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Old 06-17-2018, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Mwfontan View Post
Actually, what's really happening here is that the pickleball player knows his fellow players would get ****ed if he walked on their court during play. He doesn't know the tennis players, and assumes they are not nearly as serious (after all, tennis is viewed as a minor, inconsequential sport in the villages), therefore no respect for tennis or those playing it. It's not right, but it's the truth.

I've even seen a villages sales associate walk a group of potential buyers onto our active tennis court to watch pickleball!
I would definitely speak up about that. That's just rude.
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