Another one that annoys me is the country cottage people who moan about a road outside their house - yes, that's the way most people like to get to and from places, using a road...
They'd also be the couple who moaned if they didn't have a road outside and had to use an unadopted mud track because it might get their Chelsea Tractor dirty.
My favourite is when they spend a whole program in a country, they love the properties etc. Then as the closing credits roll a voiceover says "Barry and Sheila have decided not to move to Spain as they want to stay close to their family". Or "Mark and Doreen decided not to go ahead with the purchase and are now looking in Kazakhstan".
Yeah, I'm always astonished that people turn down an otherwise great house for having a small bathroom. I mean, what are they planning in there? As a rule, our bathroom has a maximum occupation of 2!
Older couples who reject somewhere for not having an en suite when the bathroom is right next door to the master bedroom are weird too - you can still walk there naked, you're the only ones who live there
But when you're spending the amount of money we're talking about here, why should you compromise on your idea of "perfect"? If you want a house with a large bathroom, or a master bedroom with ensuite, why shouldn't you hold out until you find it?
I'm moving house soon. My wife and I have a tick-list of things we won't compromise on.
But when you're spending the amount of money we're talking about here, why should you compromise on your idea of "perfect"? If you want a house with a large bathroom, or a master bedroom with ensuite, why shouldn't you hold out until you find it?
I'm moving house soon. My wife and I have a tick-list of things we won't compromise on.
I'm moving, not we're moving?
So you and your wife are moving to separate houses because neither will compromise?
It's the ones that get shown a house over budget and then when they guess the price go and say it's way under their budget that you just want to laugh at because they look so smug thinking the country house is cheaper than their 1950's suburban Surrey terrace. They ask for a house in the middle of no where and when they get shown one they complain that there is nothing about, they then get shown one in a village and love it.:rolleyes:
Grand Designs is the show that annoys me the most. The people on there are not only insuffrable a-holes, they're almost always chronic idiots who think because they work in software development they are also able to site manage a major building project that will hopefully see a school caretaker's cupboard be converted into a 12 bedroom open plan eco house with a hot spring water supply and recycled bamboo furniture.
There have been some nice houses on Grand Designs though and when Kevin McLeod says it's going to be a disaster and he hates it is quite funny.
Escape to the Country annoys me. The people are always really smug and they always have their shirts tucked in their jeans. I would love to know how young couples on that programme seem to have a budget of nearly £1 million.
Just a thought, but you don't have to watch such shows if you don't like them.
I'm a fan of buildings. As I said, I want to be an architect. I adore architecture. It's an aesthetes porn to watch these shows! But the attitudes of the people ruins it. These shows are an anomaly, I just don't know who they appeal to. I'd like to know. Truly. Are they aspirational? If not, what do they serve? The houses are lovely...but the people on the show....well....they leave a lot to be desired. I won't be buying,
I'm a fan of buildings. As I said, I want to be an architect. I adore architecture. It's an aesthetes porn to watch these shows! But the attitudes of the people ruins it. These shows are an anomaly, I just don't know who they appeal to. I'd like to know. Truly. Are they aspirational? If not, what do they serve? The houses are lovely...but the people on the show....well....they leave a lot to be desired. I won't be buying,
As a prospective house buyer / home improver you get a lot of tips and improved awareness of pitfalls and so on. You also get Kirsty and Phil if you watch the right ones!!
Location Location Location really winds me up sometimes, especially when they have a huge budget and it's always some "young professional" couple and the bloke is always "in IT".
@candyfloss: If I make a good living and can afford to buy a nice place, should I not buy it just because some people live in squalor? It sounds as if you are jealous on people who can afford to buy real estate.
I actually own my own home. I won't go into details. That's not it though. It's the fact they put this on tv! Like when a good looking guy is looking at ten amazingly beautiful, adequate, intelligent women and decides, none are good enough for him...people will wonder, why put this on tv? you just look a d*ck. There's no rhyme or reason for it. Real life is depressing enough for people...let's not push their faces in it.
I actually own my own home. I won't go into details. That's not it though. It's the fact they put this on tv! Like when a good looking guy is looking at ten amazingly beautiful, adequate, intelligent women and decides, none are good enough for him...people will wonder, why put this on tv? you just look a d*ck. There's no rhyme or reason for it. Real life is depressing enough for people...let's not push their faces in it.
Now you are talking. Take Me Out is a whole heap of manure.
