[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

More concerning should be the attitudes of the people next door, not the people on the other side of the continent.

Absolutely. It seems that, in my neighborhood, most people are friendly and polite. Regardless of whose flag is flying in their yard, when we meet it is all friendly.

I expect people behave much differently when they are hiding behind a screen than when they are face to face with their neighbors.

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

How fast did that register go!

I was actually amazed. It went about $1 million per month in cash sales (most gas was CC) - we hade $30K to $40k deposits per day.

One thing I did learn there was just how stupid people are. We had $30K worth of cigarettes behind the counter unlocked all the time. Anyone could easily have come up and robbed us in couple minutes throwing all those in the back of a van (and we were instructed by corporate to help them in any way we could - never resist. But instead they would come in and demand the $50 we had in the cash register - LOL!

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Here's one jester people forget about on a hot day,
offer service people doing service at your house, a bottle of water.

WOW! That made me feel badly. I am getting a case and putting it in the freezer today.

Thank you! Great Idea! Especially now that we are into Summer days.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

I was actually amazed. It went about $1 million per month in cash sales (most gas was CC) - we hade $30K to $40k deposits per day.

One thing I did learn there was just how stupid people are. We had $30K worth of cigarettes behind the counter unlocked all the time. Anyone could easily have come up and robbed us in couple minutes throwing all those in the back of a van (and we were instructed by corporate to help them in any way we could - never resist. But instead they would come in and demand the $50 we had in the cash register - LOL!

Guess they didnt smoke and thought selling them was too much work.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

WOW! That made me feel badly. I am getting a case and putting it in the freezer today.

Thank you! Great Idea! Especially now that we are into Summer days.

Unbelievable.

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

We became Rome and many roads for retirees lead here.

You're right. All roads lead to Rome!

[billethkid]

IWe have been here over 18 years.
I do not see anymore connect/disconnect than anyplace we have ever lived.

There will always be jerks and out of line type folks no matter the mix or where from.

I do believe there is a significant difference and that is the density of us elders......more than anyplace we have ever lived (probably true for all or most TV residents).

Even with that.....I find that if you are friendly in your manner most of the rest of the world responds in kind......because they like it too!

[Inexes@aol.com]

Having been employed as an RN in Home Health Care, I found out early on......when asked by the patients in the outlying areas "where I lived" .... NOT to say The Villages. They immediately started complaining about how "we" came in here and changed everything they loved. The response was always the same, TV changed their laid-back lifestyle, bringing in all the restaurants, businesses, traffic, etc. I would ask why that was not considered a convenience, saving them having to drive miles for these things. The answer was again, always the same... if we wanted to live near the big city we would not have moved here. Most were really nasty once they found out you lived in TV. By the same token.... when seeing patients in TV, most of the HHC workers were treated rudely, as though they were doing us a favor, letting us into their homes. Once they found out you lived in TV... their demeanor changed and they treated you with a little respect. Throughout my 17 years working in the HHC field here in TV, it was a known fact in the agencies that the employees preferred a caseload outside TV due to the rudeness of the patients residing in TV. Quite a few of the employees refused to see patients living in TV. A sad statement.

[Villagevip]

We are not guest here, we are American citizens.....Free to travel to all fifty states, and buy what we desire within our limits.....Buying property anywhere in America, eliminates any question of being a guest, In the here and now...

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I don't see any more disconnect between those living in TV and the neighboring residents than I do between villager to villager. There are people living in TV from all walks of life, some bought $30,000 mobile homes others million dollar premiers. Put them all in bathing suits and toss them in the pool they all look the same to me. It all boils down to personalities and attitudes. I own a retail business and my customers are 50/50 villagers and village neighbors and I have not found any dislike from either group and the subject of where do you live comes up frequently. As a matter of fact I don't even know why you would start a topic like this, it does more harm than good. If I lived in a neighboring community I would find your post to be an insult.

Read this earlier today. Now after reading all the posts I tend to agree with your opinion.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

How fast did that register go!

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by billethkid

I do believe there is a significant difference and that is the density of us elders......more than anyplace we have ever lived (probably true for all or most TV residents).

I agree completely, I find a lot of the people here are very dense - oh, wait, that is not what you meant, sorry.


(Sorry, I couldn't resist! )

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by bill14564

and there are villagers who avoid certain restaurants because they are filled with non-villagers. On this site and in the online paper that cannot be named you see complaints going both ways. Bad apples exist on both sides and unfortunately, a few bad apples really do create the stereotype.

I've seen villagers with the "i can afford to live here" chip on their shoulder... I don't blame non-villagers wanting to avoid them, i avoid them too.

I don't believe i have ever been treated differently when someone from outside the bubble learned where i lived. Maybe i've just been lucky. On the other hand, i have sensed the air of entitlement from some who live inside the bubble and i'm not alone in that.

we have the way

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I don't see any more disconnect between those living in TV and the neighboring residents than I do between villager to villager. There are people living in TV from all walks of life, some bought $30,000 mobile homes others million dollar premiers. Put them all in bathing suits and toss them in the pool they all look the same to me. It all boils down to personalities and attitudes. I own a retail business and my customers are 50/50 villagers and village neighbors and I have not found any dislike from either group and the subject of where do you live comes up frequently. As a matter of fact I don't even know why you would start a topic like this, it does more harm than good. If I lived in a neighboring community I would find your post to be an insult.

I have to agree. No need to stir a pot. Just treat EVERYONE like you expect to be treated. I don’t look down my nose at anyone and don’t expect them to look down their nose at me.

[Luggage]

There are a lot of we are better than them type personalities that live here. One small example is that I was on a cruise with my wife years ago and we were sitting down to watch the entertainment and we struck up a small conversation with four single Ladies just in front of us, the minute they found out we were outside of the villages they turned around and did not talk to us. I find that very typical of" we are better than them mentality"

My mother would say they are a bunch of stuck up people thinking "they are better than everyone else"
In reality they were four old ladies who have lost their husbands or have been divorced and just don't understand how to be friendly to people.

Also unfortunately there are a lot of old bitter people living in this area whether they're from the villages or not.

And yet we have made friends here that are just nice people.

"I find that if you act entitled(this includes many variables)you're likely to be treated in a cold and possibly unfriendly manner"