I'll say this, and I'm totally ready for the backlash....
When we were still in the deciding stage to move here, we were at Panera Bread eating lunch and looking at floorplans. The couple next to us welcomed us as potential new Villagers. They had been here a few years. We spoke for some time, then I asked them, "What is the worst thing about The Villages?" They looked at each other, then asked us a return question before answering us. "Where are you from?' they asked. We told them Arizona, and they replied, "Ok, the worst thing about The Villagers is The New Yorkers" They were from Ohio.
I say this only because there was a post above discussing the crowded cities and how people act that have lived in the big cities for most of their lives. Having come from AZ, (we also spent much of our lives in CA) we also notice a definite difference here (vs "out west") in the overal politness of many folks here while visiting stores, and other activities.
What we have experienced in about a year and a half here...If you ask anyone about The Villages, most will have a nice conversation with you about how great it is. But don't get in their way when parking, shopping, at a restaurant, or getting into a game with their usual friends.
So that is my "Rant"....whether it is true or not that New Yorkers or "big city folks" are more pushy then us "South Westerners", it is definitely noticable here. One last thought, I don't think of Florida as presenting the "Southern Hospitality" ...perhaps because most folks in TV are not southerners?
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