Which city is better, Orlando or Miami?
I side with Orlando, for the trees, the wildlife, the low cost of living, and the fact that I don't have to apologize for not speaking Spanish when walking into a store.
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imo: personal experience . . .avoid Miami!!!
I don't know how I survived Miami so long. It's horible.
never again!Horible. I still go down there to visit friends , but not too often. Everything is so dirty 
Cause the dirtbag owning the repair yard is a thief! Will not pay driver's wages to unsuspecting truckers.
I was an escort for a load when the big truck was supposed to be changed out for one that was in better working order. It never happened! [img]
[/img]A lot of crooked people in Miami.
It's so refreshing not to live there. Do you still have your cdl licence? I wanted to get mine before the Nursing school, but its too late to take that "road" now. My current bf is a trucker. I completely and utterly LOVE trucks!! Don't ask me why, I just do x
On edit, I think its because they're so big and can kick anyones butt on the road they're just amazing.
I used to be a redhead, back in the day. I miss that x
might as well start with a 'tude. cause I didn't take any shit from anyone. ever.
the truckers always treated me with respect. . . .
I feel more at home, safe with men, not women.
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iom: the more you can bring yourself to share, the more you heal.However . . . strangers can be very cruel. Some DUers may have figured it out by now. oh and MIRT knows. but for the first time on DU: in the wind was sexually abused when she was a child. That is what made me a the baddest bad ass in teh woods. Don't even look at me the wrong way in real life. no one knows. in the wind always appears nice, peaceful. [img]
[/img]How cruel some can be.. the personal attacks and lack of empathy... Just like in real life I guess.
The fact that we are all dems matters very lil it seems..
Anyway, you're my friend. And I'm okay with it, even if you're my only friend in here.
I didn't know any other way to let you know why I care about you. being a survivor takes courage ~ that which does not destroy us makes us stronger. it was my second stepmother. imo: her day in hell will come.
although I've known far too many women that have gone through that. I do have my own weird quirks I don't admit on DU (that's why I have a blog where I can control who comments to it 
So, here's a hug for opening up like that 
and one for you, too, darkangel
from Houston!
as to comments here on DU ignore has become my friend.
just hate seeing big holes in some threads.
Oh and, the line up of threads that in the wind wants to post in
is so much more appealing now!
I'm not sure why anyone would ignore me, but maybe it's due to no longer taking any shit from the Texas-bashers (not to mention standing up for my friends in Florida and elsewhere in the southern states.)
But, having those two worst offenders on ignore has certainly made my infrequent browsing of the Religion forum that much better. Still a few I could ignore, but they do make decent posts elsewhere that I like to read. That forum still isn't to my liking for participation, though. Discussion is not the order of the day there, just fights, arguments, and "winning the debate".
I'm like you in that I hate seeing holes in threads. That and how it affects the post count versus what is showing. That weirded me out a bit at first 
they bring out the vampire in some.
but I've met some pretty nice folks in Miami, including some from Cuba or South America. The restaurants in Miami are the best.
When I walk around Coconut Grove or the beaches, most people are friendly. Maybe I've been in Florida long enough that I look local.
Just a cool place. The closest thing South Florida has to the springs of north and central Florida.
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[/img] Love The Keys the most!
for the mutual good of all concerned.
Actually, "Neanderthal valley" is a redundancy. "Thal/tal" means "valley" in German, and the Neander is the stream that flows through it. The early inhabitants are called "Neanderthal" because their discovery site was in the Neander Valley, in German "Neandertal." A century ago, the Germans spelled it with an "h" so it was Neanderthal back then. The museum is less than a 20 minute drive from our house. We live in Ratingen, which is a beautiful old medieval town in its own right, with a 1000 year old castle surrounded by a moat practically in our back yard:
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These days, there is a top 40 radio station located there, and they call themselves "Radio Neanderthal," which gets as many raised eyebrows from English speakers as the buses from a family-owned travel agency/driver-ed company operated by the Fuecker family of Grevenbroich. When people see buses with the logo "Fücker Reisen" plastered on them in big letters, English speakers always do a double-take.
I like big cities, lots of action, good shopping, great restaurants, and the cigar shops.
I was rich.
Oh, and that Animal Planet show about gators.
do I really want to watch Burn Notice?
And why?
Burn Notice is good fun action spy stuff. Plenty of smart-ass humor and blowin stuff up, hot guys and hot women.
And even if it didn't have all that, it has Bruce Fuckin Campbell!
In defense of Orlando, yes it's not Manhattan or San Francisco or Paris or *insert another awesome world class city*. However, it's becoming more cosmpolitan by the year. The cosmopolitanism isn't as visible as, say, Manhattan, but when you talk to people, you begin to see it and feel it. There are people in Orlando from all over the world, literally. I've talked to them. One of my doctors is from New Zealand and the other one is from China. My ex-wife was from Brazil. I've met people from African nations as well as all of the other continents.
I was born in Orlando, so YES, I've seen gigantic changes over the years, most of them good I think. Some things about the area cannot be changed (it's generally flat with a few rolling hills out west and it's muggy as hell in the summer, etc etc). The things that can be changed seem to be changing very slowly, not fast enough for those of us who are liberals/progressives.
If one MUST have San Francisco level sophistication and charm, then Orlando will probably never work for someone. I can't see Orlando reaching that level any time soon or ever. If one can cope with the unchangeable realities of the area and put forth a little effort in networking, I think one can be reasonably content here.
Miami is truly already a world class city, the "capitol of Latin America" as some say. It has its downsides but so does Orlando, so does any city.
Variety, the spice of life. 
I will never go there. holy moley!!! attack bugs 
