[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

You don't say where you live in Colorado but if you have Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, Greek, Cuban, Cajun, and German restaurants, I assume that you live in a fairly large metropolitan area. Most small towns do not have a lot of restaurant diversity. The population of Sumter County is only about 130,000. The Denver metro are is about 3,000,000. The Orlando metro area is about 2,500,000.

A lot of restaurant diversity is based on the local population. You get a lot of Cuban restaurants in Miami. Sumter County is about 84% white; 6% black; 6% hispanic; mixed 2%; and Asian and Pacific Islander are under 1%.

If you have a lot of ethnics living in your area, you will get more ethnic restaurants. I was in New York's Chinatown one time and the area was probably 90% Asian. Until we get a more diverse population (either in the Villages or the surrounding areas), I do not think we will get a lot of diverse restaurants.

Very true unless we become known as an area that likes ethnic food.