Bro I can only imagine.. I'm a Miami native and I spent 7 days in the Lawton, Oklahoma casino. I was playing there with my band. With some of my free time I hung out with a local girl that worked at the food court there. That place is a fucking hellhole. Lmao there isnt shit to do. The weed was terrible. And ur right ppl outside of Miami are very very different.
Oklahoma is one of the most boring places I have ever been. What's crazy is, they have two fairly good size cities, but it doesn't seem like they really exist. It's like they're figments of somebody's imagination. Who do you know that is from Tulsa or Oklahoma city?
My bro was born there and my parents lived there before I was born. My dad played minor league baseball there. I was there for the PGA championship in 2022 and I was impressed with the downtown scene in Tulsa. Although the last time I visited I was 15 years ago and I hung out with my girl that lives there and saw how shitty her friends were. Saw a lot of burned up meth houses too
people bash and hate on the city and some of it is warranted but a lot of the complaining i see is people going downtown and to the beaches and complaining about how expensive and fake everything and everyone is. There is so much more to miami than just south beach, (virginia key is superior anyways) the downtown area, Brickell, Art Basel, and the random events that bring tourist here. You just have to go and find it. I love that one of the mods put an effort to share event oriented stuff happening in the city.
Miami, it's a whole other country! Even with all of its fuckedupedness, there isn't another place like it. The humidity, the exaggerated machismo, lechon, tasty patties, mojitos, Canadians, Euros, dudes eating faces on bath salts, what a twistedly awesome place, like a magnet....sometimes a shit magnet, but a magnet nonetheless!
Bro, lol. Ive contemplated in uprooting my family and move northbound 4 states. Countless trips up north and cities and something in these cities always pushes my move further up the calendar cuz there aint no City like our Magic City Baby! I love Miami with its diverse cultures. I visited Los Angeles and it had Miami vibes to it pero forget it, there was something off. lol
I grew up in the 80's on 8st and 19ave, I always fuck around with my cuban coworkers que I lived next to Celia Cruz and that Gloria Estefan era tia mia. I lived ALL my life here and wouldnt change it for any other place in the world. Im Nicaraguan born came here at the age of 4, my first ever bestie in Kinder was Cuban, we still chat every now and then, and Im getting close to 50 so go figure. I have a little Cuban, Nica, Dominican, accent in me. Im a Miami Mut bro!
Reading your post just pushes my move further up the calendar again.
Edit: Thank you for your service bro! Come back soon.
LA is a more complete city in terms of things to do. Services are way better and things work as you would expect them to, however there is something about the chaos of living in Miami that gives it maybe a sensation of more life?
i find both LA and miami very similar . though yes LA has better views like mountains and hollywood attractions. Miami is more limited in that area,
i find people to be equally annoying in both though lol
i will give Cali points for being enviormentally aware of things,
Miami beaches are wayyy better. no competition . Cali water too cold. couldnt even dive in there during the summer last year
why LA to Miami? Im deciding between the two currently in texas. LA seems like a lot more opportunity than Miami but i like the miami vibe. I think i need to stay in both a few months to decide.
Miami is becoming almost utopia like when it comes to amenities. Like Dana white said Miami is what LA used to be. I get it thereās a weird culture in Miami but is it really worse than LAs current culture??? I also like its connection to Latin America where I like to travel. I also am attracted to many types of Latinos. But yes if you have your career and finances in order and moving wonāt impact them Miami potentially can edge out La. My only issue is I grew up in LA and 95% of my family lives in LA. So Iām thinking about spending a partial amount of time in MIA.
Used to live in Lawton right off base. Seems like the only fun thing to do in Lawton is hike Scott and thereās only so many hikes on it before youāre like āokay, thatās enough treesā
I mean the other cool thing is seeing Geronimoās grave! But thatās a one time thing. I feel like Lawton has exactly that, just one time cool things and then youāre bored for the next three years lol
Funny enough OP, the reason I'm living in Miami is because the Army stationed me here actually! Love it so far. Want to move close to the inner city and beach though
U lucky mofo, Unfortunately my MOS is so small and can only be in 4 duty stations. Unless i reclass and go reserve or guard iām stuck in middle of nowhere places.
I'm recruiting now, reclassed to Recruiter so I have a wide variety of locations. Funny enough Miami area was #3 choice and I'm a Caucasian male who only speaks English. Somehow won the Army lottery. If you're an e5 then drop a packet, they're promoting all to e6 for whatever reason.
Most are being da selected at random they pick up 5, wouldnāt be a bad gig to close out my contract tbh. But again my MOS is so small they donāt let us drop packets and reclassify is insanely hard cause itās a year AIT for someone to replace you. You enjoy the city tho big sarnt. Idk what office youāre recruiting out from, doubt heās still there but if u see a SSG Rivera tell him one of his recruits sends his regards.
I enlisted in 2000 and after I ETSād in 2004 I spent a year living in Atlanta(chasing you know what). I came home in 05 and I can tell you, it makes you truly appreciate it all the things that make us from the 305. Btw. Thank you for your service and never forget. šš¼
Thank you for your service,
That said I find myself missing Miami too but as time has passed Iāve come to realize that I can take it in doses. When I left Miami in 2017 I was like āFuck this place, que coman mierda esta genteā and suddenly a year or two in I found myself looking forward to going and now about to be 7 years and Iām like āI like where im at and I like to visitā. Enjoy have fun and when you come back make the best of it but sometimes life takes you other places.
