Miami is a city built by immigrants, from Cubans to Haitians to Colombians to Russians. Name a nationality, and it’s likely well represented here. In the last couple of years, it’s also become a draw for New Yorkers, Chicagoans and other U.S. city dwellers looking for better weather and cheaper rent. In fact, according to a study on Redfin, more people are moving to Miami than any other city in the country—although absolutely no one is surprised.
That being said, there are a lot of new people around here and some of their behavior can seem out of place. Miami newbies haven’t quite mastered the unwritten rules of living—and driving!—here, which can sometimes be annoying to so-called locals. Taylor Swift’s childhood home has just hit the market for $1 million On Reddit, a user asked people to finish the sentence “Nothing says ‘I’m not from here’ like…” and dozens wrote in with funny, spot-on observations of what a recent transplant or out-of-towner looks like. Below are the 17 ways to tell someone is not from here, according to Miamians on Reddit. 1. Driving a Slingshot on Collins Avenue and posting a video of yourself doing a video of it, possibly while driving too We’ve all seen these people cruising around South Beach or, worst, speeding down I-95 in their open-air roadsters. It’s unsafe and, quite frankly, tacky. 2. Casually buying an apartment in the South of Fifth neighborhood and choosing to only hang out within a three-mile radius While we’d all like a million-dollar condo in the flashy neighborhood and be within walking distance to Carbone and Joe’s Stone Crab, we’re not making New York salaries. 3. Misspronnouncing Brickell No, it’s not BrickNELLE, or Brick-ELLE. It is simply Brickell. 4. Referring to a Cuban sandwich as a Cubano while speaking to someone in English.A Cubano is what you call a Cuban person, a sandwich from Cuba is a Cuban sandwich. Get it right, people. 5. Having a Florida plate but driving as if you lived somewhere else, like making a right turn at a red light when the coast is completely clear. 6. Putting up your shutters when you hear about a category 3 hurricane approachingIf the storm isn’t Andrew-level threatening, we’re preparing with a wine run, not by putting up shutters. 7. Getting a henna tattoo at Bayside MarketplaceActually, just going to Bayside is a dead giveaway that you’re not from here. 8. Telling people you went to Miami when you were really in Broward County the whole timeIt’s an entirely different county! Stop lying to your internet friends and Instagram followers. 9. Renting any kind of exotic carLamborghini? Porsche? Maserati? If you’re under the age of 50 and driving one around, we know it’s not yours. If you live here, you’d be driving something else you can’t afford. 10. Using your turn signals What are those? 11. Getting out of the passing lane when a faster car drives up behind youWe know is this is the right thing to do but most Miami drivers have no idea what the rules of the road are. People here don't know what they’re doing behind the wheel. 12. Asking someone, “So, which beach is the best beach?”All of them, or none of them. Honestly, if you have to ask, don’t go. And if you ask the wrong person—like this user—they’ll send you to Haulover’s nude beach with your kids. 13. Not sharing your colada Not only is this rude but also, are you trying to give yourself a heart attack? Do you have any idea how much caffeine is in one of those things? There’s a reason why it’s served in thimble-sized cups. 14. Dancing or twerking on top of a car while being in bumper-to-bumper trafficIt’s been a while since we’ve seen this happen and we hope it stays that way. 15. Walking with luggage around the mallWe still don’t understand this phenomenon nor do we think these weirdos are local. How good are our sales? Are you rebuilding your life in Miami? Again, we just don’t understand. 16. Wearing shorts when it's 65°F Locals know to respect the seasons and anything below 75 degrees is winter and we know to dress accordingly. 17. Referring to people as “folks”It’s cute, and we’ll giggle and probably find it charming, but we know you’re really from the midwest Written by Virgina Gil Editor, Time Out Miami
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A thing or Seven about Miami's Drug Wars![]() Although many of us are working to bring Miami’s identity back from the drug-riddled 70s and 80s it famously owned, we can all agree that it still is an essential part of the city’s history and as many educational, raw, unfiltered accounts of the period should be shared with the world. Anything we can do to strip it away from the glamour-paired shoulder pads and spotlight the real state of a torn city during that time and what brought it to be known as the “Drug Capital of the World”. Over 12 years ago, Billy Corben shocked the world (and many sensitive locals) with “Cocaine Cowboys,” his gripping documentary diving deep into the crime epidemic that arose from the depths of the Miami Drug Wars. This was a momentous feat for the city, putting such an integral era into perspective for everyone who watched it. The affect that the award-winning documentary had on Miami continues in a new play chronicling the brutal drug war called: “Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy,” a partnership with the knights foundation partnership with the knights, Miami New Drama and Corben's Rakuntur. The work builds on the information gathered from the original documentary’s interviews with law enforcement officials, journalists, and organized crime leaders and dives back into the drug trade through the eyes of Jorge “Rivi” Ayala, a hired assassin working with the notorious drug queenpin, Griselda Blanco (the subject of Corben’s “Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin’ With the Godmother). In honor of next month’s world premiere, check out some little-known facts about Miami’s drug war: BIG PLAYERS WENT TO MIAMI HIGH Photo by Flashback Miami Willy Falcon and Salvador Magluta, responsible for smuggling in nearly 75 tons of Cocaine ($2 billion), dropped out of Miami High to start their eventual paths. WERE ON THE LAMB FOR DECADES “While most of the “Cocaine Cowboys” have been behind bars for decades, one of the group’s members eluded authorities for more than two decades. Gustavo (Tabby) Falcon, a 55-year-old arrested in 2017, had been on the lam since 1991.” Source Photo by longroom.com THE COCAINE COWBOYS HAD A GODMOTHER Griselda Blanco was one of two top drug lords along with Paco “Papo” Mejia. She was responsible for some of the largest amounts of hauls, more than 200 murders and her boys were involved in some of the bloodiest of battles. Blanco was assassinated in Colombia in 2012. Photo by Amazon.com THE MUTINY HOTEL WAS A KEY HOTSPOT One of Coconut Grove’s oldest modern hotels, The Mutiny was once dubbed “Hotel Scarface” after acting as a key meeting place for The Cowboys since it was also a popular hang for some of Miami’s most decadent celebrities like Rick James, Philip Michael Thomas of “Miami Vice,” and several Miami Dolphins players. It was so popular in fact, The Mutiny inspired The Babylon hotel in Oliver Stone’s “Scarface.” Photo by Miami.com IT BEGAN WITH A SHOOTOUT AT DADELAND MALL “The deadly 1979 shootout at Dadeland Mall in broad daylight between Colombian traffickers– quickly dubbed “the Cocaine Cowboys” by a police officer on the scene — heralded the beginning of South Florida’s bloody and violent drug war.” Source. Photo by floridahistorynetwork.com ![]() GEORGE BUSH LED THE OFFENSIVE STRATEGY “A 1982 seizure of $100 million worth of cocaine from a Miami International Airport hangar permanently altered U.S. law enforcement’s approach towards the drug trade. As a response, President Reagan created the South Florida Drug Task Force and assigned George Bush to lead a coordinated federal offensive in 1982.” Source. Headquarters Turned Art Gallery The Rubell Family Collection in Wynwood is now home to one of the world’s largest modern art collections. During the Miami Drugs Wars, though, it was one of the DEA’s highest trafficked warehouses where stashes and criminals were held. Photo by Rubell Family Collection IT WASN’T JUST COLOMBIA Although the “Narcos” image is what we’re used to seeing, the drug trade and subsequent wars were led by groups from all over. The Falcon brothers had their roots in Cuba, and other key figures came from Bolivia, the Bahamas, and more. If you'd like a little more history, be sure to check out "Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy". he Independent
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