I am new to the villages but have not seen any negative reactions toward me by locals. Quite the contrary. Since many in the area are in services or trades, I feel seen as a valuable new customer.
As to people you encounter while traveling, I find most people have heard of the villages. A few people may look down on the villages because it’s so affordable, but by and large I think the impressions are favorable. The swinger stories that captured public imagination a couple of years ago, I think most people realize are far fetched. It’s an easy and funny subject for jokes though and will live on for that reason indefinitely.
But where do I tell people I live? I still say my home state of Tennessee since we still own property there and are still splitting time. It’s hard to sever those ties.
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