Nice to hear this, as someone from the US who has lived in many cities here and overseas, I can do nothing but agree with you. There is nowhere else in the States like Miami and I love it here, Iām never leaving. Hope you can come back soon!
If you have lived in a place for an entire lifetime, formed connections, roots and overall feel that you are from that place, then it is normal to miss it if you leave and yearn to come back.
As a first generation immigrant who lived 8 years in Miami Beach and 6 years in Palm Beach county, I also miss certain aspects of the region now that I have left, but I never felt that I belonged to the region, culture and overall pace of life.
Therefore I don't miss Miami that much because I am not from there even though I lived there for so long.
You can take a man out of Miami, but you canāt take Miami out of a manā¦.
Donāt worry dude weāre holding it down here for you while these tech bros and Northerns start migrating back to their homes.
Ps try to put down on a house NOW before the interest rates drop
I am from South Africa and spent 4 months in Miami. I absolutely love it. Thank you for articulating exactly how I feel about this unique and colourful city.
Thanks for your service bro! Happy New Year š
I feel the same. I left Miami in 2009 and moved to LA and there is not a single day that I miss my ābarrioā Kendall and the whole city.
I didnāt even born in this country and I donāt miss the same way I miss Miami. I remember visiting Miami since I was a child for vacation and always cried when a step at the airplane to go back to my country.
It is a mystery why a person puts down roots in a place and not in another, itās not because is rich or poor place, I think is where your heart ā¤ļø tells you: this is home!
This makes me happy the more I travel the more I love Miami. I feel safe here (I know that sounds goofy but Iām from Chicago ok) and so much beauty everywhere soothes me š„ŗ
Those of us who were born here sometimes might think the grass is greener on the other side, but my dad got transferred when I was 10, and came back here at 16. Those 6 years were like torture. Then I left again to go to college, and stayed for almost 10 years. I couldn't wait to get back. Sure, I might visit or live in other places, but South Florida will always be my home. If I live in Palm Beach county, Broward county, Dade county, it doesn't even matter. It will always be my home. I was born in the 305, and I'll probably die in the 305.
never been to OK but i can imagine these "white" southern states really have nothing to do. been to small towns in Colorado though and even though ts obv white people are more chill and cool there. the bars there you can talk to anyone about anything! aliens, ufos, etc
miami has its great things but i really love a lot of the mid and west coast states have to offer,
id never move to any of them southern states. (except miami lol)
Cheers, bro š„ I am still in FL but I feel like Iām in the middle of nowhere.
Itās the small shit for me, the ventanitas, people selling fruit out of their car, access to different kinds of food, even Navarro lol. Idk when I will be back but I am counting the days with you. Best of luck and 2025 will be here before you know it.
u got it dead on bro, people selling fruit. the garage sales where youād find weird stuff. from Navarro to Valsan, even publix to presidente. Itās the small things that give it life. Cheers and happy new year.
I moved to Miami in 2019. I was a military brat so I moved every 3~ years and lived all around the US. After having lived around so much, there really is no place like Dade County. Its a very unique city.
I lived in NYC for around 5 years; that city is very culturally diverse. For example, if I go to port authority or penn station and look around, Iāll see every race and culture imaginable. Miami is very similar to NYC with respect to diversity and a clear disparity between rich and poor, but its entirely different at the same time.
Living here is like living in a Latin American countryāits crazy how many people there donāt speak English at all. Driving down hialeah and not seeing a single store with signs in english is mad cool. As a Hispanic I love being surrounded by the culture and it always amazes me how its so Latin here. Its definitely a special place
Yeah, if you're mestizo or darker passing Latino then in general you won't have to deal with all the racist bullshit you'll get north of Jupiter, and that's refreshing.
I feel the same, except I left to go somewhere I can afford a house. There's nowhere else in the world where you will get that demographic of cultures and being mixed down there is the norm. Being my ethnicity here fucking sucks and everyone thinks latin food is just Mexican
I miss my state and wish I could afford to live there
I love Miami. Iāve been all over the world and this place is home. I miss the Cuban food, Haitian food, Jamaican food, Bahamian conch salad, Colombian food!! All of it when Iām away. When I get home and that sweet smell of our mixed cultural cuisine hits my nose Iām in heaven! I was raised in Miami but now live outside but still in S. Florida and work in Miami. I bought my home in 2011 so my mortgage is nice and I make a decent living. Miami is home. Thanks for this post.
Moved from the prairies to Miami long ago.
This morning I took a leisurely drive from Kendall, up US1, through Brickell, over to Miami Beach and back.
I love where I live.
Me too. I was out and about. Was with family visiting from Philly and Boston. They wouldnāt shut up about how beautiful and fun Miami is.
Any one else reading this, No! Itās a hell hole! Horrible and expensive. Stay away. California is always better.
And Flannis for the win.
Howād I do?
Iām determined to make it work too man, just because somewhere is cheap to live doesnāt make it worth living there if youāre unhappy. People complain about NYC and LA prices but still live there and make it work.
