From the commodity to the bad , the mundane to the crazy ( and what highways to void during rushing minute ) , we Miamians know our fashion around the city . And through our journeys , we ’ve mark we happen to do thing a bit … well , differentlyfrom everyone else . From our fervent dearest of aviation conditioning to non - stop kvetch , here are 19 Miamisms in no special order .
We put a lot of weird stuff into our food
From lime in our egg to mayo in our rice , and chimichurri on everything , we love putting unearthly stuff in , or on , our solid food . Our Latin - inspired Italian restaurants have maduros alongside alimentary paste , and we do n’t mind waiting in longsighted lines for cinnamon ass in Redland . And once mango season hits , it finds its way into everything . Eating these foods is a local badge of honor .
We drive down the block instead of walking
You may live the eq of two metropolis blocks from Walgreens , but you will drive there or else of walk . You ’ll not only sweat through your clothes and get a suntan ( all-fired asphalt and not enough palm trees for shade ) , but getting run over by a car is a real threat .
We complain about going to South Beach
We get it on our toes in the moxie , floating in the piss , and the red-hot babes . We do n’t like the combination of dealings experience there , expensive parking , and tourists . Oh , and all that crap that ’s on Ocean Drive . Whatever … we still go , though .
We will rap the lyrics to all songs that include Miami
Whether it ’s Rick Ross , Trick Daddy , Lil ’ Wayne , DJ Khaled , Drake , and Trina , to 2 Live Crew , we cognize , and will sing , ALL of the words .
We love air conditioning more than anyone else in the US
With an intermediate twelvemonth - unit of ammunition temperature of 85 point , we say blare it all Clarence Shepard Day Jr. and night long ! ‘ stimulate when the humidity is at an all - time sticky high , throw the windows open is n’t going to cut it .
We greet each other with a cheek kiss
The usual greeting is a kiss on the cheek for valet to woman , women to piece , and char to women . Men to Man usually stick to the received handshake , unless , of line , you ’re European . Then it ’s the dual cheek kiss all around . It ’s totally fun watching newbies give this one a endeavour .
We wear sweaters in 80-degree weather
Office buildings , malls , even Marlins Park , can be like frozen tundra . We all sway around UM hoodies as a back - up , or have a sweater hanging from the back of our workplace chairs .
… and in 69-degree weather
We ca n’t handle it the minute the temperature drop cloth below 70 academic degree . That ’s when the scarves , glove , and boots all come out .
We never use our turn signals
I do n’t know why , but for one cause or another , using your crook signal only happens if you accidentally hit it while switching on your Light Within or windshield wipers .
We freak out when it rains
It rain down a lot in Miami , so you ’d conceive we ’d be used to it . We ’re not . Plans are easily vomit out the window and number one wood resemble those require in the chase scene inMad Max : Fury Road .
But we also throw crazy hurricane parties
74 miles per hour winds ? No job . Who ’s convey the beer ?
We call BS on the fake Florida Man stories
A LOT of unknown tarradiddle make out out of Florida . We are masters in descry them , and even call BS on the 1 that are patently myth .
We will tell you our bug and/or snake stories
We all have tales of jumbo palmetto bugs , crazy lizard , and dangerous serpent . They ’re our war stories .
We love to simultaneously complainandbrag about a lot of things
Back in the day , we complain that Miami was n’t metropolitan enough . Now , we have awesome eating place ( even out in the suburb ) , internationally recognized events … and we ’re complain about too many tourists and too much dealings . At the same time , we ’re blow about free tickets to SOBEWFF , hookups at club , and admission to VIP party during Art Basel .
We all make fun of LIV
It ’s always fun to say “ countenance ’s hit up LIV , bro ! ” even though you ’re dead going to Ted ’s instead .
We accept Spanish in our everyday language
Spanglish is our unofficial language in the county . Thanks to Pitbull , everyone at least get laid whatdalemeans . And even if you ’re all “ we verbalise English in America , " you ’re of necessity going to have to apply a Spanish word or two , or you ’ll be stick miming your fashion through what will surely be a terrible haircut .
We celebrate Miami Heat championships and hoax death news of Fidel Castro by banging pots and pans outside Cuban coffee shops
bang the hell out of potentiometer and pans in your gym shorts at 2 am is fun . It does n’t even matter if you ’re Cuban or not .
We love to play six degrees of separation
Miami - Dade county ’s universe may be in the capital than 2 million . But when we get down to it , we ’re all only separated by a few masses .
We take gratuitous pride in our sports teams
We see you Marlins ! On the upside , we have the underrated sport of jai alai and horse racing .
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