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How can I reach this person?

'vivian jean wilhelm’ maintains an online presence. Just make a simple search for her name online.

I just googled her and I'm really impressed with her credentials; I reached out to her since I need all the assistance I can get. I just scheduled a caII.

The largest concentration of STD's in the US. Be careful of who you hang out with 😂

@@danm5076 😆

@@mtngrl88 Sounds like a personall coincidence?

@@mtngrl88 Thats not true at all. Its actually a city in Colorado.....

Yeah same I jst had a meeting w my Mother

I live in Florida been here for many years. The Villages has quite a reputation. Not good. I have visited it’s definitely a strange place.

And that’s OK because it wasn’t for you and I don’t think it would be for me just the way you describe it but I’m going watch it anyway just for kicks, but I always go to the comments first just to see how people are feeling and if it’s worth my time. The Blue Ridge Mountain sound amazing.

Wow that's wonderful

Enjoy the crazy good weather! (Outside of occasional hurricanes)

Welcome to Florida.

@@astrofish6163 crazy good weather, as oppose to crazy bad weather up north and out west

R u gay? 🎉do you feel supported. My kids are and would have to visit and well with desatan I just dont know.:(

Sounds good in theory. Fails in practice

No. You need free food and housing. Oh wait. Free drugs too, if they can be found. But, pretty close after that.

Id start with getting rid of social media

peace can exist after you screw over all generations that come after you in this case

Not anymore, NAACP just declared FL a terrorist state. You can clearly see the fear in all the peoples eyes. They are obviously being held against their will and pretending to have a good time.

I'm so sad to hear this.....funnily enough that happened to me when I got divorced at age 50.....I wouldn't say ostracized exactly, but definitely excluded. Greetings from S Africa. As they say in Ireland," sorry for your loss "

Perhaps you should look into moving to The Villages, as they have a vibrant singles scene - activities, clubs, etc.

My god, are you telling us that women are so insecure still at that age they don’t even reach out and invite single people to par take in the festivities, that’s the mentality of high schoolers or small town bar/dance crowd… you know invite yourself and eventually you will run into someone welcoming

Sorry to hear that, and I wish nothing but the best for you

Date again. If it made you happier being in a relationship then find another.

I love it! "God waiting room!" It is, isn't it!😂 nice waiting room. Speaking of which, are there churches within?

I don't think she meant it was "historic" however that it was the 1st bank built there when the Villages 1st opened!

@Karl with a K So I would have to drive 54 miles-at least-to go to church?

@@saltyolbroad2962 Yes, there are many churches, both within, and just outside The Villages. There's even a church you can attend in your golf car!

@@badkarma1289 Do you live there? I'm seriously considering it!

300k for 2 bed 2 bath is for the wealthy.

@@jamesc2545 Huh? That is as middle class as it gets.

@@jamesc2545 IN DEEP. WHO THE HELL CAN AFFORD $ 300 k HOUSE?

@@irisbaez1972 Those who worked their entire lives, saved and invested intelligently, and made good decisions. That's who. I sold my house up north for more than it cost me to buy one down here.

Many have 6 figure pensions from the NY and CT area..........yes MANY cops and FD up that way walk out with 6 figure pensions as some cities include OT in the calculations

*Thank you for mentioning Shooters World on Road 44A. The place is an amazing gem among many Villages gems. Cheers!*

. "The shooting range is always packed" That's good?.

You are correct. 3 Town Squares. Live entertainment every night.

well hes sharing all theese interesting places with the whole world xD not just the US

Great way of putting it

If the big media showed the real America to world as it is, it's not just the Americans who would come closer together but the whole world will fall deeply in love with the country.

​@@johngeiger3770Unfortunately, I don’t think this is true at all. America is falling apart. It used to be a great country. Not anymore.

Media owned by liberals and they hate America as it was in the 1950s

Have to agree with you, she was great!

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ take a nap

​@@margaretwalsh852 She organized the SW party's

also really sexy

Agreed

Peter feels like an old childhood friend

He seems like he was loved as a child.

What??? They don't have warm sunny weather, resort communities like that in Britain??

Humans really are social creatures

@@LordKroc Yes, I know. I was only joking. God bless.

People from Arizona are the nicest bunch in the states. I'm from California and I'm always pleased when I'm in AZ the people are just great.

You pay for it. You have to have money.

Wait until after the election. If the indicted one should, the gods forbid, become president again, I’m coming down there.

I would have to say that my folks lived LONGER being in the Villages because it is an active life style, well you can be as active as you want to be. BUT if they had stayed in OH I'm sure they would have passed away a lot earlier... No question in my mind.

Heather is from Indiana and it shows!