A lot of people got lucky in the property boom which is why they have these huge budgets for their new home. The flat they bought for £70k in the late 90s is suddenly worth 5 times more than that when they go on to sell it so they then end up having far more money to spend on their next property and so on.
It still doesn't stop them being insufferable idiots though!
I do love to watch these programme because I love to snoop round the houses, but the people often annoy me and my biggest bugbear is the 'en-suite' or the bathroom isn't big enough, or there are only 4 bathrooms for 5 people. I don't understand the need for a big bathroom, you only have a bath/ shower, sh*t/shave, why do they need it to be the size of a living room??
As a prospective house buyer / home improver you get a lot of tips and improved awareness of pitfalls and so on. You also get Kirsty and Phil if you watch the right ones!!
I'm not necessarily talking about shows like grand designs, where people design their own, often ridiculous homes...i'm just talking about 'escape to the country' and 'place in the sun' sorts of shows, where people want a perfect home that already apparently exists in their dreams. It's not interesting, like with grand designs where at least they have no one to blame but themselves for what they are creating.
But when you're spending the amount of money we're talking about here, why should you compromise on your idea of "perfect"? If you want a house with a large bathroom, or a master bedroom with ensuite, why shouldn't you hold out until you find it?
I'm moving house soon. My wife and I have a tick-list of things we won't compromise on.
Well, yeah, but those two particular examples seem pretty odd things to refuse to compromise on (I guess it's not clear in my post that the properties are otherwise stunning and exactly what they wanted and they loved them, apologies).
I think a big reason why people are so choosy about the type of property that they buy is that for many, it'll be the biggest (or one of the biggest) decisions they make. That's both in terms of lifestyle and finances. If you're spending or investing a significant bulk of your wealth in a property, especially if it's a new home, I think it's reasonable to be firm on what you want.
But when you're spending the amount of money we're talking about here, why should you compromise on your idea of "perfect"? If you want a house with a large bathroom, or a master bedroom with ensuite, why shouldn't you hold out until you find it?
I'm moving house soon. My wife and I have a tick-list of things we won't compromise on.
Just don't put it on tv! No one wants to know what your idiosyncrasies entail! I am sure. No one! It's been proved time and again, people like to look at the properties, not what the potential buyers don't like about it and want to change. This is not grand designs, where people know what the show is gonna be about, this is, 'we're buying a property and we like the bedroom to be exactly this many metres by this many metres'. There is nothing as viewers, we enjoy about watching this process. At the least, it's boring, at the most, it's boastful.
Hugeboobs...as that's your name....by the way, mine are average, sorry, we don't care what you're buying. Just don't put it on tv.
I wouldn't dream of hiring a crew to film me choosing between a two thousand pound dress and a one thousand pound dress. It's the same principle. It's just showing off.
A lot of people got lucky in the property boom which is why they have these huge budgets for their new home. The flat they bought for £70k in the late 90s is suddenly worth 5 times more than that when they go on to sell it so they then end up having far more money to spend on their next property and so on.
It still doesn't stop them being insufferable idiots though!
This is true, and also some people are inheriting property from parents/aunts/uncles and so have a large slab of cash suddenly burning a hole in their pocket.
I think this is the first time this has happened on a large scale - due to property values being relatively high, the older generation being predominantly property owners and smaller family sizes meaning the estates get shared between fewer people.
Hugh Jboobs - your name is awesome. I will call myself Wilde Ick from now on. Oh how clever. I'm amazed you're even married tbh, with the maturity you show.
Just don't put it on tv! No one wants to know what your idiosyncrasies entail! I am sure. No one! It's been proved time and again, people like to look at the properties, not what the potential buyers don't like about it and want to change. This is not grand designs, where people know what the show is gonna be about, this is, 'we're buying a property and we like the bedroom to be exactly this many metres by this many metres'. There is nothing as viewers, we enjoy about watching this process. At the least, it's boring, at the most, it's boastful.
Hugeboobs...as that's your name....by the way, mine are average, sorry, we don't care what you're buying. Just don't put it on tv.
I wouldn't dream of hiring a crew to film me choosing between a two thousand pound dress and a one thousand pound dress. It's the same principle. It's just showing off.
Well the bits in bold are clearly not true are they? If they were, such programmes would get no viewers at all and the TV company would stop making it.
The only reason TV series get recommissioned is if they have decent ratings for their time slot. As hard as you may find accepting this, some people clearly do enjoy watching it. You don't speak for everyone.
By the way, I have never seen an episode of the programme in question, so my point of view doesn't come from someone who is a fan.
