Miami Beach vs. South Miami

Since moving to Miami Beach, I am rather amazed at how many people are out and about. There are people taking strolls and jogs early in the morning and into the early evening (on the streets and the beach), there are people running errands on foot rather than driving. I've only lived here for about a week, but I haven't left my building once without people walking on the streets. This is totally different than when I lived in South Miami. You'd see people out walking but primarily everyone was in their expensive cars and that area of Miami did not cater well to pedestrians. Life down here in Miami Beach is completely different than in South Miami. The drivers are no where near as rude to one another, they stop for pedestrians, people say hello when passing each other on the sidewalk and there is a rich mix of races, ethnicities, religions and socioeconomic classes. When living in South Miami just about every other car was a BMW, Mercedes, or an Audi with Bentleys and other more exotic cars mixed in. In Miami Beach there are still all of those fancy cars but there are also lots of Hondas, Toyotas, Fords and Chevrolets. As a generalization, Miami Beach thus far has been a happier, more polite version of Miami. The city of Miami Beach seems to pride themselves on their artists and cultural events. There is a ballet, museums, and concerts on a regular basis; I hope that Farley and I have time to attend a few of these events. There are tons of restaurants specializing in foods from all over the world and I am excited to try a few of them (some are way to expensive to try, but others are really reasonable). I know that I have complained about Miami a bit in the past and in moving to a different area of Miami I am not encountering the things that irritated me before. I did not intend on moving back to Miami for my medical clerkships; however, I am glad that I did. I am getting to know a different side of Miami and it is amazing.