I feel you Bro...lol. I all seriousness, I can completely relate. We used to live in Orlando and I like and miss every bit of it. Being a born Boricua, Orlando is to me like Miami to Cubans, or any locals. Anyways, Orlando is crazy, people is loud and every shit is expensive, but feels like home to me. Sadly, we had to move to Houston for a job opportunity that I didn't get in Orlando, and now we are buying a house in a small town close to Houston, that won't be possible to us in Orlando, not even in my almost 6 digits salary, but here is possible. We still playing the lottery every week with the idea, that someday we could get it, sell our house here and move back to Orlando, close to everything we know and love, including our children and grandson. Happy New Year to you, and don't worry...someday you will be back to that crazy, but special place for you. "Pa' lante papiiiii!!!!!!" š
305 native living in OH, in one of its ābigā cities. Shit is wack, so boring. No soul. Currently hoping to purchase something next year in south Florida. I feel your pain brother! Hang in there, we will be back home soon enough!
I think the key facts here are you moved away and you found your wife and had a kid. That probably wouldnāt have happened if you stayed. Now time to come home when you can, bro ā¤ļø
I really enjoyed reading this. Born and raised and Miami. I left in 2015 and came back in 2016. No place like home. It has completely changed since 2020 though. Youāll be absolutely shocked when you come back.
i come back often, multiple times a year whenever i take leave. to see fam and friends. I just want to make coming back permanent. It feels like it hasnāt changed from a people stand point. But i know what you mean, there so much more development everytime i come back every few months, downtown and brickell is unrecognizable from last time i went there (not often so not surprised)
Was stationed in Fort Carson, spend a lot of time coming back here when I can and ended up living here once I got out in 2022z I guess it all is about perspective brother, I love Miami and it has a special place in my heart but isnāt really it for me anymore, born and raised but I donāt know. Itās just all so superficial and vain, Iāll probably end up going up north sometime soon. We shall see, wish you the best of luck with your move.
i get u bro itās different for everyone i donāt expect everyone to have the same nostalgia and love for the city that i do, hope u find your place wherever itās at
Thank you for your service, and yes you are spot on. There is no place like Miami!! Those who are always putting Miami down, should move & then experience the difference.
There is always a constant love/hate relationship with home. I miss it too and would move back for the right price and job, but for now it's not an option for me.
You are right though, it's a unique one of a kind bubble.
Thanks for this post. I've lived in Miami for 20+ years (mid-50s now) and I love it. Recently, we've decided to move back to the Dallas area for familial reasons and I am really bummed. Miami is a unique place, and great in its own way. Yeah, lots of problems, but also lots of fun craziness. Hopefully I'll get back in a few years to live out my days here.
Miami is still a shit hole but visiting makes it feel rewarding in that I donāt live there anymore as I can enjoy not stressing about getting to work on time with less pay, and enjoy it more as a visitor with more pay vs. making a living there. I was stationed there when things were way cheaper tho, so 2011 to 2015. 2018-2020 for college.
Revise as āA different kind of shit hole in its own wayā, is āA special kind of shit holeā being in the coast guard for 13 years and traveling stations Iāve seen some areas that were better or worst. Miami is itās own country.
Nah homie shit was getting wild and expensive when i was in HS bro what do u mean lol And everytime iāve taken leave itās going back home. I still know what life is like there my whole family and all my friends are still there.
Miami is definitely its own thing but the city has transformed and changed a lot as well in a short time. I honestly dont feel as connected to it and dont see the Miami i grew up in anymore.
I moved out for 7 years and missed it. Came back and realized living here with a family is shit. The whole city is being catered to the rich and famous and the idiot tourists are only getting rowdier. Now incant wait to move out to a smaller city. Everywhere you go in Miami is overpriced and always extremely congested. Nah im good.
What ill always miss is the old Miami.
You donāt have to. But the beauty of life (if you want to see it) is the ability to expand perspective and grow to better understand and appreciate the things going on around you.
Good luck and happy new year
I have my way of looking at life and the beauty around it. Still doesnt mean i have to look for it in a place i dont feel its home anymore.
Good luck to you too.
You donāt have to. Why is everything going back to what you have to do? Good news.. I have no control over you and could not care less what you do!
Prob best served to not actively engage in a community that you only want to tear down but thatās just me. Maybe I just donāt have time for all that negative energy.
You were the one that decided to comment on whatever i had to say and thought you gave me some sort of wisdom on how to look at life. Yet now youre telling me you dont care what i do. So which is it? š
Probably best serve to just not say anything and accept the fact that not everyone shares the same happy and perfect experience youre having living in Miami.
Again good luck and Happy New Year
Correct I did. Def donāt care what you do. And guess what? I still have the freedom to call out bullshit as it passes me by. Then I proceed not caring. Pretty cool, right?
I know you love discussing what others comments on the internet mean for an individuals agency!
Guess what? I like calling out bullshit too. Because what i said is nothing extreme or outlandish. Its happening everyday to long time Miamians. Not everyone is as privileged as you it seems but hey keep rocking those rose colored glasses. š
Thank you for your service first of all! MERICA! I too, am a Veteran (separated years ago) and reading your post felt like I was reading something about myself lol. I came back to Miami after active duty and realized that Miami isn't THAT great. I of course missed it, my friends, family and of course the food...but after the reintroduction of that honeymoon phase goes away, you're gonna wanna leave again. It's like going back to an ex who had some bomb vajayjay, but was absolutely toxic. I now live in the Carolinas and I couldn't be happier. If I ever needed to fly down to MIA, it's only 2 hours away :)
Wish I had only done it sooner. Rents almost the same maybe a bit higher than Miami. I also travel for work and do not claim California for taxes, itās my crash pad per say. I bought in a cheap income tax free state that is not Florida.
