[CFrance]

I think another part of the equation is the fact that there will always be a great deal more diversity in NY and CA due to their being (and have been for eons) such large ports of entry for foreigners.

[perrjojo]

[QUOTE=CFrance;883020]I think another part of the equation is the fact that there will always be a great deal more diversity in NY and CA due to their being (and have been for eons) such large ports of entry for foreigners.[/QUOTE
Good point.

[Tennisnut]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

I am sorry if it seemed I judged you. It was not my intent. Your original post left me with a lot of questions. I suppose it is correct that there are many places in Florida that have problems similar to California but we were talking about TV, not all of a Florida. As to why others of different ethnicity do not find TV attractive, I go back to my original post. The major attraction for most here is golf. That is not as major an attraction to the other ethnic grups you mentioned.
What do YOU think?

I do know that 11 out of top 25 women golfers in the world are Korean. The top male golfer since like it seems forever, is black. Maybe in the future, there will be a lot of Koreans here? I really don't know why they haven't moved here and thought it was an interesting observation and that is why I asked the question.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

No, we don't have a lot of Hispanics (btw, my daughter in law is Hispanic) blacks, Asians or Muslims but that does not mean they would not be welcomed here.

Actually, there is a very large Filipino population here. There's even a Filipino Club.

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Tennisnut

I do know that 11 out of top 25 women golfers in the world are Korean. The top male golfer since like it seems forever, is black. Maybe in the future, there will be a lot of Koreans here? I really don't know why they haven't moved here and thought it was an interesting observation and that is why I asked the question.

What you say is correct but how popular is the sport among the general population? I guess they just don't
know about TV or they certainly would want to live here.

[DougB]

No alligators on the golf courses in Korea.

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by Tennisnut

The top male golfer since like it seems forever, is black.

If you're referring to Tiger Woods, I'm surprised that you don't know that Tiger had a problem with an irate wife in 2009 and hasn't been anywhere near his top form since then.

[billethkid]

That certainly was not an item/issue of concern on my list of considerations for moving here or not. Just like it did not and still doesn't matter what politics or religion are here.
Some things just don't figure into most of us when making decisions on moving.

If one wants diversity they can go look for it...not necessary to live next to it or within it.

To each his own......for most of us TV is just fine like it is and will be......

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by bluedog103

If you're referring to Tiger Woods, I'm surprised that you don't know that Tiger had a problem with an irate wife in 2009 and hasn't been anywhere near his top form since then.

Off topic, but actually, I would not say Tiger had a problem with an irate wife. That makes it sound like he was innocent. I would say the wife became irate due to problems with Tiger... and his infidelity.

The way it was stated set off my feminist radar. Sorry if you didn't mean it that way.

[PJOHNS2654]

[QUOTE=perrjojo;882797]It's true that there is not much ethnic diversity here but there is certainly a lot of cultural diversity. We have residents from all backgrounds and all parts of the country. We all have different customs and ways of thinking. I have no idea why there is not more ethnic diversity because they would be welcomed here. Maybe it's because golf is our major draw and golf seems to be more of an Anglo sport. Certainly others play but not in the same numbers[/QUOTEI\\

I lived in Southern Calf. for over forty years and in an area with a large Korean population. The koreans were very evident at the local golf courses. In the 80's and early 90's I can remember visiting a driving range that was double decker and lighted. Betweem 8:00 and 10:00 P.M. it would be full with about 80-90% being young Koreans. I think when that generation retires many will call TV home.

[ilovetv]

We've never moved to a particular place to live because of the ethnic mix. We moved there because of jobs.

People move here to TV mostly because they're retiring. Are there any "ethnic-majority" retirement communities like TV or Del Webb? I don't think so.

And as for golfers, I think Californians hear/know a lot more about golf communities much closer to them in CA, AZ, and NV than they hear/know about Florida which is much farther away and has high humidity.

What I see is that large ethnic populations seem to concentrate more in major cities and their metro areas. The Villages is neither of these. It's a totally unique community.

[billethkid]

a lot of this thread has an oh so familiar ring to it....including the tone of the deleted posts.....nice diversity of replies in any event

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Off topic, but actually, I would not say Tiger had a problem with an irate wife. That makes it sound like he was innocent. I would say the wife became irate due to problems with Tiger... and his infidelity.

The way it was stated set off my feminist radar. Sorry if you didn't mean it that way.

Was his wife irate or not? The cause was not mentioned in my post. Guilt or innocence is of no value in this discussion.You are free to determine whatever cause suits your needs or beliefs.

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[CFrance]

Originally Posted by bluedog103

Was his wife irate or not? The cause was not mentioned in my post. Guilt or innocence is of no value in this discussion.You are free to determine whatever cause suits your needs or beliefs.

...

I disagree with you and stand by my comment.

[CFrance]

Okay, commence bashing me... I do believe that the majority of TV is very conservative.

But I do not agree with Tennisnut's opinion quoted in ilovetv's post that left-center is non existent. There are left-centers and liberals here, for sure. I've found some, and there is even a club. It is something to consider that they are not the majority, but my husband and I (moderate and liberal) are not politically active and quite happy to concentrate on other things and ignore political view contrary to our own. It's not a deal breaker. We don't talk politics very often with friends.

BTW, there are some super extremely conservative parts of California that would put TV to shame.

This may be getting too political for the mods. Back to the original topic, I believe if you really want to be immersed in true ethnic diversity, you need to be in a big city, or on either the CA coast or NY coast and vicinity. We purposely sent our sons off to big city eastern colleges to get them out of the cloistered, narrow atmosphere of the small religiously conservative city they spent a good chunk of their upbringing in due to our job situation.