Ok anyone that complains about Vegas should come spend a few days down here in August. Holy Moly, its like LA traffic. All day long, some streets are perpetually gridlocked. Freeways are bumper to bumper for rush hours that seem to last about 3 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening. And my God, this defintely has a variety of the worst drivers you could find. Half of them are driving 5-10 mph under the speed limit, while most of the remaining drivers want to go about 20 over the speed limit and are weaving to get around the slow drivers.
And the weather? Yeah its really nice when it is 91 and 71% humidity. I am not fond of 105 degree days in Vegas, but I can't imagine anyone saying this crap down here is better.
To top it off don't expect to use English unless you get out of Dade county or go to South Beach. People in the shops, restaurants and the mall have all addressed me in Spanish first and used pretty broken English when I asked if they spoke English. Trust me I am not blonde, but I don't look Cuban either. If I use mediocre Spanish with them they just respond with even faster Spanish. I joked with some "Cuban" girl (she admits she was born in the US, but insists on being referred to as Cuban) that I crossed over the border and into the "mainland", ie. Ft Lauderdale, and she got mad! We are a proud part of the US she insists, but of course she is Cuban. WTF?:missingte
If Vegas is a crime ridden dump, this place makes Vegas seem like paradise. Thank goodness this is a business trip and I am not wasting my money on this! Let the flaming begin. :realtongu
And the weather? Yeah its really nice when it is 91 and 71% humidity. I am not fond of 105 degree days in Vegas, but I can't imagine anyone saying this crap down here is better.
To top it off don't expect to use English unless you get out of Dade county or go to South Beach. People in the shops, restaurants and the mall have all addressed me in Spanish first and used pretty broken English when I asked if they spoke English. Trust me I am not blonde, but I don't look Cuban either. If I use mediocre Spanish with them they just respond with even faster Spanish. I joked with some "Cuban" girl (she admits she was born in the US, but insists on being referred to as Cuban) that I crossed over the border and into the "mainland", ie. Ft Lauderdale, and she got mad! We are a proud part of the US she insists, but of course she is Cuban. WTF?:missingte
If Vegas is a crime ridden dump, this place makes Vegas seem like paradise. Thank goodness this is a business trip and I am not wasting my money on this! Let the flaming begin. :realtongu