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Originally Posted by Sassafrass67
We have been visiting in laws for just about 10 years and purchased a vacation home 3 years ago here in TV. I have been reading Talk of the Villages for advice on restaurants, landscapers etc. The issue that concerns me is that being in our late 40s and early 50s we are not made to feel welcome by our fellow Villagers. We wave, which I thought was the polite thing to do in America's friendliest home town, just to be ignored. When we go to the pool we are basically ignored. We are not your stereotypical "problem" adult children living here. We add to the economy, we maintain our home and you won't find us being obnoxious town squares. What exactly are we not doing correctly.  |
You asked so I will give you my observations. My husband and I are old enough to collect Social Security (oh happy days). We smile, wave or speak to everyone we see. More than half respond in kind. The others don't. IMHO a small number of the younger people in TV are real quick to throw out the "we are young and nobody likes me" card. The majority of the younger people on this forum are fabulous with interesting and current thinking. The others aren't. Some people, young and old, are crabby not friendly people. We are all not "your" stereotype old farts. We have lived interesting lives, done things we should and should not have done.