Is it the People or the the Places?

toedtoes wrote:
I don't think it's a matter of maturing as much as it is a matter of where you are in your life.

Odds are, if you are currently working, you are spending most of your days dealing with people. Having a young family is that much more demanding on your "socialness". People are everywhere you turn, all the time. Finding a moment to yourself is difficult, if not impossible. Going out to meet and socialize with even more people is not likely to be at the top of your list.

However, if you are currently retired, you don't have those days filled with people wanting/needing things. Kids are grown and gone, and so are the social requirements that go along with having kids. So your socialness has been reduced to a great extent. Going out and meeting new people is a more enjoyable thing.

I can't agree with this, I've been retired for several years, and we go for the places & sites, we never go just to meet people, we've been to campgrounds full of people and never said more than hello to any of them, (I'm sure that didn't bother them either). We enjoy the sites, hikes & each others company, we are not total hermits, (though I have been called anti-social), if someone want to chat, we will chat, but we don't go seeking them out.

bukhrn - I didn't mean to imply that this is the case for everyone. Just that it is common for retired folks to "search out" more social settings because they find they don't have enough for their happiness once they leave the jobs and kids behind.

I also think that for many people, being alone is very difficult. The more people around them, the happier they are. I suspect you are not one of those (neither am I).

We go for the places, but the plus side is the people we meet. Not only in the campgrounds, but the local communities, eateries and sites of interest we seek.

It depends, if it's a Rally...it's people and activities

If it's straight up camping , it's the location

We are prepping for Quartzite , that's people and activities

Presently our grandson travels with us during the summers so for us it's all about the places. But I do meet a few really nice people everywhere we stay. I think people see how old I look and are drawn to talk to the "old guy" in the next site. :B

I think many of us started out listening to the Chevy Commercials back in the 60s (See The U S A in your Chevrolet) (So, I drive a Workhorse with a Chevy engine).

However it is the people who keep me in the Motor home.. RVers tend to be nicer than non-rvers on the average.

Plus I seem to have friends most everywhere I park..

We keep to ourselves and enjoy the scenery. In 25 years of camping I bet we have struck up a conversation with only a handful of people. We camp with family though too, so maybe since we bring the "people" with us we dont go out looking

wa8yxm wrote:
However it is the people who keep me in the Motor home..

This could go either way... :)

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Places, for us.

RV'd with our kids and those years were spent seeing family-friendly attractions.

Now it's just the two of us; both still working. We enjoy hiking and museums. We're shy (I know, seems weird to all you extroverts!) so if we meet us, or others like us, on the road, know we're not jerks.