Bienvenidos a Miami!

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The No Kings Peaceful Protest near the Torch of Friendship.

No Kings, 2025

I was on the train today when I noticed an older man wearing a Vietnam veteran cap. Then I saw the tattoo on his leg—a flag with a swastika. As a Jewish woman, I never thought in all my years in Miami I would come across something like this.

I don’t know his story—whether it was meant as a hateful symbol, something from his past, or something else entirely—but seeing it out in the open was jarring. I’ve always felt Miami to be a diverse, multicultural city where something like this would be unthinkable.

Has anyone else ever encountered something like this? How would you react in this situation?

VOTE BLUE!!

Edit: link to source - https://www.activote.net/polls/2026/fl-governor/

65 years later and we married their daughters. Now they love us even more. Or not.

State attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and her husband are so entitled that they can’t even go park their car and walk to Roasters to have lunch. They parked in the fire lane right outside the front door and went in to sit casually and have their brunch.

This is why we live here.

People in Miami Are So Damn Rude and Unfriendly to Non-Spanish Speakers

I’ve been living in Miami for 2.5 years, and this city is hands down the most unwelcoming, cliquish, and unfriendly place I’ve ever experienced. And before anyone says "Maybe it’s just you"—no, it’s NOT just me. I’ve lived in other parts of the US, in deep red "redneck" states, in other countries across Europe, and I’ve never struggled this hard to make friends.

Miami is the only place where people just straight-up don’t give a shit about you if you’re not part of their little Spanish-speaking in-group. I don’t care how diverse this city claims to be—this is not diversity. It’s a city segregated into cultural bubbles where people only acknowledge you if you look like them, talk like them, and behave like them.

I TRIED. I REALLY FUCKING TRIED.

When I first moved here, I genuinely put in effort to make friends.

• I tried making friends in my department—nothing.

• I tried making friends outside my department—same shit.

• I even tried outside the university—pointless.

At first, I thought, "Maybe I need to try harder." Nope. The moment I stopped being the one making all the effort, people just lost interest.

It’s not like I’m some socially awkward weirdo either—I did my Master’s in the US, in a redneck-heavy state, and I made a bunch of great friends there. And let me tell you, those so-called "racist rednecks" were way friendlier than the people in Miami. They were loud, obnoxious, and brutally honest, but at least they were welcoming. They didn't pretend to be inclusive while keeping their own exclusive little club.

Nobody Acknowledges You in This City Unless You Speak Spanish

And here’s the real kicker: everyone here speaks English, but they choose to interact in Spanish, even when it’s not necessary. It’s not about the language—it’s about the attitude.

• In the gym? Nobody makes eye contact.

• At social events? If you’re not in their little Spanish-speaking group, you’re invisible.

• In everyday life? Nobody fucking acknowledges you.

I’ve been to Mexico, and Mexicans were some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. So don’t tell me it’s just "Latino culture"—it’s Miami specifically. Miami people don’t want diversity, they want their own bubble.

This Shit Has Finally Gotten to Me

After trying and failing to make friends for a year, I gave up.
But now, my wife is in Austria for a conference, and everyone in my lab is gone for spring break, so it really hit me—I am utterly alone in this city.

I lost my faith in good, friendly people. I go to the gym every day and nobody even says hi. I have never experienced a city so cold and indifferent while claiming to be "diverse and inclusive."

And the worst part? Miami prides itself on being a "DEI" (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) city. What a fucking joke. Y’all don’t want diversity. Y’all just want to hang out with people who look, talk, and act exactly like you.

Fuck This, I’m Out as Soon as I Can

I have at least 3 more years left in my PhD, but this city is my motivation to finish ASAP and never look back. Miami is beautiful, sure. The weather is great. But holy shit, the people make it unbearable if you’re not part of their Spanish-speaking clique.

I’ve lived in rural America, big cities, and overseas, and I have never felt this much exclusion anywhere else.

Miami isn’t diverse.
Miami isn’t inclusive.
Miami isn’t friendly.
It’s just a giant bubble of social cliques where outsiders don’t exist.

Honestly, fuck this city.

Has Anyone Else Experienced This? Or Am I the Only One?

I’m genuinely curious—if you’ve moved to Miami from somewhere else, did you feel the same way? Or did I just get unlucky?