First of all I do agree that the bartender’s behavior and his friend’s behavior was inappropriate....
That said, after working at a local ACE for 5 yrs, 2 1/2 of those years as an Assistant Manager, I can personally attest to the fact that MANY, MANY Villagers are CHEAP !!! I won’t bore you with example after example but I will leave you with this “joke”...... that will illustrate my point....
A bar opened up just outside of The Villages serving draught beer for 10 cents and mixed drinks for 15 cents...... needless to say, the bar was packed all the time........ then one day an out of towner stopped in for a drink and noticed that there was a table of 4 sitting there not drinking....... the man asked the bar tender if he know why ?? The bar tender replied, “Oh, they’re from The Villages and they’re waiting for Happy Hour !! LOL !!!!
There is more truth to that story than you will ever know !!
And YES, I do live in The Villages, first home bought in 2005. We’re in our second home and will be building our third (and hopefully final) home later this summer.....