Love it or hate it, Miami is truly unique. From its diverse and quirky residents to its offbeat traditions and tropical climate, there is a lot that can surprise you if you’re new to the Magic City.
So we took to Facebook and Instagram to ask our followers: “What’s something that’s considered totally normal in Miami… but not anywhere else?” As expected, your answers did not disappoint. Here are some of the best responses.
1. Miami Time™️ (we’re not late, you’re simply just early!)
2. Winter coat and gloves when the temps dip below 60°.
3. Three different temperatures in one day.
4. Never ever using your turn signals….
5. Stopping in the middle of a main street or busy intersection to let people out of their cars.
6. “No, yeah”= yeah & “yeah, no”= no.
7. Cafecito at all hours of the day.
8. Making colada for your co-workers and going around asking is someone wants a shot. ☕️ 🙂
9. Using the word “literally” to describe LITERALLY anything. 😂
10. Taking a nap at 10pm in case you want to go out later.
11. Taping your windows before a hurricane.
12. Collecting Flanigan’s cups (bonus points if you have a pink one).
13. A sign 🪧 posted in a business that reads “Se Habla Ingles”.
14. Everything you talk about starts with el….
15. Pero like…
16. Hurricane parties.
17. Paying $50 for parking.
18. When traffic is stopped, the side of road instantly becomes a new lane of traffic.
19. CVS Y Más. 😂
20. Ventanitas.
21. Wear a bikini to the grocery store cause its on the way.
22. Frozen Iguanas falling from trees in winter.
23. Deciding they need to turn left or right from the complete opposite side of the road…at the last second.
24. 65mph in residential neighborhoods.
25. Twerking on top moving vehicles.
26. Roosters in the middle of the street (and we’re not talking about Calle Ocho).
27. Incorporating Bro in your vocabulary.
28. Hoodies & shorts in 90 degree weather.
29. Street vendors selling mamoncillo and churros.
30. Kissing on the cheek as a greeting.
31. How tf it takes three hours to get from Miami to Miami.
32. Finding peacocks in your backyard.
33. Dogs in Publix.
34. Taking fruit from a neighbor’s tree or driving around to take fruit from someone you don’t know that has a fruit tree.
35. Socks with sandals.
36. Strip club dates.
37. Club that stays open till 5am everyday including holidays lol.
38. Pots and pans being banged in the streets when one of our sports teams wins a championship 🏆⚽🏀🏈🏒⚾.
39. BBL, Botox and filler capital!
40. Efficiencies (imagine our shock when we found out they’re just called studio apartments everywhere else).