An Open Letter to New York Visitors and Snowbirds
Dear New York–area Tourists and Snowbirds,
We get it, guys, we really do. Anyone who has been up to “the center of the universe†as you like to call it is well aware that there is a lot of cool stuff there we don’t have in Miami. Like, you know, viable public transportation and large public parks. But lets get something straight: We’re not impressed that you’re from New York.
Proclaiming you are from New York City when you are down here may sound to you like “I’m from a big, fast-paced city and am therefore more cultured, hardened and exponentially cooler than you.†What it says to us is “Obnoxious tourist.†It says “Please give me worse service and charge me twice as much as you would a local, because I obviously do not know enough about this place to know I am being overcharged.†We are not impressed, so do not try impressing us.
Similarly, it is not necessary to constantly remind us that whatever you have in New York is better than what we have here. If it were really all that great, you wouldn’t have spent all that money to come down here, would you? If subways and street pretzels were your main concern in life, you wouldn’t have felt the need to get on an airplane. Admit it.
I’ve been to New York, and the New Yorkers who actually stay there seem to think the place is pretty great. They don’t need to put our city down to make themselves feel better about theirs. It’s kind of like that bully on the playground that tells kids they’re fat just so he doesn’t have to face the sad fact that he’s the class lard-ass. Except instead of telling Miami its pants are on too tight, you make up some BS about your water making the bagels taste better. You know why the bagels and pizza are sometimes better in New York? Two words: Italians and Jews.
See, here is what you don’t get: Your complaints are a self-fulfilling prophecy. As soon as the words “This would never happen in ‘The City’†are uttered to your front desk clerk, your waiter or your poolside towel boy, your level of service goes down. Hell, your food may even get spit in. So the more attitude you show, and the more New York arrogance you exude, the more the good people of Miami are going to go out of their way to make sure that your negative assumptions become dead-on.
So my advice to you, Tri-State visitors and long-term tourists? If someone asks where you are from, go ahead and tell them. Otherwise, you are best to keep your mouth shut. Nobody in Miami is awed by a New Yorker, and nobody gives a flying F where you came from. Just sit back, enjoy the sun, and be glad you’re here.
Disclaimer: This article is the subjective opinion of the writer and not of Miami Beach 411 nor of its partners. We love people from New York!
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Jessy says:
Hmmm..it’s sems to me you have in for new yorkers ? First off not all new yorkers are arrogant and obnoxious.
I was born and raised there, and I flew up there to miami with my mom and sister and neice, and I absolutely loved Miami! The culture ,atmosphere and everything about miami, So much that my mom wants to live over there..I feel miami is way more appealing Than new york. at least for me..I wish I was over there right now..So please take it easy. Not all New yorkers are show-offs or arrogant..So if you see a pretty girl who’s from New york one day Please don’t start assuming..lol
Posted on 05/12/2009 at 9:15 AM