Dave Barry: belief

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…But it’s not very far. No, it isn’t in linear distance. It’s a million, trillion miles away in culture. Palm Beach and Miami are separated by Boca, which is Long Island, basically. When you get across the Dade-Broward line, you are in Latin America. Eighty percent of the city, I think, speaks Spanish as its first language, and a lot of people don’t speak any English at all. You can function comfortably in Miami your entire life, and never speak a word of English, read a word of English. You just don’t need it. Whereas if you are in business in Miami, if you don’t speak Spanish, you’re in big trouble. You’re going to need it, so it’s still a very, very, very Latin city. But when you get to Fort Lauderdale, and then Boca, you’re in New York. Then you get a little farther, and you’re in Palm Beach; you’re just in Rich Person Land. I sometimes feel that parts of Puerto Rico are more American than parts of Miami, actually.…

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