Coffee Addict,
LOL You crack me up. I’m a “frum yid” just not “yeshivish.” I don’t hang around inappropriate places but that’s simply my decision. I know what it’s like & I just don’t wanna have anything to do with it.
I actually live in NMB (not by 10th avenue), I just went to Yeshiva in MB…But if you’re having problems with the Publix on 17th then I suggest you just keep your eyes on the products & forget about the other customers.
Miami Beach is a great place for Jews to live. Sure, if you go by places like the beach or lose your way to South Beach & end up on Washington Avenue then you’re gonna see a lot of inappropriate things-but(correct me if I’m wrong) all Jewish neighborhoods have inappropriate places nearby (though not as bad as the beach/Washington Avenue).
Perhaps I could show you my point by means of analogy: Would you not live in the Old City (Jerusalem) because of Ben Yehuda? Of course not. You’d just stay away from there & hang around the Kotel/Rova/etc. So here also-just know where you are and don’t go to places you shouldn’t be.