Well the bits in bold are clearly not true are they? If they were, such programmes would get no viewers at all and the TV company would stop making it.
The only reason TV series get recommissioned is if they have decent ratings for their time slot. As hard as you may find accepting this, some people clearly do enjoy watching it. You don't speak for everyone.
By the way, I have never seen an episode of the programme in question, so my point of view doesn't come from someone who is a fan.
Im assuming people watch it for the same reason they watch any daytime tele. They're bored stiff, and it's on. Don't insult most of us unemployed people....we're usually the most intelligent. Muhaha. I'd still take a good look at your chosen username btw. It's really s*it. I hope to god your wife has big boobs.
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They'd also be the couple who moaned if they didn't have a road outside and had to use an unadopted mud track because it might get their Chelsea Tractor dirty.
But when you're spending the amount of money we're talking about here, why should you compromise on your idea of "perfect"? If you want a house with a large bathroom, or a master bedroom with ensuite, why shouldn't you hold out until you find it?
I'm moving house soon. My wife and I have a tick-list of things we won't compromise on.
I'm moving, not we're moving?
So you and your wife are moving to separate houses because neither will compromise?
Only joking Hugh J.
There have been some nice houses on Grand Designs though and when Kevin McLeod says it's going to be a disaster and he hates it is quite funny.
Yes I am just jealous
Ha ha! It does read like that doesn't it?
I'm a fan of buildings. As I said, I want to be an architect. I adore architecture. It's an aesthetes porn to watch these shows! But the attitudes of the people ruins it. These shows are an anomaly, I just don't know who they appeal to. I'd like to know. Truly. Are they aspirational? If not, what do they serve? The houses are lovely...but the people on the show....well....they leave a lot to be desired. I won't be buying,
As a prospective house buyer / home improver you get a lot of tips and improved awareness of pitfalls and so on. You also get Kirsty and Phil if you watch the right ones!!
I actually own my own home. I won't go into details. That's not it though. It's the fact they put this on tv! Like when a good looking guy is looking at ten amazingly beautiful, adequate, intelligent women and decides, none are good enough for him...people will wonder, why put this on tv? you just look a d*ck. There's no rhyme or reason for it. Real life is depressing enough for people...let's not push their faces in it.
Now you are talking. Take Me Out is a whole heap of manure.
It still doesn't stop them being insufferable idiots though!
I'm not necessarily talking about shows like grand designs, where people design their own, often ridiculous homes...i'm just talking about 'escape to the country' and 'place in the sun' sorts of shows, where people want a perfect home that already apparently exists in their dreams. It's not interesting, like with grand designs where at least they have no one to blame but themselves for what they are creating.
Well, yeah, but those two particular examples seem pretty odd things to refuse to compromise on (I guess it's not clear in my post that the properties are otherwise stunning and exactly what they wanted and they loved them, apologies).
Just don't put it on tv! No one wants to know what your idiosyncrasies entail! I am sure. No one! It's been proved time and again, people like to look at the properties, not what the potential buyers don't like about it and want to change. This is not grand designs, where people know what the show is gonna be about, this is, 'we're buying a property and we like the bedroom to be exactly this many metres by this many metres'. There is nothing as viewers, we enjoy about watching this process. At the least, it's boring, at the most, it's boastful.
Hugeboobs...as that's your name....by the way, mine are average, sorry, we don't care what you're buying. Just don't put it on tv.
I wouldn't dream of hiring a crew to film me choosing between a two thousand pound dress and a one thousand pound dress. It's the same principle. It's just showing off.
This is true, and also some people are inheriting property from parents/aunts/uncles and so have a large slab of cash suddenly burning a hole in their pocket.
I think this is the first time this has happened on a large scale - due to property values being relatively high, the older generation being predominantly property owners and smaller family sizes meaning the estates get shared between fewer people.
I think you might be taking this a little seriously.
This particular thread is more lighthearted/tongue-in-cheek.
Well the bits in bold are clearly not true are they? If they were, such programmes would get no viewers at all and the TV company would stop making it.
The only reason TV series get recommissioned is if they have decent ratings for their time slot. As hard as you may find accepting this, some people clearly do enjoy watching it. You don't speak for everyone.
By the way, I have never seen an episode of the programme in question, so my point of view doesn't come from someone who is a fan.
Im assuming people watch it for the same reason they watch any daytime tele. They're bored stiff, and it's on. Don't insult most of us unemployed people....we're usually the most intelligent. Muhaha. I'd still take a good look at your chosen username btw. It's really s*it. I hope to god your wife has big boobs.