I am a cat admirer and have lived a few times with other peoples' cats, never owned any. In all cases the cats were spayed/neutered and mostly indoor. Cats like most animals have distinct 'personalities'. Unfixed outdoor animals live an entirely different lifestyle and are fully involved with nature 'red in tooth and claw'. It's like the difference between a motorcycle club with yupsters and cubicle farm professionals riding on weekednad and meth-selling biker gangs. 
I agree with Rick Sinnott's evaluation of the situation.