[SFSkol]

How would YOU describe a typical Villager?

1. Has a VCR blinking 12.
2. No longer has any long pants.
3. Everyone knows your name at bars.
4. Always starts a conversation with; "So, where are you from?'
5. Line dances in a circle.
6. Always looking for a way to bend the rules.
7. Reads newspapers for non-local news.
8. Thinks lifelong collections like: Life, National Geographic, VCR & 8 Track tapes are an investment.
9. Has poor memory of golf course play.
10. Has memorized the number of steps to the golf cart.
11. Feels unfriendly if doesn't wave at least 20 times a day.
12. Still has a rotary home phone.

[Jima64]

Originally Posted by rubicon

"How would You Describe A Typical Villager?" Seems at first blush a self absorbing question. It also appears at minimum to be stereotyping ...its like saying how would you describe a typical Irishman, Italian, Catholic Protestant, Jew , etc.......... Human beings are much more complicated than that.

Happy and logical thinking.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Jima64

Happy and logical thinking.

Hey fella's. I asked for typical. TYPICAL. I expected to hear sometimes funny and sometimes serious.

I think most people image typical Londoners, Dallas Folks, New Yorkers, Cincinnatians.

It ISN'T a bad thing. Stop with the PC.

[Allegiance]

Originally Posted by justjim

A typical Villager is one who came from a modest to poor family background, they worked hard, sacrificed, gave up instant gratification for their future, took advantage of opportunities and saved for retirement and finally is real pleased to be living in The Villages. Now, that is not to say there are some atypical residents in The Villages too. In many ways, our diverse backgrounds, occupations and interests is what makes this a truly great place to live.

Too many atypical ones. Many never worked a day in their lives and often get their pictures posted on that OTHER Web site.

[dewilson58]

Active and Fun.


(A real three word sentence)

[rustyp]

Why ? Must be hot and cabin fever setting in.

[gap2415]

You see the world as you are but most moved here because it was a friendly happy place with activities galore....and that too describes most for that reason.

[Rapscallion St Croix]

If you can decipher, extrapolate, analyze, and explain this, you will have the answer.

[manaboutown]

The frogs I know are people who were adventurous enough in their senior years to move quite a distance to a new area knowing few if anyone there. They worked hard all their lives, made good financial decisions, were self disciplined enough to plan ahead, save and invest for their retirement years and were fortunate enough to not have suffered any setbacks from which they could not recover. Most are "weather refugees" who wanted to get away from long hard northern winters although a surprising number moved from elsewhere in Florida.

Most are very social, active and upbeat. The Villages lifestyle was a primary reason they chose TV rather than elsewhere in Florida.

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by rubicon

"How would You Describe A Typical Villager?" Seems at first blush a self absorbing question. It also appears at minimum to be stereotyping ...its like saying how would you describe a typical Irishman, Italian, Catholic Protestant, Jew , etc.......... Human beings are much more complicated than that.

Perhaps at second blush we might say, "Oh look, a question intended to initiate some innocent social discourse, with perhaps a few bon mots, and a modicum of self-disclosure."

It is possible that a discussion by Villagers about how we view ourselves might counter the real stereotype that has been published in such national media as the New York Post.

Consider this excerpt:

"It’s a Thursday night at one of a half-dozen hot spots at the 20,000-acre Central Florida complex called The Villages, the largest gated retirement community in America – and one of the most popular destinations for New Yorkers in their golden years – where the female-to-male ratio runs 10 to 1.

It’s a widower’s paradise, and the word on the street is that there’s a big black market for Viagra."

"...getting lucky is one of the residents’ primary pastimes.

The huge complex began growing rapidly in the mid-1990s, and reported cases of gonorrhea rocketed from 152 to 245, of syphilis rose from 17 to 33, and of chlamydia from 52 to 115 among those 55 and older in Florida from 1995 to 2005.

The state’s sexually transmitted disease rate among those over 65 is one of the fastest growing in the country, one report claims.

In 2006, a local gynecologist reported that she treated more cases of herpes and human papillomavirus at The Villages than she did when she worked in Miami.

“I get offers for sex all the time,” brags Dave, 70, who, like others who spoke about their sexually active set, asked that his real name not be used, “especially by women in their 70s. They say, ‘Are you busy tonight? I’ll show you a good time.’ ”

This makes the responses, like "old," "active seniors," and the like seem quite innocent and inoffensive.

How about just abstaining from a thread if you don't like the content?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Cedwards38

Old?
No, that's mean.

Older?
True, but still too much.

Young at heart?
That's better.

Nothing mean about it. The typical Villager is well over fifty years old. When you consider that the average lifespan is somewhere in the high seventies, over fifty is old.

0-25 is young, 26-50 is middle-aged and over fifty is old. There is nothing mean or insulting about noting someone's age.

We are mostly old people.

[BK001]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Wouldn't know---never saw the show unless I was unlucky enough to be home when my parents and grandma were watching it. I do know they always had some guy with an accordion.

His name was MYRON FLOREN -- yep I had the same type of childhood "luck" as you -- but worse -- I had to take accordion lessons! (Finally gave my 50-year old accordion away last year when planning our move to the villages.)

Mom knew everyone's name on the show and I think she secretly hoped one of us would become a Champagne Lady or a Lennon Sister.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by BK001

Mom knew everyone's name on the show and I think she secretly hoped one of us would become a Champagne Lady or a Lennon Sister.

Cissy King from the show went to another high school in the town in which I grew up. I did dance with her some on one occasion. She made even me look good on the dance floor! lol Cissy King - Wikipedia

[DigitalGranny]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

White, Republican, Anti-progressive, stuck in their past and currently starring in a bad episode of the Lawrence Welk Show.

If you really feel this way, I hope you aren't stuck living here. I love it and find typical Villagers to be friendly, helpful, kind, and fun. Not all are as wonderful as our Gracie Girl, but most are pretty darn great.

[BK001]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Cissy King from the show went to another high school in the town in which I grew up. I did dance with her some on one occasion. She made even me look good on the dance floor! lol Cissy King - Wikipedia

Yes, the wonderful dancing of Cissy and Bobby! -- Incredible what memories these Lawrence Welk posts are evoking.