-Dade).
As for Miami being paradise, I suggest that if you're staying in Miami
Beach, take a drive across the causeway and you'll stumble upon the
"urban wasteland" that I despise so much. There is truly nothing here
- nothing in terms of parks, museums or infrastructure. Take a drive
through Hialeah, Opa Locka, anywhere "NW" or Overtown and you'll feel
like you're either in a slum part of Tijuana, a run down part of
Kingston, Jamaica or a miscellaneous Latin American hell-hole.
Don't get me started on Downtown Miami either - the place is a mess.
You'd think that for such an "important" city, it'd have at least a
decent-looking Downtown. Miami's Downtown looks like something out of
a zombie movie - deserted after 7pm, full of beggars and vagrants and
downright dangerous. There's no real retail, other than a Macy's and
hundreds of cheap electrical and luggage stores run by shady people.
I don't blame the homeless for being there - they have nowhere else
to. Housing here is completely unaffordable, at best, because Miami
is a city for the rich.
The new condo buildings here are nothing short of a disgrace. They are
poorly designed, bland and they all look the same as the next condo.
It's sad that this city's skyline will be shaped by bland condo
buildings for decades to come - condo buildings that may not even sell
as the condo boom will surely go bust at some point. It seems that
this city builds and builds and builds without giving thought to
investing in transport infrastructure or helping its real citizens
that are the bread and butter of its economy. All the "boom' is doing
is driving up the cost of housing even further, flooding the market
with housing stock that it doesn't need, when it really needs
affordable housing stock.
Let's take a realistic look at Miami's often hyped skyline. The
skyline looks pretty at times (especially at night), but there are
basically just two tall office buildings Downtown (one is extremely
ugly, i.e. the Bank Of America Tower). You have the Four Seasons Tower
in Brickell, but that's just a plain old "box". The rest of the
skyline is littered with condominiums that are all carbon copies of
the next condominium - how interesting, huh?
You have a genuine lack of zoning in Miami, hence the fact that
despite having a (run down) Downtown district, there is no real
commercial center and business are spread out randomly across the
city, which probably doesn't help the traffic problem.
An article on [www.local10.com stated that more people are fleeing
South Florida than are coming here and that's an indication of how fed
up people are with this place and it's unjustly high cost of living.
This is a city where incomes are amongst the lowest in the United
States while more of your salary will go on housing (rent or mortgage
payments) than anywhere else in the country. I wouldn't mind such a
high cost of living if I was living in Manhattan, LA, Paris or London
but not in Miami - an overbuilt swamp town at the ass-end of Florida.
In reality, Miami is no more "special" than anywhere else in Florida,
i.e. Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando and to be honest, I'd rather live
in any of those cities because at least I'd get my money's worth.
The climate is what brings a lot of people here, but the climate
sucks. For six months of the year, it rains more than it rains in
Seattle. You have the risk of being hit by a hurricane too and this
place has flooded more times than I care to remember. If so much as a
tropical storm hits, it renders thousands of people without power for
sometimes as long as 5 weeks. If a hurricane hits, forget it - the
weak-ass power grid just crumbles. Then you have the constant humidity
and the many bugs that are only too eager to bite.
Corruption is rife here, but the people seem to continue to vote for
the same inadequate, corrupt politicians. This is a city where
millions of dollars assigned to affordable housing projects
mysteriously "disappears". This is a city where greedy developers
line the pockets of politicians to get their projects approved. This
is a city where third world mentality prevails, including corruption
(something you'd be used to in a country like Colombia, but not in the
United States).
The biggest problem with Miami though is the people. I can honestly
say that I have NEVER seen such a high percentage of complete and
utter scumbags of the worst kind contained in one metropolitan area.
Miami has a prevailing "ghetto" attitude, whether rich or poor. Many
people here not only can't speak English, but many refuse to speak
English and refuse to assimilate into mainstream American society. I
have found the majority of people in Miami to be shallow, superficial
(even more so than Los Angeles), loud, obnoxious, rude and
manipulative. This city is full of liars, cheats and thieves of the
lowest form - thieves who will steal bottled water from an old lady
(my mother in law, for instance). The Latin races here generally hate
one another, i.e. Cubans hate Puerto Ricans, Puerto Ricans hate
Cubans, Cubans hate Nicaraguans, etc, etc, etc. Not only that, but I
find many Latinos here to be extremely racist towards black people.