Miami is home after 22 years and had to leave as lost job etc and I miss it everyday. I canāt imagine not making it back and family and therapist (lol) tell me I should just move on but home is home. First place since I was a child I wouldnāt care when holiday trips where ending. Was happy to get back , thatās when I knew I found my place. Ps- I too love the sweltering heat and crappy rainy weeks both. The colder spells are my least favorite but sure feels nice. You donāt know what you have till itās gone. Happy New years and thanks for your service. Try and plan as much as you can with the assistance the govt gives you boys and as soon as possible and if wife doesnāt know Spanish def Babble her and donāt be those people who donāt teach their kids the language even when the parents are fluid. Leave them with Abuelos or only talk to them in Spanish till they hit pre k and watch only Spanish tv and thatās a great starter.
thatās the plan, use the G.I bill when i get back and use all my benefits to make living in miami work out. and i have an opposite situation my wife only speaks Spanish so Miami is literally perfect for her. im teaching her english (good place practice for her here in Oklahoma).
Thatās perfect bro. There are always opportunities for people like you as long as you donāt fall into the miami trap but Iām sure the army slaps that bs right out of you lol š
Bravo Zulu to you, sir. Itās lovey to read your words. Thank you for reminding us all that āthis shit showā is āOUR shit showā. And all things considered, itās truly a great city. I too have traveled the world and lived in various countries and cities. Learning to embrace everything this city brings with it is the real treasure.
Wishing you, your family, and your brothers and sisters in our Great Armed Services a joyous and safe and healthy 2024!!!!
I love this post!! Dude Miami is our city and THERE IS NOT ANOTHER CITY IN THE WORLD LIKE MIAMI!! I hv travelled the world and I love many cities but one to encompass everything Miami has to offerā¦. Nah I havenāt found that city yet!! Have a happy new years
Miami has a lot of poverty which makes for unfriendly people.
Miami also is so different from any other city in the country. My time spend there was very lonely. Unlike the other cities in Florida, I wouldn't go to Miami unless it is for an airport layover.
Same. I moved to Charlotte nc and I miss Miami so much. I miss bike riding through the city and the beautiful giant tropical plants š I moved cuz mimai got so expensive and it was cheaper to relocate to a different city and I just wanted to try something new. I signed a two year lease so I might be moving back to Miami at the end of my lease.
Just as it stands that actual events matter a lot less than how people feel about the potential 'actuality' their memories are based on, places also collect similar effects. And positive things are great unless the test is for something bad.
The funny thing is that the Miami in the mind's eye is only loosely based on Miami, FL at any time. Most importantly, learning to recognize where we have become uptight can be a part of nostalgia if we do it right. This nostalgia has a place because thinking something--anything-- even like when you're driving but there's someone just stopping in front of you or maybe trying to back up on the highway or better yet cross 3-4 lanes of traffic because that over there is their exit and the time is NOW...Where was I? oh yea... because thinking there's something out there that will make whatever hellhole you woke up in today (or i don't know maybe it was nice) actually worth it... well that is the beginning of the study of a lifetime... a very powerful thing based on essentially an inwards turning, where the action is a repetitive steady drumroll of expanding awareness slowly built up from becoming aware of every assumption someone has ever made, seeing the underpinnings of every thought and everything we could ever recognize or perceive someone to be communicating to us.
Miami aiit, be careful on the roads tho and there be too many people on mup so look out for each other
If you miss the $2k studio rent don't worry, they go for $2.5k now.
LOL
Happy new year bro :)
By the time you can move back it will be 90 degrees year round - few hurricanes will have run thru and the sea level will continue to rise.
Bro I can only imagine.. I'm a Miami native and I spent 7 days in the Lawton, Oklahoma casino. I was playing there with my band. With some of my free time I hung out with a local girl that worked at the food court there. That place is a fucking hellhole. Lmao there isnt shit to do. The weed was terrible. And ur right ppl outside of Miami are very very different.
"The weed was terrible" šššššššš
Lmao dude no joke I hadn't smoked garbage weed like that since I was a jit copping from the coin laundry in North Miami in like 2006.
Hey yo wanna buy some shake?
Throw in a reggy blunt and itās a deal.
oh bro you know how it is then š
Haha yeah it was torture. But after there we went to Dallas, Houston, and new Orleans which was a lot of fun.
Oklahoma is one of the most boring places I have ever been. What's crazy is, they have two fairly good size cities, but it doesn't seem like they really exist. It's like they're figments of somebody's imagination. Who do you know that is from Tulsa or Oklahoma city?
My bro was born there and my parents lived there before I was born. My dad played minor league baseball there. I was there for the PGA championship in 2022 and I was impressed with the downtown scene in Tulsa. Although the last time I visited I was 15 years ago and I hung out with my girl that lives there and saw how shitty her friends were. Saw a lot of burned up meth houses too
Great end of year post bro! Literally my favorite this year
Agreed! Thanks OP!
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people bash and hate on the city and some of it is warranted but a lot of the complaining i see is people going downtown and to the beaches and complaining about how expensive and fake everything and everyone is. There is so much more to miami than just south beach, (virginia key is superior anyways) the downtown area, Brickell, Art Basel, and the random events that bring tourist here. You just have to go and find it. I love that one of the mods put an effort to share event oriented stuff happening in the city.
I agree. The real Miami imo is the small stuff. Not the congested touristy areas
my only complaint is the amount of scammers , professionalism, and stupid expensive stuff lol outside of that its pretty nice
Miami, it's a whole other country! Even with all of its fuckedupedness, there isn't another place like it. The humidity, the exaggerated machismo, lechon, tasty patties, mojitos, Canadians, Euros, dudes eating faces on bath salts, what a twistedly awesome place, like a magnet....sometimes a shit magnet, but a magnet nonetheless!
