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Originally Posted by TandHSTAR@AOL.com
Well if you had a hard time making friends in your old neighborhood of course you will have a difficult time coming into a new community whether in an established area or new area of The Villages. No one is going to come to you door and say hi do you want to be friends. Unlike in our younger days when we met people through PTA, Scouting, etc. that does not happen here. Go out and play golf, learn to play different games at the rec centers. etc. The friends you make here are different than the ones you made or did not make up north. There are no lines, no one cares how much money you have, what kind of house you live in. What matters is your attitude and you are already being negative about moving here by even posting this question. This is not like shopping for a car but making connections with people. GOod luck.
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Our experience was opposite. During our first week in our new home a lady from in the neighborhood stopped by to introduce herself. She was the chairperson of the social club that anyone in this village can belong to. $5 per year per person. There are monthly get-togethers, potlucks, etc. Most of the neighbors on our block stopped by to introduce themselves as well. My wife was invited to join the ladies' golf group which she gladly did.
I had my motorcycle shipped here from Minnesota this past spring and had it parked under a cover in the driveway. Turns out that another guy in our village rides too! He stopped over to chat, and we ended up riding together.