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Originally Posted by Pairadocs
Such wisdom and truth. Such a gracious attitude, a civil, MATURE response. Let's take a pole, do MOST people on here actually hate their neighbors who do not live here year round ? On our street, the homes are pretty good sized properties, yet, most of us (neighbors) really try to look after our part time neighbor's places, keep an eye open for anything that doesn't look 'normal", and keep their phone numbers and email addresses to alert them. Is this REALLY NOT the way most of you operate toward your neighbors who are not full-time ? Honestly, I guess I am very naive, really did believe most villages and neighborhoods treated their other neighbors the same ! ? Lot's of what ? Hate ? Jealously ? (that some folks can afford multiple homes maybe ?) Resentment ? (This might be "far out" but, do some folks resent that others have family, grands and great grands, and don't live here full time ? What is it in people that causes this linear type of thinking ?
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Your post is thought provoking. There could be factors like jealousy or resentment at play. I mean let’s face it, anyone who can afford to maintain two homes is in a pretty fortunate position. It appears they have “the best of both worlds.”
In a broader sense, the pandemic brought this out. People who live in NYC for example, who have second homes were able to get away and avoid feeling cloistered and “stuck” in a small space. If you didn’t have that option, you just stuck it out until it was over.
Getting back to The Villages, and as you also mentioned, there’s the complicated factor of accessibility to kids/grandkids and yes even parents, as they get older and aren’t able to care for themselves. Anyway, who knows for sure what anyone else is thinking, but it was worth pondering.