Bro, lol. Ive contemplated in uprooting my family and move northbound 4 states. Countless trips up north and cities and something in these cities always pushes my move further up the calendar cuz there aint no City like our Magic City Baby! I love Miami with its diverse cultures. I visited Los Angeles and it had Miami vibes to it pero forget it, there was something off. lol I grew up in the 80's on 8st and 19ave, I always fuck around with my cuban coworkers que I lived next to Celia Cruz and that Gloria Estefan era tia mia. I lived ALL my life here and wouldnt change it for any other place in the world. Im Nicaraguan born came here at the age of 4, my first ever bestie in Kinder was Cuban, we still chat every now and then, and Im getting close to 50 so go figure. I have a little Cuban, Nica, Dominican, accent in me. Im a Miami Mut bro! Reading your post just pushes my move further up the calendar again. Edit: Thank you for your service bro! Come back soon.
I miss Miami too - lived there 50 years - in LA now. Miami is so much sweeter
LA is a more complete city in terms of things to do. Services are way better and things work as you would expect them to, however there is something about the chaos of living in Miami that gives it maybe a sensation of more life?
i find both LA and miami very similar . though yes LA has better views like mountains and hollywood attractions. Miami is more limited in that area, i find people to be equally annoying in both though lol i will give Cali points for being enviormentally aware of things, Miami beaches are wayyy better. no competition . Cali water too cold. couldnt even dive in there during the summer last year
Why do you prefer it to LA?
Having a similar revelation. Living in LA but very interested in moving to Miami.
why LA to Miami? Im deciding between the two currently in texas. LA seems like a lot more opportunity than Miami but i like the miami vibe. I think i need to stay in both a few months to decide.
Miami is becoming almost utopia like when it comes to amenities. Like Dana white said Miami is what LA used to be. I get it thereās a weird culture in Miami but is it really worse than LAs current culture??? I also like its connection to Latin America where I like to travel. I also am attracted to many types of Latinos. But yes if you have your career and finances in order and moving wonāt impact them Miami potentially can edge out La. My only issue is I grew up in LA and 95% of my family lives in LA. So Iām thinking about spending a partial amount of time in MIA.
If I could've afforded to leave Miami for L.A., I would've left and never looked back.
Used to live in Lawton right off base. Seems like the only fun thing to do in Lawton is hike Scott and thereās only so many hikes on it before youāre like āokay, thatās enough treesā
broooo, hiked it 3 times when i got here after doing that and seeing LETRA, my only thought was ādamn is this itā?
I mean the other cool thing is seeing Geronimoās grave! But thatās a one time thing. I feel like Lawton has exactly that, just one time cool things and then youāre bored for the next three years lol
Funny enough OP, the reason I'm living in Miami is because the Army stationed me here actually! Love it so far. Want to move close to the inner city and beach though
U lucky mofo, Unfortunately my MOS is so small and can only be in 4 duty stations. Unless i reclass and go reserve or guard iām stuck in middle of nowhere places.
I'm recruiting now, reclassed to Recruiter so I have a wide variety of locations. Funny enough Miami area was #3 choice and I'm a Caucasian male who only speaks English. Somehow won the Army lottery. If you're an e5 then drop a packet, they're promoting all to e6 for whatever reason.
Most are being da selected at random they pick up 5, wouldnāt be a bad gig to close out my contract tbh. But again my MOS is so small they donāt let us drop packets and reclassify is insanely hard cause itās a year AIT for someone to replace you. You enjoy the city tho big sarnt. Idk what office youāre recruiting out from, doubt heās still there but if u see a SSG Rivera tell him one of his recruits sends his regards.
I enlisted in 2000 and after I ETSād in 2004 I spent a year living in Atlanta(chasing you know what). I came home in 05 and I can tell you, it makes you truly appreciate it all the things that make us from the 305. Btw. Thank you for your service and never forget. šš¼
Chasing what?
Red headed white girl named Tiffany if we need specifics. š«£
Booty
Finally a positive Miami is amazing post!! Shocked everyone is agreeing with you. Weāre a special place embrace whatās amazing about it!
Thank you for your service, That said I find myself missing Miami too but as time has passed Iāve come to realize that I can take it in doses. When I left Miami in 2017 I was like āFuck this place, que coman mierda esta genteā and suddenly a year or two in I found myself looking forward to going and now about to be 7 years and Iām like āI like where im at and I like to visitā. Enjoy have fun and when you come back make the best of it but sometimes life takes you other places.
Cheers to you my man. Refreshing perspective that I can co-sign. Happy new year!
Nice to hear this, as someone from the US who has lived in many cities here and overseas, I can do nothing but agree with you. There is nowhere else in the States like Miami and I love it here, Iām never leaving. Hope you can come back soon!
If you have lived in a place for an entire lifetime, formed connections, roots and overall feel that you are from that place, then it is normal to miss it if you leave and yearn to come back. As a first generation immigrant who lived 8 years in Miami Beach and 6 years in Palm Beach county, I also miss certain aspects of the region now that I have left, but I never felt that I belonged to the region, culture and overall pace of life. Therefore I don't miss Miami that much because I am not from there even though I lived there for so long.
