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I have been here 17 years and things have gone like that many times over the years when I say I live in The villages.
When a negative coment is made my response is you have not been there have you. If no yes or no answer I respond you are refering to the most succesful realestate development built in the country. They always respond with what makes you think that. My response is tell me about any other development that has over 65,000 homes built by a single developer and is currently building 300 homes a month and selling them as quick as they build them and the same developer owns all of the comerical property in a town of 140,000 people. Ends conversation or they are curious and ask questions. When asked about the STD'S My response is are you familiar with fake news. |
I get the same reaction from everyone I’ve told that we are moving to The Villages.
It’s not that I care what they think, it’s just that I’m so tired of hearing the same thing about STDs and swingers and I’m tired of getting the picture of what each colored loofa means. Enough!! When I’ve tried to defend The Villages saying it’s rumors by some people who don’t even live there they will argue back that they know someone who lives there and they verify that it’s all true. So bottom line is I don’t care what people think but I’m sick of hearing all the negative rumors so I have started saying that we’re moving to Central Florida just outside of Orlando. |
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No need to defend anything to anybody. if you like it be happy and if you don’t like it move. There’s a lot of people here I’m happy to meet and there’s a few. I wish didn’t live here but I don’t hang out with those people nor do I worry about them. To each their own and there will always be jealousy and hatred no matter where you go or what you do.
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There is NO PLACE in north America that has more things to do for seniors and where they put alot of effort into keeping it nice. You live in a resort and when they get older the have to go to a nursing home you just drive your golf cart around here.
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I do run in to the negative comments from others. They are always based in ignorance. I just look at them and say, “You know there is a reason why The Villages has continued for a full decade to always be rated at number #1, or #2, on the Forbes best retirement communities and the fastest growing community in America.” That stops them because they can’t argue raw data results, that The Villages is in demand.
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When they tell you of the sex parties, sex in the squares, loofahs, key swapping, etc, etc, look them dead in the eye and say, I know, that is exactly why I moved there. Followed by, you eyeing them up and down and saying you look pretty good, wanna get a drink.
The responses should be better than the evening comedy shows on the ship. Enjoy |
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When I bought down here, I got the old "Did you know, TV is the STD...." routine. To which I dispelled it immediately.
That said, I've had friends come to visit us and they come away with "Now I understand". The best was when my wife's parents stayed at our rental property for a week. They have been all over Florida for the past 60 years, and my FIL's parents moved to Fort Meyers at some point in the 70s. They know Florida quite well. They were astonished by TV. They simply had NO IDEA. They weren't the old trope/gossip types, they just figured my wife and I moved to a place with some pools and a couple golf courses. Now they're planning to come back. It only took us 4 years to convince them to come, now they want to come back :). They are in their late 80s, so travel is tiresome for them, but they can come when they want. The fact remains, you really can't judge TV until you've spent some time here. |
Yes I noticed that, especially from a past owner that sold his property cheap when the economy was down, pure jealousy.
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However, when I tell people elsewhere where I live, usually the first thing people mention is the high rate of STDs. What utter nonsense! Yet that is what the media tells people because it keeps people watching through the next advertisement. Never mind that it is false. You’ll have to live with it. Just tell people it’s libel and slander and not at all like that. People are quick to believe lies these days. Fortunately, it’s also easier to do fact-checking and find out the truth. |
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With all the negatives about TV circulating out there, you'd think people would be avoiding the place like the plague. Instead, TV is far and away the largest retirement community not only in America but in the world, and growth continues unabated. There are retirees here from all 50 states as well as many foreign countries. There are well over 4,000 foreign nationals living here: we've met people from the UK, Ireland, France, Canada, Italy, The Philippines, Thailand, and Chile, and will probably meet many more. So--just think of how fast this place would be growing if only the POSITIVES were included in media and word-of-mouth. |
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my similar post might have been a bit more crude, but just just human psychology, people have inertia and the same with information bias, so go with it. Doesn't matter what you believe or that you have actual experience, it's about how they look at their world, and how they are now being proven idiots for believing some conspiracy theory. . . and you now know that they are particularly gullible so play it up!~ near future former corporate guy |
Several people I've met or read about are here because someone told them about The Villages on a cruise. I think it's a surprising number.
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First of all YES I have faced that everywhere I go. This is not personal just due to the bad publicity, written and on videos. The villages has a bad reputation if you read these articles and watch those videos. Before I left Illinois to come back in Oct after my 5 month summer break, a lady said "the villages is a terrible place." How awful. It's a losing proposition unless they visit or move here. My one caveat is the word "bubble". I hate that word when referring to the villages!
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We visited a few more times as retirement approached, and when it did arrive we started to snowbird. One thing that struck me about living here long term is that it is really set up as a place to live, not as a resort. I think that people who've come for a few days, and then move here, may often go through a phase of realization that life is life, and life is not vacation. You still have to buy groceries, and you get sick, and stuff breaks and you have to fix it and you have bills, maybe you miss the kids, or the grandkids, etc. Vacation is about leaving all of the heavy baggage of life at home for a few days. Life is about dragging it around with you. It follows us from wherever we come. In a few, a relatively small number, some find that disenchanting, and blame it on the wearing off of the Kool-Ade, but most recognize that life is life, and TV is a pretty good place to live it, even if it isn't perfect. As far as STDs, I tell people that in my experience, unless you can catch one playing cards or pickleball, it's a lot more work to get an STD than it is to avoid one. |
One Word.................Ignorance.
Two Words...............Who Cares. |
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The reality is that there are many good things about the Villages and many bad. That’s reality. Golf cart accessible, lots to do and low assessments compared to many places in Florida.
Downside is the hyped up theatrical stuff. Grown adults trying to pretend they are belly dancers, hula dancers, twirlers, ballet dancers etc. Many just don’t realize how foolish they look but sadly they need to play all over the villages thinking they are stars. Theater productions are a little ridiculous too. Old people playing parts in West side story and grease??? Really? But if we want good theater we go to Orlando and we try to ignore the poor wannabes who need attention. It’s a small price to pay when you get so many other benefits. |
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I would simply stay at that. It’s only as good as each person makes it. It’s the same no matter where anyone lives. We just have some extra opportunities to make it great.
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When I tell people I live in the Villages, they say , what town is it in ? Rather than explain, I just say Ocala .
I also have friends that are not outgoing, so they would not fit in here, some would rather just sit and watch the grass grow. |
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Understand now how it’s not necessary to put other choices than your’s down? Live and let live. :thumbup: |
I'm with you. As you'll notice it is always those who lead a dull, boring, or angry life and who've never been in the Villages. Everyone I speak to at my activities just loves the Villages, so while there are these naysayers out there, I see it as a positive that they'll never come here and bring their negativity to our wonderland.
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