Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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America's Friendliest Home Town. Yeah, Right!
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Never, and I repeat never, have I met and come across more nasty and rude people than I have here. The phrase that TV is American's friendliest home town is a terrible misnomer! And regarding marketing . . . well, that's another topic altogether! I don't know what it is that makes some of these people feel so entitled. I don't know what it is that makes them so rude as in "me first and screw you." Where do they come off treating others like this? No, it isn't because TV has grown so much. Do you really think growth has made a difference in their behavior? Absolutely not! Even in New York City, most people are polite. I think the developer should pay off duty cops (in uniform) to maintain crowd control at these events. Otherwise, if no one is taking responsibility for making these deadbeats move, these events shouldn't be held. A couple of years ago I went to an event at the square at Lake Sumter. My husband didn't want to go so I went with a friend. There was one empty chair at the end of a row and a husband and wife were sitting next to this chair. There also was an empty chair next to the wife. I politely asked if they would move over one seat so my friend and I could sit together. You would have thought I four-lettered him, insulted his wife and asked him to do something that took a lot of effort! To boot, after some not very nice words, his remark to me was to stop bothering him; otherwise he would call the police! Since that time I have never gone to another event. It isn't worth getting my dander up because inevitably, someone would exhibit that type of attitude and I can't tolerate the kind of behavior I've mentioned above.
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Poster our TOTV history has always been if I said red you would say blue. so here we are again. You misunderstand. I don't tie my happiness or sadness to a place. I am a realist, a pragmatist and a survivor. I simply pointed out that this place is overbuilt. and unlike major cities we all have to share limited space on road, cart paths, crowded facilities (ie we are all going to the same places. and to boot sharing most of the same facilities with communities, also exploding, on the fringe of TV
One poster wrote about the rudeness of people here. One explanation may well be that the marketing by the sales department has faded away into the reality of what TV and the surrounding area has become. This is no longer a 55+ retirement community. It has long since become a vacation destination where investment companies are buying several homes for renting wherein they can ignore the many rules. Like living up north, come winter I make my adjustments as the renters , et al make their appearance If your definition of paradise is crowded everything empty food shelves and long waits then from October to May you are going to be one happy bloke |
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I’m not so sure that rudeness or selfish is the problem. I feel that if you told those standing and blocking the view of others would be apologetic and move immediately. Keep in mind, we are old, many of us over 70; therefore, we have reduced power in the grey matter area. Most want to believe we are as sharp as we were at 40, but we’re not. We all start losing it after 55 or 60. Relax, do your best to be thoughtful and try to understand the limitations we have as we age.
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In a perfect world.
We went walked around and thought it was fun. |
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I went to a tree lighting at Brownwood three years ago with a friend. She had to drag me there, because I'm a crowd claustrophobic. We were jam-packed standing, but everyone was polite about it. It was a very nice time, and I kept my eye on the tree and not the crowds. My only fear was we all were going to set each other on fire with all those candles!
Also, I love having miscellaneous conversations with people I don't know and probably will never see again.
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The Villages might very well be completely unique, in that so many older people going out and socializing. Truth in the statement that the brain changes. Elsewhere the sole older person will be given respect and priority by others. In a place where everyone is a senior that can't logically happen. So perhaps ones view, this posters view, is distorted. |
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And I'm not looking for paradise...at least not yet. I'm just looking for a pleasant place to spend my later years. Imo, TV qualifies. And you don't think this has anything to do with you? Last edited by Polar Bear; 12-01-2017 at 08:57 AM. |
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If you so dislike the Villages why do you not move to somewhere you consider more civilized? |
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Wow..............this thread went to hell in less than 30 posts.
An unfortunate event at a Square has really pulled everyone down. The sun is up, it's a beautiful day and we are all above ground. |
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Overcrowding leads people to act in a way they wouldn’t otherwise. All it takes are a few bad apples and the rest will follow the cue.
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So does alcohol...
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That too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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