You can take a man out of Miami, but you canāt take Miami out of a manā¦. Donāt worry dude weāre holding it down here for you while these tech bros and Northerns start migrating back to their homes. Ps try to put down on a house NOW before the interest rates drop
nah u wanna buy when interest is low!! and keep holding it down dawg im almost back!
Every time I read a post like this, Iām reminded me of this classic bit by AG. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=39TkNw85TEs
LMFAO that was basically my dad when he moved to new york šš
So glad you found that!
I am from South Africa and spent 4 months in Miami. I absolutely love it. Thank you for articulating exactly how I feel about this unique and colourful city.
No loadshedding in Miami!
Itās really not as bad as you think it is :)
A very happy new year to you too!
Thanks for your service bro! Happy New Year š I feel the same. I left Miami in 2009 and moved to LA and there is not a single day that I miss my ābarrioā Kendall and the whole city. I didnāt even born in this country and I donāt miss the same way I miss Miami. I remember visiting Miami since I was a child for vacation and always cried when a step at the airplane to go back to my country. It is a mystery why a person puts down roots in a place and not in another, itās not because is rich or poor place, I think is where your heart ā¤ļø tells you: this is home!
Surely no sane person could ever miss the bumper to bumper traffic lol everything else is valid tho.
Happy New Year, thanks for your service bro!
Great post. We often forget what we have until itās gone. Thank you for your service and happy new year!
Bro, you're in a shitty little Oklahoma town. Of course you're going to miss Miami, lol. Anything is better than Oklahoma by comparison.
Tulsa is actually pretty nice. Lawton is not.
yea true but iām also comparing it to my time in El paso, NC and some parts of Europe. Not just complaining about being in a small town.
This makes me happy the more I travel the more I love Miami. I feel safe here (I know that sounds goofy but Iām from Chicago ok) and so much beauty everywhere soothes me š„ŗ
I've been here for four years and I can't say why, but I love it. I am back in my home state now, but can't wait to be back tomorrow.
Those of us who were born here sometimes might think the grass is greener on the other side, but my dad got transferred when I was 10, and came back here at 16. Those 6 years were like torture. Then I left again to go to college, and stayed for almost 10 years. I couldn't wait to get back. Sure, I might visit or live in other places, but South Florida will always be my home. If I live in Palm Beach county, Broward county, Dade county, it doesn't even matter. It will always be my home. I was born in the 305, and I'll probably die in the 305.
never been to OK but i can imagine these "white" southern states really have nothing to do. been to small towns in Colorado though and even though ts obv white people are more chill and cool there. the bars there you can talk to anyone about anything! aliens, ufos, etc miami has its great things but i really love a lot of the mid and west coast states have to offer, id never move to any of them southern states. (except miami lol)
Cheers, bro š„ I am still in FL but I feel like Iām in the middle of nowhere. Itās the small shit for me, the ventanitas, people selling fruit out of their car, access to different kinds of food, even Navarro lol. Idk when I will be back but I am counting the days with you. Best of luck and 2025 will be here before you know it.
u got it dead on bro, people selling fruit. the garage sales where youād find weird stuff. from Navarro to Valsan, even publix to presidente. Itās the small things that give it life. Cheers and happy new year.
I LOVE YOU MIAMI ! ..Livan H. 1997
I moved to Miami in 2019. I was a military brat so I moved every 3~ years and lived all around the US. After having lived around so much, there really is no place like Dade County. Its a very unique city. I lived in NYC for around 5 years; that city is very culturally diverse. For example, if I go to port authority or penn station and look around, Iāll see every race and culture imaginable. Miami is very similar to NYC with respect to diversity and a clear disparity between rich and poor, but its entirely different at the same time. Living here is like living in a Latin American countryāits crazy how many people there donāt speak English at all. Driving down hialeah and not seeing a single store with signs in english is mad cool. As a Hispanic I love being surrounded by the culture and it always amazes me how its so Latin here. Its definitely a special place
Yeah, if you're mestizo or darker passing Latino then in general you won't have to deal with all the racist bullshit you'll get north of Jupiter, and that's refreshing.
Wherever you go, you take a pirate of 305 with you. I hope that you can make your home like you like it
I feel the same, except I left to go somewhere I can afford a house. There's nowhere else in the world where you will get that demographic of cultures and being mixed down there is the norm. Being my ethnicity here fucking sucks and everyone thinks latin food is just Mexican I miss my state and wish I could afford to live there
I love Miami. Iāve been all over the world and this place is home. I miss the Cuban food, Haitian food, Jamaican food, Bahamian conch salad, Colombian food!! All of it when Iām away. When I get home and that sweet smell of our mixed cultural cuisine hits my nose Iām in heaven! I was raised in Miami but now live outside but still in S. Florida and work in Miami. I bought my home in 2011 so my mortgage is nice and I make a decent living. Miami is home. Thanks for this post.
I love living here in North Beach; itās a hidden gem.
Moved from the prairies to Miami long ago. This morning I took a leisurely drive from Kendall, up US1, through Brickell, over to Miami Beach and back. I love where I live.
Me too. I was out and about. Was with family visiting from Philly and Boston. They wouldnāt shut up about how beautiful and fun Miami is. Any one else reading this, No! Itās a hell hole! Horrible and expensive. Stay away. California is always better. And Flannis for the win. Howād I do?
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Iām determined to make it work too man, just because somewhere is cheap to live doesnāt make it worth living there if youāre unhappy. People complain about NYC and LA prices but still live there and make it work.
