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The Real Marigold Hotel - BBC2 26th Jan 9pm |
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Why are they objecting to the caste system.
Britain has a caste system as well.. |
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Do you mean the Asians or what some people call the class system?
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Theres plenty of difference between a Duke and a Chav...
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Wish Rosemary would calm down. She's stressing me out.
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I couldnt do it, I must admit. The climate would just kill me, my feet would be the size of footballs and I would be puce.
I would love the food and the people. I couldnt cope with any toilet issues like Miriam experienced. Its somewhere I have always wanted to visit, but Id have to hire a driver to take me round for the week but I really dont think I would cope with the heat which is a real shame.
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It's not so bad in the winter, especially in northern India. It's such an amazing place full of amazing people that it's well worth any physical discomfort
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Why are they objecting to the caste system.
Britain has a caste system as well.. |
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I enjoyed that, it was a refreshing change to BB watching grown ups adjusting to a new culture. I'd go tomorrow...I may have to because I won't have a nice pension to live off when I retire. My state pension in 20yrs time might just stretch to retiring to India lol
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I enjoyed that, it was a refreshing change to BB watching grown ups adjusting to a new culture. I'd go tomorrow...I may have to because I won't have a nice pension to live off when I retire. My state pension in 20yrs time might just stretch to retiring to India lol
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tiacat.
We retired to Rhodes Greece in 2009 cos its def cheaper than UK.We get over 300 days of sunshine in a year & thats a big plus |
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Plus Im surprised about Jan Leeming, she was a bluddy nightmare on IACGMOOH
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I'd say the British system is pretty stringent as well...
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The British class system is mere snobbery, based on the perceived status endowed upon a person by means of inherited wealth. The Indian caste system is far nastier than that, being akin to a system of racism operated within a single race.
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How very strange, I only watched the first movie on Sunday.
Really enjoyed this. A fantastic range of characters. |
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Well its funny, it hadnt occurred to me that we could retire somewhere cheaper. or that cheap anyway. OH is now going on about it!!
This place looks lovely! http://www.careresortchiangmai.com/index.php?viewID=1 Why rot in England in the damp and cold with awful social care when you could enjoy your retirement years in the sunshine. |
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Who is this Bobby bloke? Don't think I know him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_George http://www.bobbygeorge.com/ |
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Looks interesting but are any of them actually looking for retirement ideas?!
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Thought it was an enjoyable watch and made me chuckle in places, particularly Miriam...
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Well its funny, it hadnt occurred to me that we could retire somewhere cheaper. or that cheap anyway. OH is now going on about it!!
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Lots of options - Thailand and Malaysia where English is also widely spoken.
This place looks lovely! http://www.careresortchiangmai.com/index.php?viewID=1 Why rot in England in the damp and cold with awful social care when you could enjoy your retirement years in the sunshine. |
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You obviously don't understand the Indian caste system.
Quite enjoyed this although M.M is already starting to really annoy me with her attitude of " well I'm not doing that and they better not expect me to help out" and I wish Wayne would stop camping it up so much. Read an interview with the cast before this was transmitted, not wishing to give anything away, but their conclusions were not surprising. |
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I enjoyed this - it's clearly based on the film, but how much 'reality' is there here - do people really retire to India, or was it just an idea for the film? (Before the film, I'd never ever heard of the idea.) I worry about the people who are already suffering from things like arthritis (like Bobby and Miriam) - is there a sufficiently robust healthcare system to cater for their needs? And Jaipur is so busy (poor Bobby said it was like a 'war zone'!) - not exactly peace and quiet for one's declining years? I can envisage long winter holidays there, but not a permanent retirement place - giving everything up here would be a step too far for most Brits, methinks...
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A good swim in the Ganges will put an end to all their health problems
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I found Miriam and that fat chef, vile with a terrible sense of self entitlement.
Pointless programme, they'll all vote to stay in the uk |
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I found Miriam and that fat chef, vile with a terrible sense of self entitlement.
Pointless programme, they'll all vote to stay in the uk
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I enjoyed this - it's clearly based on the film, but how much 'reality' is there here - do people really retire to India, or was it just an idea for the film? (Before the film, I'd never ever heard of the idea.) I worry about the people who are already suffering from things like arthritis (like Bobby and Miriam) - is there a sufficiently robust healthcare system to cater for their needs? And Jaipur is so busy (poor Bobby said it was like a 'war zone'!) - not exactly peace and quiet for one's declining years? I can envisage long winter holidays there, but not a permanent retirement place - giving everything up here would be a step too far for most Brits, methinks...
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