The Cuban comedian Javier Berridy witnessed a very unpleasant scene at Miami International Airport: three cockroaches roaming freely in the airport facility.
"My people, this is unprecedented. Two live cockroaches fell on top of a 'gringa' right in the Miami airport. I don't understand, are we in Miami or are we at José Martí? These people are not used to this," said Berridy in a video posted on Instagram, while nearby the affected traveler was squashing a third insect.
Berridy took the opportunity to leave a message for the mayor or anyone involved with the airport.
"Let's see if they solve this", the comedian remarked, still in disbelief.
The incident quickly generated an avalanche of comments: ranging from improvised theories about the origin of the insects to harsh criticisms concerning the state of the airport and the institutional management of the infrastructure.
Some speculated that perhaps the traveler herself brought the 'imported' cockroaches from wherever she came from. However, many others confirmed that such incidents are not uncommon at Miami Airport, which in recent years has been the center of scandal due to sewage spills or even leaks.
Severe criticism of the airport management
Others went further and agreed on emphasizing the visible decline of the facilities at Miami Airport, one of the busiest in the country.
"The truth is, on Monday I returned from a trip, and the airport is becoming more and more deteriorated, abandoned, and dirty"; "That airport is disgusting; it's a shame that Miami has such an airport"; "The Miami airport is really ugly and dirty; it doesn't look like it's in the United States"; "The Miami airport is one of the worst in the world"; "During the pandemic, I arrived at the Miami airport, and there were plenty of cockroaches"; "The Miami airport just keeps getting worse," some commented.
Several users mocked the situation using wordplay or references to migration processes: "The aeropork"; "Those cockroaches already had their residency permit, they even had residency"; "They’re not cockroaches, they’re passengers traveling for free"; "They are self-deporting through CBP One"; "They entered with form I-220A, let them live"; "It seems like we’re over there, but we’re here"; "Cockroaches also have rights."
Critiques of local administration
The episode was also used to criticize local authorities, with comments particularly directed at Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava and the management of public funds.
"There you have the ones who voted for Mayor Levine"; "Keep voting for Democratic mayors"; "What are they doing with the money generated by that airport?"; "That place has turned into communism; wherever that goes, everything gets destroyed," several commentators declared in that vein.
The normality of the unusual in Miami
Far from being surprised, many internet users also pointed out that the presence of cockroaches is common in Miami, given the city's humid and warm nature, as well as the lack of control in many public spaces.
"But Miami is full of cockroaches; to live in a house, you have to fumigate at least twice before moving in." "As if there were no cockroaches in their house." "There are cockroaches in your house and in mine; no one is free from having cockroaches." "Cockroaches can live anywhere; the world belongs to them too." "In Miami, there are more cockroaches than people." "Cockroaches also have the right to fly," commented some internet users.
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