Welcome Snowbirds

Dog Folks wrote:

JRS & B wrote:
The people who read your post, and agree with it, do not need to be told in the first place. You are preaching to the choir.

Everyone else will just think you are a bit of a pompous jerk.

Good Point. Never thought of it.

Pompous? Maybe. More likely I am fed up and expressing the thoughts of many in tourist areas.

Now there ya go! Had you started your first offering with the last line of this one, we could all have saved the time it took us to read it.

I've spent altogether about five winters in Florida out of the last thirteen since retirement. The others were spent in the southwest in places like Mercedes Tx, McAllen, Yuma, Phoenix, etc.,

I can attest to the fact that folks are far friendlier to tourists of ALL types in states not tourism-centric.

I have no complaints with the way we're being treated by Floridians but that extra little smile goes a long way.

Most of us just want to enjoy our surroundings without negatively impacting upon your lifestyle in any manner. Should I want to drive only 65 on the I-4, I do not do it in the left lane and during a rush hour period. Should I ant to show up at a restaurant with a group of 10 folks, I make a reservation so we're not creating a roadblock for others trying to have an evening meal out after a hard days work. Avoiding making tee times on the weekends when you folks might enjoy a fast round after a week of commuting is also something we adhere to.

In short; wherever we have gone we try to fit in and not the other way round. The fulltime residents, along with the climate, are what gives a place it's character making it a destination of choice.

It would seem to me, however, that folks must be more tolerant of tourists and their idiosyncrasies if you're actively enticing them to come there.