My mother likes to watch house-selling shows, home improvement shows, things of that ilk.

[conuly]

And she makes fun of how exaggerated these people's demands are - "Oh, I can't live here, the bathroom is the wrong color" and "We have two people, and we NEED three bathrooms" and the like. (These people never consider painting or waiting, apparently.)

One thing that comes up all the time, that I myself simply do not understand, is "Oh, the kitchen is too small". Here they are, looking at a reasonably-sized kitchen, and complaining that it's not big enough.

Big enough for what, I ask! For three cooks, a baker, and a scullery maid? If you're cooking for yourself, why would you want a big kitchen? You want a small kitchen so you don't wear your feet out getting dinner on the table, and so you are less likely to spill your perfect meal all over the floor because you had to run it 20 feet from the fridge to the oven!

But no, they all think they want big kitchens, and I just don't understand it at all. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Edit: Okay, so it's all about the counters, got it. So, how big is your ideal kitchen, and how much counterspace is needed?

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[griffen.livejournal.com]

I agree with all that's been said about kitchens. On the subject of bathrooms, well, some of us are very territorial about our bathing/toileting space. For some of us, waiting isn't an option due to medical issues (me, for example). So this isn't always greed or unreasonableness; if you are spending the amount of money that buying a home takes, you want it to be a place that will be comfortable.

[conuly]

True, though I doubt every single person on these shows has medical bathroom issues.

Then again, they might. There sure are a lot of biracial and gay couples, maybe the people putting together these shows also pick a lot of couples with at least one not-visibly-disabled partner.

Edit: Not that, obviously, there's anything the matter with biracial and/or gay couples, indeed, it's better than everybody being the same that you so often see. It's just noticeable, and a little disproportionate. I'm not complaining, at any rate.

[griffen.livejournal.com]

And the point I was trying to make is, even if they're not having medical issues, they still might simply need their own bathrooms because of privacy issues. I can see "We need three bathrooms" for two people: one bathroom for each person and one for guests. That might simply be a psychological necessity for them.

[conuly]

Fair enough.