She’s full of crap about the cost of housing in Florida though! Very expensive

​@@amandahumbert9482senior living is far less expensive than regular housing. Lived in FL all my life. Senior housing is standard 300-800 a month. She wasn't lying.

@@amandahumbert9482 It's all relative.

She Nice!! 🤗 because she's NOT!! from Florida.

That's so awesome God Bless you.

​@Karl with a K Why & how??? Your comment actually sounds like you're pessimistic & negative!

Did you sell your home and then buy there?

@@cosettepotozniak7987 I have friends there, I know exactly what it is!

Thanks Candy, you answered what I have been wondering about, if there are churches there. God bless you!

I agree. Nothing negative and some things way over-dramatized.

I go there to shop, Whole Foods, Best Buy, total wine etc. I’m 43 and counting down the years till I can get in myself

I looked on Google Earth and it showed the border of The Villages but I can see it has expanded quite a lot beyond that border already. The Morse family are certainly onto a good thing!

I live close by too & you forgot about the sexually transmitted diseases too!….lmao

If this was California the would shut it down because it represents middle class America and a safe neighborhood which they hate

So sorry for your loss

⁠Sry ,she didn’t respond..God Bless her..And you..

I’m so sorry for your loss.

Oh gosh, I am so sorry. Yes, it sounds like a change of scenery would be so wonderful. Sending you healing prayers❤

For sure - such good vibes

Ask a pool guy about the condoms he finds in the hot tubs

His wife is the videographer

Here's the true lay-of-the-land across the Villages -- flat and hot. The artificiality and directionlessness and forced vacuousness of "oldies radio" blaring out of outdoor speakers is mind-numbing like an MK Ultra experiment. This is what Florida has been turned into -- artificial everything, superficial grins in a totally totalitarian environment -- an essential third world dumping ground for America's mostly White consumers who must be entertained constantly. Should there ever be any real moments of silence for any long duration, these people would be losing their minds. The spectator mentality that sucks one's very soul out of you and will ensure one never rises above disposable crap.

I agree, she was the perfect host. Canadian here too 😁

@@sarahd5341 She was awesome. So knowledgeable and a great communicator

She was a propaganda prostitute for the village's

Her energy doesn't say she's old enough to live there. And she looks younger than some of my friends in their 30's and 40's. The lesson? Keep your heart healthy.

101?! WoW! That is so awesome--I love reading about folks that make it to the triple digits-still enjoying life.

It must be a great place if it's helping him live longer. Stress and depression are two of the main human life shorteners.

@@babskaz74 isn’t 10 minute city’s what everyone strives for these days?

@@JBBrickmanI think 10 minute cities is one of the Q conspiracies bubbling up at the moment

​@@Ben-ix8ybhilarious 😂 we now have rhem here in the uk 😂 so much for conspiracy 😂

I bet you have been to take pictures of Mar a largo havent you. Trumpster

My parents moved out when it became a right wing hellscape. My daughter at the age of 4 was kicked out of the pool for sneezing. Whack place.

​@@redsoxmom66 right wing?

Basically what America used to be :)

@@Jose96David Americans did NOT use to wave signs for a demigod , deny science, and support a losing candidate who attempted a coup.

Conservatism

And it beats the living hell out of liberalism.

It is spotless.

It’s part of living there . There are no families. It’s nothing political.

That's because it is majority white people , aka civilized people. If a ton of minorities start moving in, you can expect crime and filth to rollow!

Do you think a woman of 69 on my own would find a share rental situation there? I am on social security and feel so alone and isolated where I live now, in a small mountain town. I have no children and am divorced. I would live to live somewhere with such a sense of community, friendship and activities. I feel it would change my life to live in such a place.

@@lindascott2008 Of course that is entirely possible, there are probably groups online or on a social platform that could help you out.

If you are a racist.... you'll love it.

ETA they are called "lifestyle visits." I was curious so I searched it just under Villages tours and that came up LOL. Bet if I searched that I would have had more results. YT wouldn't let me edit, so 2 ways to skin a cat lol

@@lindascott2008 Then Costa Rica should be your destination. They have the best retirement communities in the world.

Nope too humid

What are you? 30?? I am 50 and can't forsee retiring anytime soon....

@@skontheroad ?

Who’s interested in “going to church”? Talk about drudgery!

@@PETER394100 I guess we can all sit around and get high on our “medical cannabis”

It's the American nightmare! Listen to the '60s song, "Pleasant Valley Sunday"!

My wife and I just moved to the US from Europe, and we bought a house in a small town outside of major town in the south - and it's almost exactly like this, in terms of the people. Most people here are retired, they are extremely outgoing and friendly. There's essentially no crime, everywhere is well maintained and beautiful. It's a real sense of community, with tons of events and get togethers. It's honestly a bit of culture shock for us, but in the best way. It's like living in another time, it's very bucolic.

