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Originally Posted by bandsdavis
So here's my 2 cents. I think 90% of all full-time Villagers do not resent or hate snowbirds. It's the other 10% who have nothing better to do than complain about a number of things that makes it seem that way. No, I can't "prove" the % I used. It's a gut feel after living here (fulltime) for 9 years. I occasionally will have a conversation with someone who disparages snowbirds, but those discussions are extremely rare. I have been the leader for 2 large groups (150 people plus each) that have included both fulltime and snowbird residents. I've never heard of anyone in those groups who have not been excited to welcome our snowbirds back. So take the complaints with a grain of salt, and remember if you are basing your thoughts on what you read here and on other social media, you are getting an extremely small sample size, and one that in my opinion tends overall to be slanted toward the negative about such topics.
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bandsdavis and Davonu have hit the nail on the head, only I think the percentages are conservative. You have 130,000+ residents at TV and my impression is you only have a few dozen consistent complainers here on TOTV (though probably many more not on TOTV). Social media always amplifies the most negative portion of it's membership. If TOTV didn't exist, you would still have negative people but their complaints would only reach a few people at a time instead of tens of thousands. I feel bad for them since they don't seem to be happy. Sure, I have my bad days and occasionally have to vent to a friend or two but something has happened in these people's lives to make them this unhappy all the time.
Not an expert!
Not a TV resident...yet
I will now get back to work while waiting for the inevitable replies...