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Originally Posted by dhdallas
I am a TV resident and I found the article to be right on the money! Here are some of the highlights from the article that are definitely true.
"Imagine truckloads of 60-plus-year-olds drunkenly line dancing and singing Foreigner"
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You need never go off the property or mix with the 'common folk.' My friend was a 'flyer' there at the hospital and said she'd never met a group of folks who thought themselves more entitled."
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"It is overpopulated, overbuilt and has a severe shortage of infrastructure, as it relates to fire and medical."
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"Whether it was the drunken [swingers parties], wrecked golf carts, multiple occasions of public indecency, [that] all of this coming from a retirement community just made it more comical."
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"There's a big party in every town square every night — little booze huts everywhere. Happy Hour lasts like four hours."
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"Of course, you can do or not do whatever you want, but there's a stigma attached to those who don't socialize as much as the rest."
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"This isn't a place to live if you like your privacy."
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"The Villages is the Wal-Mart of communities, providing a cheap, superficial sense of community with a made up history while simultaneously choking out the actual communities nearby."
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"There are train tracks going through the center of town that are completely fake."
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"They've taken over most of the surrounding area and think they are God's gift to the locals."
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"Small communities that were founded in the 19th century are losing their identity and charm to become de facto labor camps"
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"Villagers are kind of an entitled bunch"
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"They get permission to build 20 houses, then keep at it. By the time the whole thing is done, there are 50-plus houses."
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I have been here for almost 20 years. When I read the article, I thought most was spot on. I have never seen upside-down pineapples, an Italian woman who scrutinizes and watches everyone, or mob leaders throwing dead bodies into Lake Sumter. That's a bit of an unnecessary stretch.
For those of you who stated there are no wild parties with lots of drinking, have you been to the squares? Late-night restaurants? Have you seen the MANY unflattering mugshots of Villagers arrested for DUI? Indecent exposure? Fights? Reckless driving? Relieving themselves in public? Possession of child porn? Drugs? Retail theft? Domestic Violence? If not, you must be living under a rock.
Please do not respond that most of this is done by non-Villagers. Wrong! Reports of the incidents provide their age, village they live in, address, and for whatever reason the amount they paid for their home. C'mon! I know you have seen these reports. Why try to deny it? When company comes, I insist they stay alert. Anything can happen in this town!