The American Dream is all across America. just not in the cities. once you leave the cities the people are the nicest people you will ever meet.

@@DoubleD72 the American dream was a lie for everyone after these people who rode the coattails of the new deal and the American labor movement they destroyed.

Just how kind are the people in the Villages? About 70% of them voted for Trump, one of the kindest individuals ever to live on earth. Villagers have essentially seceded from any responsibility for their fellow humans, except for themselves and others who think like them.

R.I. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

@@irisbaez1972 Rhode Island…

@@irisbaez1972 Rhode Island. Looks like your caps lock is stuck.

It’s like a reservation for respectable, hard working people.👍🏻

Ah-ha, the very reason I would detest living in a community like this. I detest cruise ships (took ONE cruise in my life, and hated it - I will never do it again.) But yeah, I can totally see that this has a cruise ship vibe. Enjoy it, ya'll, but I'll never step foot in a place like that.

@@lisalu910 I don’t think you can equate villages with a cruise ship. It’s horses for courses. Sure neither would appeal to many people, because everyone’s different.

@@lisalu910 the villages have nothing to do with a cruise they are cramped and overloaded with people the villages are despite what the video suggests not that crowded if you go to the square and a good band is playing of course there is gonna be a crowd

Not for me

But there are plenty of rentals, or is there a wealthy section where the entitled live?

Serving Boomers and Silent Gen, you have my sympathy man.

I was just thinking as I was watching this video, there's some significant privilege and entitlement expressed several times.

I find it fascinating that they live in an artificial version of the world they grew up in. That is no longer around for the rest of us. The bubble indeed.

I want to move there, but I feel that way outside of there. I don’t think our generation gap is helping. If I ever move there, you can be my grandchild also! I just want to have fun lol!!!!

Life's a journey, short one at that. Don't ever close your I mind off to anything! You may miss many gold mines

The greatest selling points would be a sense of community that is sadly missing in other places and no crime.

My husband and I are in our 50’s. Just retired here and love it. Its really fun and to be fair a heck of a lot less expensive than where we lived previously.

Just make sure to visit. Spend time there. Same for any location.

@noreenn6976 Great advice! Thank you.

There’s probably more money in Florida than the whole of England. I wanna move too 🤣

Don't. Just don't. As someone who is 43, I'd never ever live there. It looks nice now, till you go and they nosy into your business then judge you because your views are different. As someone with different views then them. I was snubbed, even though I am a native. Trust me, there are way nicer places then this to consider. This is nothing.

@@Vitalikisgaynot culture though, England has that

@@springbrown9769that’s a thing about Florida and the south, very unaccepting if you don’t see everything the same way they see it

People are different..some may be snubbed while others may find great friends

Grow. Up.

This Canadian Cristina hopes to retire in The Villages - it looks awesome!

​@@healthyb-fu5zdwhat's with your comment?

Florida is not governed by a pro mandate lock down tyrant type of Governor, He made sure people had the freedom to do what they want and that included freedom of health decisions.

There are houses here under $200k. Small but still a house.

Please don’t vote Democrat. Florida is great because it’s a republican state. Vote republican.

Can i visit

This place is absolutely beautiful and it's true that everyone seems really happy and laid back. Do you guy's have any churches there? That's the only thing I didn't happen to see or hear about. What an amazing place, I'm just blown away about this place. GPS would be a necessity lol

Question? I have sxs with AC/ heat and seats 6. Is there a restriction on what is considered a cart?

get back in your friend...they may be going through a bad time too...and don't want to burden you..

@@nickieca - although they don't keep in touch as I've stated doesn't mean I don't know what's going on in their lives....

they are about to hire her.

I second that! She’s just so naturally pleasant.☺️

I think she was saying the businesses are open to the public

I didn't hear that there's a hospital or medical center on site. I wonder if there's also nursing home or assisted living. Now that I think of it, when a spouse dies what help is there for the surviving spouse or do they move back to where their families are?

The Hospital thing is true. My 87 yo mother was a patient there recently.

I'm a Tampa native. You're right, the only downside of Florida is the traffic and the summer weather (some like the heat I guess). I'm happy you're enjoying Florida and all we have to offer!

Name a place that is great to live or holiday where this doesn't happen? People say that about the city I live in all the time, yet thousands still move here and enjoy their experience.

This!!!

That is a problem everywhere in Florida in low lying areas. Not just The Villages. There is nothing you can do. You’re in Florida it’s going to happen when you build .

@@evhvariac2 Unfortunately not

😔 I was so excited watching this. Now I read your comment, and I'm having doubts. I retired last year, and I'm planning to leave for FL.