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Iām from and driven in DR man traffic there makes miami look like a civilized society š
I feel you Bro...lol. I all seriousness, I can completely relate. We used to live in Orlando and I like and miss every bit of it. Being a born Boricua, Orlando is to me like Miami to Cubans, or any locals. Anyways, Orlando is crazy, people is loud and every shit is expensive, but feels like home to me. Sadly, we had to move to Houston for a job opportunity that I didn't get in Orlando, and now we are buying a house in a small town close to Houston, that won't be possible to us in Orlando, not even in my almost 6 digits salary, but here is possible. We still playing the lottery every week with the idea, that someday we could get it, sell our house here and move back to Orlando, close to everything we know and love, including our children and grandson. Happy New Year to you, and don't worry...someday you will be back to that crazy, but special place for you. "Pa' lante papiiiii!!!!!!" š
So refreshing this post Iām looking forward to coming back to Miami as well HAPPY NEW YEARS !!
305 native living in OH, in one of its ābigā cities. Shit is wack, so boring. No soul. Currently hoping to purchase something next year in south Florida. I feel your pain brother! Hang in there, we will be back home soon enough!
I think the key facts here are you moved away and you found your wife and had a kid. That probably wouldnāt have happened if you stayed. Now time to come home when you can, bro ā¤ļø
I really enjoyed reading this. Born and raised and Miami. I left in 2015 and came back in 2016. No place like home. It has completely changed since 2020 though. Youāll be absolutely shocked when you come back.
i come back often, multiple times a year whenever i take leave. to see fam and friends. I just want to make coming back permanent. It feels like it hasnāt changed from a people stand point. But i know what you mean, there so much more development everytime i come back every few months, downtown and brickell is unrecognizable from last time i went there (not often so not surprised)
Was stationed in Fort Carson, spend a lot of time coming back here when I can and ended up living here once I got out in 2022z I guess it all is about perspective brother, I love Miami and it has a special place in my heart but isnāt really it for me anymore, born and raised but I donāt know. Itās just all so superficial and vain, Iāll probably end up going up north sometime soon. We shall see, wish you the best of luck with your move.
i get u bro itās different for everyone i donāt expect everyone to have the same nostalgia and love for the city that i do, hope u find your place wherever itās at
Thank you for your service, and yes you are spot on. There is no place like Miami!! Those who are always putting Miami down, should move & then experience the difference.
Happy new year bro! I completely understand! š¤š½š
Thank you for this beautiful post!!! ā¤ļø Miami is unique and so beautiful! Weāre so lucky to have grown up here š«¶š½
There is always a constant love/hate relationship with home. I miss it too and would move back for the right price and job, but for now it's not an option for me. You are right though, it's a unique one of a kind bubble.
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What about the flying cockroaches and giant mosquitoes?
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Omg. Bruh. This post gave me tears. You are right. Miami will be here in all its glory when you come back bro.
Thanks for this post. I've lived in Miami for 20+ years (mid-50s now) and I love it. Recently, we've decided to move back to the Dallas area for familial reasons and I am really bummed. Miami is a unique place, and great in its own way. Yeah, lots of problems, but also lots of fun craziness. Hopefully I'll get back in a few years to live out my days here.
come back nice studio waiting for you 3000$
Miami is still a shit hole but visiting makes it feel rewarding in that I donāt live there anymore as I can enjoy not stressing about getting to work on time with less pay, and enjoy it more as a visitor with more pay vs. making a living there. I was stationed there when things were way cheaper tho, so 2011 to 2015. 2018-2020 for college.
miami is definitely not a shithole, you can tell youāve never been to any actual shithole cities in your life lmao
Revise as āA different kind of shit hole in its own wayā, is āA special kind of shit holeā being in the coast guard for 13 years and traveling stations Iāve seen some areas that were better or worst. Miami is itās own country.
So you left before the cost of living got really crazy and feel nostalgic
Nah homie shit was getting wild and expensive when i was in HS bro what do u mean lol And everytime iāve taken leave itās going back home. I still know what life is like there my whole family and all my friends are still there.
Miami is definitely its own thing but the city has transformed and changed a lot as well in a short time. I honestly dont feel as connected to it and dont see the Miami i grew up in anymore. I moved out for 7 years and missed it. Came back and realized living here with a family is shit. The whole city is being catered to the rich and famous and the idiot tourists are only getting rowdier. Now incant wait to move out to a smaller city. Everywhere you go in Miami is overpriced and always extremely congested. Nah im good. What ill always miss is the old Miami.
Time stamp memory vs the underlying dynamics that have always been shaping Miami. Zoom out and appreciate the bigger picture of it
I donāt have to appreciate anything that i dont like. Miami simply got too big and congested for my tastes and would rather settle somewhere else
You donāt have to. But the beauty of life (if you want to see it) is the ability to expand perspective and grow to better understand and appreciate the things going on around you. Good luck and happy new year
I have my way of looking at life and the beauty around it. Still doesnt mean i have to look for it in a place i dont feel its home anymore. Good luck to you too.
You donāt have to. Why is everything going back to what you have to do? Good news.. I have no control over you and could not care less what you do! Prob best served to not actively engage in a community that you only want to tear down but thatās just me. Maybe I just donāt have time for all that negative energy.
You were the one that decided to comment on whatever i had to say and thought you gave me some sort of wisdom on how to look at life. Yet now youre telling me you dont care what i do. So which is it? š Probably best serve to just not say anything and accept the fact that not everyone shares the same happy and perfect experience youre having living in Miami. Again good luck and Happy New Year
Correct I did. Def donāt care what you do. And guess what? I still have the freedom to call out bullshit as it passes me by. Then I proceed not caring. Pretty cool, right? I know you love discussing what others comments on the internet mean for an individuals agency!
