When I went to college at UF, that place is Miami north. So many students there are from Miami and 99.5% of them are douchebags. Everyone from Miami thinks that town is the greatest thing ever. It\'s a nasty dirt hole. Way too many spanish speaking people. Sure there are the nice areas, but you never go there. Sure there is south beach. BIg deal. There are beaches all over the place in FL. I personally would avoid Dade county like the plague. Broward isn\'t bad. That\'s where Ft. Lauderdale is.
I use to go to Miami 3 times a week when I shot sports in West Palm. We covered miami sports mostly since they are so close. You make one wrong turn in that city and you could easily find yourself at a gas station where NO ONE knows english.
But that\'s just one person\'s unbiased opinion.