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Would you say the majority of locals you interact with on Aruba are friendly? Any cons/warnings you would give to someone trying to make this decision?
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Interesting enough, we have found the Aruban people to have become friendlier over the years.
If I have one complaint it is the arrogance of some of the taxi drivers, but it is not all of them. Honestly it is more than likely based imo upon their lack of a fare increase in 6 years  , while all this time absorbing the high cost of fuel and an additional 12% tax. A tax which they cannot pass onto their passengers.
I will post more on the subject in a future post. In the meantime, in research you will find that Aruba has one of the highest repeat numbers of repeat visitors to their island. That itself has to say something.   How many times have you gone to Aruba?
Our family met and became friendly with another family on our trip a few weeks ago who flew to Aruba from Dener to Aruba through JFK departing Denver at 12:55 a.m. and arriving in Aruba at about 1:30 p.m. Going home it was about 12 hours as well. Traveling with an 8 year old and 11 year old I would imagine this to be a feat. May I add, the flight must have been worth it because they are already planning a return trip next June.
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That's the one thing holding us back. We normally go to Maui or Kauai for these types of trips and we're so used to the 'tropical rainforest' type feel that I'm sure the arid nature of Aruba will be somewhat of a shock to us.
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Also, as you already know, Aruba is NOT lush and tropical. BUT this is one of the things which makes Aruba-- Aruba. The desert like arid climate guarantees nearly perfect weather with tradewinds to match. 
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