Miami is dope, I was out there for the first time last summer, stayed at the Edition, right off Collins, South Beach is everything you'd imagine, you can feel the Scarface 80's style in the art deco style hotels and apartments, also it's pretty sleazy off Ocean Drive, really touristy and kinda grimy....All the people stunting in rented cars, and I saw some legit dopeboy money too.... The club I went to at my hotel was one of the better I've been to, bowling alley, ice skating rink, you'll be in there at 5:00 AM and lose all track of time and reality....
I see how Miami eats people alive, trying to keep up the pace. Saw Lil' Hati and Little Havana, horrific poverty all over, esp Liberty City, Hileah, there doesn't seem to be a middle class, I'd agree there, the culture is everywhere, it definitly has that, from the Hatian/Jamaican to the Cuban/Puerto Rican/Domincan/Colombian, and it's much more third world then San Diego, in terms of extreme inequality. Ate at some hole in the wall Hatian spot off W 63, 5 star spots in South Beach, nice Ceviche place in South Beach, a little taco place on Collins, went swimming in a thuderstorm, saw a porn girl jogging on the beach, like a Miami cliche, overall I think places like NY, LA and even SD had better food....I flew from NY for a few days, and it was perfect time. I wouldn't want to live there, too humid, no waves, but great beaches, but I think I could easily live there, if I had some compelling reason.....but, better to spend a few days.