I've been to Miami, primarily South Beach, four times within the last two years and I'm never going back. All four times I went down there were related to pickup, whether it was a seminar or a bootcamp. All four times were completely miserable from the minute I got there to the minute I left, and the only thing good about Miami is the road that leads out of it.
The irony is Miami is the one place most people think of when they think of Florida, yet when you go there it's nothing like the rest of the state. Instead it's like being in Southern California, but worse.
First thing you will notice when you get to South Beach is how abysmal the traffic and parking is. Granted, I think New York City is actually worse in this regard, but at least there you don't have to drive even if you live a relative close distance outside the city. In South Beach, there is no public transit, or at least no reliable public transit. Thankfully we have Uber, or else you would have to drive everywhere even if you've flown in from out of town. Taxis are unreliable and the drivers are dickheads.
Second, the people. The people in South Beach are some of the worst people on the planet. They're rude, they're vulgar, and it's like they go out of your way to make your experience an awful one. Not just the general public there, but even those working in customer service. Everyone talks about how rude New Yorkers are, but at least there's SOME justification for their rudeness. In New York City, just about everyone there is on a time crunch. These are super serious people making a huge living in the financial capital of the world, so everyone is trying to be efficient and not waste any time. Therefore, there's zero to no tolerance for those who get to the front of the line and still don't know what they want to order while fifty people are waiting behind them. Even so, people are friendly if you do ask for directions and there are places where customer service is top notch. It's actually way worse in Miami, let alone the fact that it's supposed to be a world-class vacation spot, so shouldn't the customer service be at least a tad bit better? Even places like Panera Bread suck down there.
Third, everything is a ripoff there, from parking to food to hotels to alcohol. Beer costs no less than eight bucks, water is sold at a premium, you're SUPER lucky to find a parking space you don't have to pay out the ass for (unless you just park in the Washington/Collins garage, which is mandatory if you plan on staying there for a while), and you get what you pay for when it comes to hotels. If you want to stay in a decent place, you better be willing to pay at least $500 a night or else you're going to have to settle for a dump. Even AirBnB hosts charge out the wazoo there.
Fourth is just the overall atmosphere. South Beach is for the super rich and super good-looking, glamorized in rap videos by Lil Jon. People there party and snort coke for a living, like 24/7. Even if I was super rich and good-looking, I would never visit there again, let alone live there. Pickup companies love to hold bootcamps there though, and they wonder why most of their students feel miserable from the experience.
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