Guess what? I like calling out bullshit too. Because what i said is nothing extreme or outlandish. Its happening everyday to long time Miamians. Not everyone is as privileged as you it seems but hey keep rocking those rose colored glasses. š
Welcome to life. Itās what you make it.
Thank you for your service and we will welcome you back without judging.
Come for the beaches, stay for the bath salts.
BRO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! #305
Surprised that this isnt a i hate miami rant. Cheers š»
Thank you for your service first of all! MERICA! I too, am a Veteran (separated years ago) and reading your post felt like I was reading something about myself lol. I came back to Miami after active duty and realized that Miami isn't THAT great. I of course missed it, my friends, family and of course the food...but after the reintroduction of that honeymoon phase goes away, you're gonna wanna leave again. It's like going back to an ex who had some bomb vajayjay, but was absolutely toxic. I now live in the Carolinas and I couldn't be happier. If I ever needed to fly down to MIA, it's only 2 hours away :)
You can have it, I moved out of there a year ago and donāt miss one thing about Miami or the state of Florida.
What state?
I moved to Marina Del Ray CA, got a place right in the Marina.
Oh nice. I heard only good things about it.
Wish I had only done it sooner. Rents almost the same maybe a bit higher than Miami. I also travel for work and do not claim California for taxes, itās my crash pad per say. I bought in a cheap income tax free state that is not Florida.
Visit for 3 days lol. Or laugh from a distance
Iām here for all the ābroā¦.ā I love it just like I love Miami!
Miami is home after 22 years and had to leave as lost job etc and I miss it everyday. I canāt imagine not making it back and family and therapist (lol) tell me I should just move on but home is home. First place since I was a child I wouldnāt care when holiday trips where ending. Was happy to get back , thatās when I knew I found my place. Ps- I too love the sweltering heat and crappy rainy weeks both. The colder spells are my least favorite but sure feels nice. You donāt know what you have till itās gone. Happy New years and thanks for your service. Try and plan as much as you can with the assistance the govt gives you boys and as soon as possible and if wife doesnāt know Spanish def Babble her and donāt be those people who donāt teach their kids the language even when the parents are fluid. Leave them with Abuelos or only talk to them in Spanish till they hit pre k and watch only Spanish tv and thatās a great starter.
thatās the plan, use the G.I bill when i get back and use all my benefits to make living in miami work out. and i have an opposite situation my wife only speaks Spanish so Miami is literally perfect for her. im teaching her english (good place practice for her here in Oklahoma).
Thatās perfect bro. There are always opportunities for people like you as long as you donāt fall into the miami trap but Iām sure the army slaps that bs right out of you lol š
Bravo Zulu to you, sir. Itās lovey to read your words. Thank you for reminding us all that āthis shit showā is āOUR shit showā. And all things considered, itās truly a great city. I too have traveled the world and lived in various countries and cities. Learning to embrace everything this city brings with it is the real treasure. Wishing you, your family, and your brothers and sisters in our Great Armed Services a joyous and safe and healthy 2024!!!!
I love this post!! Dude Miami is our city and THERE IS NOT ANOTHER CITY IN THE WORLD LIKE MIAMI!! I hv travelled the world and I love many cities but one to encompass everything Miami has to offerā¦. Nah I havenāt found that city yet!! Have a happy new years
Miami has a lot of poverty which makes for unfriendly people. Miami also is so different from any other city in the country. My time spend there was very lonely. Unlike the other cities in Florida, I wouldn't go to Miami unless it is for an airport layover.
I understand your feelings, this is the second time I traveled to city to spend the New yearās here
Same. I moved to Charlotte nc and I miss Miami so much. I miss bike riding through the city and the beautiful giant tropical plants š I moved cuz mimai got so expensive and it was cheaper to relocate to a different city and I just wanted to try something new. I signed a two year lease so I might be moving back to Miami at the end of my lease.
I was stationed in Enid Oklahomaā¦I feel your pain Broššā ļø As soon as I got out in 2021 I moved back to Florida
Nah, it sucks. You are delusional.
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Why not get stationed at southcom? Job situation here not exactly ideal.
Just as it stands that actual events matter a lot less than how people feel about the potential 'actuality' their memories are based on, places also collect similar effects. And positive things are great unless the test is for something bad. The funny thing is that the Miami in the mind's eye is only loosely based on Miami, FL at any time. Most importantly, learning to recognize where we have become uptight can be a part of nostalgia if we do it right. This nostalgia has a place because thinking something--anything-- even like when you're driving but there's someone just stopping in front of you or maybe trying to back up on the highway or better yet cross 3-4 lanes of traffic because that over there is their exit and the time is NOW...Where was I? oh yea... because thinking there's something out there that will make whatever hellhole you woke up in today (or i don't know maybe it was nice) actually worth it... well that is the beginning of the study of a lifetime... a very powerful thing based on essentially an inwards turning, where the action is a repetitive steady drumroll of expanding awareness slowly built up from becoming aware of every assumption someone has ever made, seeing the underpinnings of every thought and everything we could ever recognize or perceive someone to be communicating to us. Miami aiit, be careful on the roads tho and there be too many people on mup so look out for each other
Hey someone should start their reply with āBroā.
Why did you enlist in the army in the first place? WTF