[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by jimdecastro

When I was looking at TV, I asked my Dad about a month before he died about its size as a concern. His answer (paraphrased).

"It is not a 100,000 people in a city, it is 50 or so communities. You will know many of yours but not many 2-3 Villages away. In West Islip, you don't even know the guy down the block. Put another way, I lived in Brooklyn. But I didn't grow up in Brooklyn - or even Williamsburg. I grew up on Stockholm St."

Wise Man.

I always think of The Villages in that way. Most people use the rec centers, pools, tennis and pickle ball courts, softball fields and golf course in their area. People from the Spanish Springs area normally would think of going to Brownwood unless there is something extraordinary going on there. People south of 44 generally don't go to Spanish Springs Town Square. Everyone seems to stay in their Village or at least their area. It's exactly why although The Villages is approaching 150,000 residents it still feels like a small town.

Before anyone disagrees they should consider whether they've lived in a city of 150,000 people or even 100,000 people. Believe me, it's much different than what we have here.