Enjoy while it lasts.

no blax or brownz

Not only is it missing a certain demographic, but the attitude as well.

😊😅😅

London & Paris are like old-time versions of The Villages, in that most everything looks picturesque, if not charming too. Newer development in general is more like that, whereas many (most?) US communities built in the early 1960s, 1950s & before then (or after the 1930s) often look dreary or dismal. There may be a Truman-Show-type homogeneity about the Villages, but that's way better than the burned-out urban-America look.

cities before cars were probably like the villages

Cities are disgusting. Having lived and visited major cities never again

@@Hmfirestormz Not sure if you're only talking US cities or all cities in general. But worldwide I would say it depends on where. Prague, Vienna, Edinburgh and Budapest are incredible. Montreal is pretty awesome too. Swiss cities are clean enough to eat off the sidewalk. Never been to Japan but I hear their cities are super clean. If American cities are bad, it's because Americans made them that way.

@@rexx9496 Every major american city unfortunately has become a living nightmare in terms of how things have become... LA, NYC, SF, SEA, Austin, Detroit, Chicago, Boston, ATL, i would say of all the major ones Miami might be the only one that has skirted the plague but its there too. Im gonna go with this as the reason because there are many and who can really pinpoint it in a YT comment... but we went from the 40'50'60s where you grow up in small towns super safe and the whole big city was like that too, just a different culture where things werent so crazy like today, if there as a homeless guy he either got ran off or given work or just show compassion cuz thats uncle/gramps Jonney... as time went on 80'90'00s thats when everyone and their brother/sister were getting abducted or murdered or just the panic fear set it with the parents especially the moms, no longer did kids ride to city on bikes or all that... nowadays you take a street in any US place, really it doesnt matter north, south, east, west coasts... rich poor, X, Y, Z... no one knows or is wanting to know each other... that allows homeless, crime, drugs, all types of shit that attracts more of it the worse it gets... ive been to sketchy places or in situations where i shouldve thought twice about that, shit ive been hassled and roughed up in Mexico city like 4-5 times now from the cops they will stalk you and find the right moment to claim a petty crime like drugs and run your pockets taking everything, first time scared me but now i know the game and they can only get like 20-30usd if i have that and i keep a burner phone too when im there. the scariest city i never expected was LA 5-6 years ago right before covid. i went there for a few weeks to visit friends before my Japan trip, super clean yes but go visit Osaka blows all the sterotypes wrong i saw homeless tons trash everywhere just gritty japanese city with the coolest and friendiest ppl you will every meet there imo... even got to hangout w this local yakuza guy he never said that but it was obv i went to a bar and he was wasted buying me beers and making me chain smoke LOL, the waiter and i were using a translator app thing along w him but he just like teaching me cuss words LMAO he said the guy is very known guy his father owned this building like 3 4 story with some restaurants bars small little intimate spots but he was impressed by nature, i wasnt scared like the other "gaijins" that he has met... i said why should i be scared and showed him my knife i keep tucked and he was like a little kid... ohhh my goddd this is SUGOI cool in japanese. he ended up showing me a world id never have even known or found, a literal cultural open legal prostitution area that was like a throwback to the early days with mamasans and girls in outfits, an underground casino, just soooo cool ill never forget that, but osaka ppl dont care about the tokyo shit being in suit, super clean, they have a grimey rough style to them... i highly reccomend you go if you ever get the chance. shit i just moved to small town TN to chill out and live under my means i got some family here and wanna get back to nature all that. even tho the guy i rent this house from knows the guy accross the street we are only 2 houses for like 1/4 mile... we literally have the same name LOL, they have yet to knock or say hi to me, we've waved and said it kinda a few times but you'd think he walk over to check out who moved in or i would but even then id feel weird... ppl are soooo closed in terms of life a the "outsider"...

You got some big balls Sean

It’s ghetto

@@stronghold8266 Only thing they popping is Viagara

What is this rambling nonsense?

​@@steelflexWhat's wrong with you? The OP is just sharing that they live in a similar community and has been asked to perform at the Villages - this gives them a nice little insight into what to expect. Why be rude and nasty? Did it make you feel powerful attacking a retiree? Get a life - or better yet, come back after your 13th birthday. Idiot 😠

@@steelflexwhat do you mean? 🤷‍♀️

@@Nan-1017 sucks

@@steelflexyou sound like you need to be in a nursing home

I want to move there and I’m 37! This looks amazing 🤩

yeah just in case they story from the bible turned out not to be true at least they went there for their last years on earth.

Elderly. Lol.

@@Imzadi LOL 🙂 It does look way cool though...

That's so nice!