I've mentioned the drivers here, but I'll mention them again - they
suck. I've experienced a lot of road rage here first hand and I see
absolutely horrible and reckless driving on a daily basis on my
commute to work. At work, there is no professionalism and the ghetto
culture has well and truly infested the workplace. Most jobs
advertised here require you to be bilingual (Spanish), which is a joke
considering that this is the United States. Some of the Latinos here
take pride in the fact that they've driven the "gringos' away. Many
think that Americans are dull and boring and somehow inferior to
them. However, many of the people are no different from your average
piece of trailer trash; just replace country music with reggaeton and
Budweiser with Presidente. People here in general are extremely
uneducated and boy, it shows! Most of the morons here have probably
never even read a book and probably never will, unless Daddy Yankee
releases an autobiography with lots of pretty pictures in it. In
short, Miami is just one big sprawling ghetto, filled with people that
are quite simply the lowest of the low. Humanity doesn't exist here -
you could be dying in the street and no one would stop to help you.
Most people here don't have money, but they love to pretend that they
do, driving expensive cars, living it large on South Beach, while
still living with their parents and countless other family members in
a two bedroom apartment in Hialeah. I honestly don't know what's
worse here - the rich, or the wannabe rich. People here are all about
"me, me, me", hence the fact that I often call this place "MiaME".
As for solutions to solve Miami's problems - well, let's just say that
I am open to other people's opinions here. To solve the problems in
Miami, you'd probably have to kick out 80% of the population and
replace them with good, honest, educated and hard working Americans.
In all seriousness, a good start would be investing heavily in
transport infrastructure, affordable housing projects and creating
parks and other recreational areas. I would also clamp down on
reckless drivers and I'd introduce a mandatory life sentence for
causing death by "hit and run". I would install speed cameras on
major highways and traffic cameras on major intersections. I would
make English MANDATORY and I would not allow employers to advertise
jobs with "bilingual" as a requirement, unless it's a multi-national
firm. I would give companies financial incentives to relocate
Downtown and speaking of Downtown Miami, I'd encourage development
there in terms of retail malls, cinemas and department stores.
Unfortunately, the "me me me" attitude prevails here as does the
ghetto attitude, so I don't see things improving anytime soon.
I know that many will attack me for these opinions on such a highly
regarded place, but I don't care. I live here and work here and I
write this based on not only my opinion, but the opinion of many
others who have lived here all their life and hate Miami with a
passion. Sure, this is a great "party city", but it's not such a great
place to live for many people here who are struggling with the high
(and ever increasing) cost of living. To me, Miami seems like it's
rotten to the core and maybe even beyond repair. Miami has no soul or
vibe - it's just a big over-sized ghetto wasteland / South Florida
swamp town, filled with America's least desirable people.
Forget Will Smith's 1998 hit "Miami", forget Miami Vice and forget
those glossy images of Miami Beach......
In reality, there are 2 versions of Miami: there's the Miami you see
on TV, which is mostly Miami Beach, then there's the rest of Miami - a
bland, urban landscape littered with apartment buildings that look
like cheap motels, gas stations, tacky strip malls, Publix
supermarkets (Publix are the only real chain here), endless fast food
restaurants, warehouses and cheap looking business parks. The version
of Miami you don't see on the TV is version 2 (an urban wasteland),
where poverty, crime and inequality are rife and where the streets are
literally choked with traffic. If you're poor, you'll live in a shack
or an efficiency, or if you're lucky, you'll live in one of those
apartment buildings that look like cheap motels with tiny windows and
no view. There is no middle class here anymore, but if you have a
little money, you'll probably have paid over $400k for a box-like
house, somewhere in the depths of Kendall or Homestead on SW 2,005,442
Street and 1,245,667 Ave, dealing with a 2 hour commute every day.
You're led to believe that Miami is some sort of tropical paradise,
full of beautiful beaches, great nightlife, great women and that Miami
is simply bubbling with culture. Sure, it has palm trees and the
nightlife is great, if you're prepared to shell out well over $200 to
go to one of the clubs on South Beach. Miami is no paradise though -
in fact, it's about as far from being a "paradise" as you can get.
You'd think that with the tropical climate, people would have
beautiful and lush gardens, but in reality, people here tear down
trees and plants and replace them with asphalt and concrete. Miami is
no paradise - it has become a third world banana republic that broke
away from the United States a long time ago.
