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Old 12-13-2013, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by donb9006 View Post
You've missed the point. People come to the villages to USE "our" things and then they go home. People visiting your old town spent the night, ate at the restaurants, bought gas and supplies. The "visitors" here are just taking advantage of what others built and then going home. Has anyone been asked when at a "villages" restaurant whether you were a resident or not? They may eat here occasionally, but most of the time, they come, use, and leave. Completely different.
As a Villager, I am glad people visit our commercial establishments. Without them we would not have as much as we do.
These places are really not just "ours".
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