Don't worry about it sounding negative. As a traveling couple, we met some people traveling solo and wondered about their experience. It sounds like you had a great time and met some great friends. As you stated, you loved Negril and you will be back. You're hooked. That's Negril. No one can explain it or totally understand it. You just know you miss it afterwards and can't wait to go back. For me it's the locals and the culture. I'm an observer as well, but in Negril, I'm able to just walk away from the type of people you talked about and realize they don't get Negril and probably won't be back. Their problem, not ours.

Enjoyed reading your post.