Miami is a city with some of the worst traffic in North America. The
roads here are inadequate, sub standard and generally f**ked up.
Construction here takes 1,000 times longer than it does in the rest of
the United States. Drivers here are amongst the rudest in the
country. Not only are the drivers here rude, but they're downright
reckless too. They drive like maniacs in their Ford F150s, Dodge Rams
or Honda Civics, with reggaeton blasting. This is a city with far too
many "hit and run" type accidents - in other words, not only will they
run you over, but they'll drive off, because that's what cowardly
bastards do. But you only have to look at how easy the driving test
is here and how they hand out licenses to anyone, even non-legal
aliens who probably have no concept of what an expressway is.
For a metropolitan area of well over 5 million people, public
transportation here is nothing short of a joke. You have one MetroRail
line going north to south and it doesn't even serve anywhere west of
the airport (where the bulk of the population of Dade County live).
You're forced to use your car because there's no other choice, unless
you just so happen to live close to the Metro Rail, or can afford one
of those overly priced condos in Brickell (south of Downtown).
Customer service in general here is far worse than ANYWHERE in the
United States and there's a general lack of quality and efficiency
here that commonplace in the rest of this great country. Many people
in this city are simply out to rip you of, including mechanics,
doctors, vets and dentists. During the 4 years that I've lived here,
I have never encountered so many shady so-called health professionals
as I have here in Miami. As for customer service, forget it, unless
you speak fluent ghetto-Spanish. It's got to the point where I drive
up to West Palm Beach (a good 2 hour drive) in order to get good
customer service (West Palm Beach feels like part of the United
States, unlike Miami-Dade).
As for Miami being paradise, I suggest that if you're staying in Miami
Beach, take a drive across the causeway and you'll stumble upon the
"urban wasteland" that I despise so much. There is truly nothing here
- nothing in terms of parks, museums or infrastructure. Take a drive
through Hialeah, Opa Locka, anywhere "NW" or Overtown and you'll feel
like you're either in a slum part of Tijuana, a run down part of
Kingston, Jamaica or a miscellaneous Latin American hell-hole.
Don't get me started on Downtown Miami either - the place is a mess.
You'd think that for such an "important" city, it'd have at least a
decent-looking Downtown. Miami's Downtown looks like something out of
a zombie movie - deserted after 7pm, full of beggars and vagrants and
downright dangerous. There's no real retail, other than a Macy's and
hundreds of cheap electrical and luggage stores run by shady people.
I don't blame the homeless for being there - they have nowhere else
to. Housing here is completely unaffordable, at best, because Miami
is a city for the rich.
The new condo buildings here are nothing short of a disgrace. They are
poorly designed, bland and they all look the same as the next condo.
It's sad that this city's skyline will be shaped by bland condo
buildings for decades to come - condo buildings that may not even sell
as the condo boom will surely go bust at some point. It seems that
this city builds and builds and builds without giving thought to
investing in transport infrastructure or helping its real citizens
that are the bread and butter of its economy. All the "boom' is doing
is driving up the cost of housing even further, flooding the market
with housing stock that it doesn't need, when it really needs
affordable housing stock.
Let's take a realistic look at Miami's often hyped skyline. The
skyline looks pretty at times (especially at night), but there are
basically just two tall office buildings Downtown (one is extremely
ugly, i.e. the Bank Of America Tower). You have the Four Seasons Tower
in Brickell, but that's just a plain old "box". The rest of the
skyline is littered with condominiums that are all carbon copies of
the next condominium - how interesting, huh?
You have a genuine lack of zoning in Miami, hence the fact that
despite having a (run down) Downtown district, there is no real
commercial center and business are spread out randomly across the
city, which probably doesn't help the traffic problem.
An article on [www.local10.com stated that more people are fleeing
South Florida than are coming here and that's an indication of how fed
up people are with this place and it's unjustly high cost of living.
This is a city where incomes are amongst the lowest in the United
States while more of your salary will go on housing (rent or mortgage
payments) than anywhere else in the country. I wouldn't mind such a
high cost of living if I was living in Manhattan, LA, Paris or London
but not in Miami - an overbuilt swamp town at the ass-end of Florida.
In reality, Miami is no more "special" than anywhere else in Florida,
i.e. Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando and to be honest, I'd rather live
in any of those cities because at least I'd get my money's worth.
