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Interesting someone asked this, just chatted with a couple yesterday. I went "down" to the Brownwood Hotel/Spa to go to the fantastic independent coffee shop they have there (called the Standard). They were staying at the hotel waiting to get into a house they recently purchased. So, making an assumption, I said, "how are you liking Florida so far, or have you been coming for many years to vacation ?"." Oh, no", they said, "lived in Florida for over 35 years total, then settled in the Villages about 15 years ago when we retired from the military. Over a year ago took the Trolley tour Finney, had never even bothered to go that far. Decided we wanted to move, get away from all the traffic, big stores, all that. For us, it was a big mistake. Really missed our former village and home. We found the same model we'd lived in many years only with a pool and only one block from our old home. We are here at the hotel until the closing Jan. 3. So, I have a feeling that many have done the same thing, moved to the newest area and became disenchanted for a variety of reasons.