If you ve never been to Miami Beach, you have to understand that a fair amount of the culture is about showing off. Ocean Drive is as much about being seen as it is about staring at the spandex.
People show off their bodies, clothes, children and dogs.
Most of time you don t really mind the pretty people and the spandex outfits they re almost wearing. I was, however, extremely disturbed by the lady who was parading her daughter around in a stroller. The daughter, a homely creature, was maybe two years old, probably younger and not only had earrings, but was wearing lipstick. Sad thing was, the kid was still hard on the eyes. This sort of thing doesn t happen in Chicago.