The climate is what brings a lot of people here, but the climate
sucks. For six months of the year, it rains more than it rains in
Seattle. You have the risk of being hit by a hurricane too and this
place has flooded more times than I care to remember. If so much as a
tropical storm hits, it renders thousands of people without power for
sometimes as long as 5 weeks. If a hurricane hits, forget it - the
weak-ass power grid just crumbles. Then you have the constant humidity
and the many bugs that are only too eager to bite.
Corruption is rife here, but the people seem to continue to vote for
the same inadequate, corrupt politicians. This is a city where
millions of dollars assigned to affordable housing projects
mysteriously "disappears". This is a city where greedy developers
line the pockets of politicians to get their projects approved. This
is a city where third world mentality prevails, including corruption
(something you'd be used to in a country like Colombia, but not in the
United States).
The biggest problem with Miami though is the people. I can honestly
say that I have NEVER seen such a high percentage of complete and
utter scumbags of the worst kind contained in one metropolitan area.
Miami has a prevailing "ghetto" attitude, whether rich or poor. Many
people here not only can't speak English, but many refuse to speak
English and refuse to assimilate into mainstream American society. I
have found the majority of people in Miami to be shallow, superficial
(even more so than Los Angeles), loud, obnoxious, rude and
manipulative. This city is full of liars, cheats and thieves of the
lowest form - thieves who will steal bottled water from an old lady
(my mother in law, for instance). The Latin races here generally hate
one another, i.e. Cubans hate Puerto Ricans, Puerto Ricans hate
Cubans, Cubans hate Nicaraguans, etc, etc, etc. Not only that, but I
find many Latinos here to be extremely racist towards black people.
I've mentioned the drivers here, but I'll mention them again - they
suck. I've experienced a lot of road rage here first hand and I see
absolutely horrible and reckless driving on a daily basis on my
commute to work. At work, there is no professionalism and the ghetto
culture has well and truly infested the workplace. Most jobs
advertised here require you to be bilingual (Spanish), which is a joke
considering that this is the United States. Some of the Latinos here
take pride in the fact that they've driven the "gringos' away. Many
think that Americans are dull and boring and somehow inferior to
them. However, many of the people are no different from your average
piece of trailer trash; just replace country music with reggaeton and
Budweiser with Presidente. People here in general are extremely
uneducated and boy, it shows! Most of the morons here have probably
never even read a book and probably never will, unless Daddy Yankee
releases an autobiography with lots of pretty pictures in it. In
short, Miami is just one big sprawling ghetto, filled with people that
are quite simply the lowest of the low. Humanity doesn't exist here -
you could be dying in the street and no one would stop to help you.
Most people here don't have money, but they love to pretend that they
do, driving expensive cars, living it large on South Beach, while
still living with their parents and countless other family members in
a two bedroom apartment in Hialeah. I honestly don't know what's
worse here - the rich, or the wannabe rich. People here are all about
"me, me, me", hence the fact that I often call this place "MiaME".
As for solutions to solve Miami's problems - well, let's just say that
I am open to other people's opinions here. To solve the problems in
Miami, you'd probably have to kick out 80% of the population and
replace them with good, honest, educated and hard working Americans.
In all seriousness, a good start would be investing heavily in
transport infrastructure, affordable housing projects and creating
parks and other recreational areas. I would also clamp down on
reckless drivers and I'd introduce a mandatory life sentence for
causing death by "hit and run". I would install speed cameras on
major highways and traffic cameras on major intersections. I would
make English MANDATORY and I would not allow employers to advertise
jobs with "bilingual" as a requirement, unless it's a multi-national
firm. I would give companies financial incentives to relocate
Downtown and speaking of Downtown Miami, I'd encourage development
there in terms of retail malls, cinemas and department stores.
Unfortunately, the "me me me" attitude prevails here as does the
ghetto attitude, so I don't see things improving anytime soon.
I know that many will attack me for these opinions on such a highly
regarded place, but I don't care. I live here and work here and I
write this based on not only my opinion, but the opinion of many
others who have lived here all their life and hate Miami with a
passion. Sure, this is a great "party city", but it's not such a great
place to live for many people here who are struggling with the high
(and ever increasing) cost of living. To me, Miami seems like it's
rotten to the core and maybe even beyond repair. Miami has no soul or
vibe - it's just a big over-sized ghetto wasteland / South Florida
swamp town, filled with America's least desirable people.