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conulyWe watched Househunters International, which she loves because she can make fun of the TV couples' "needs". Two people don't need three bathrooms!
Anyway, we had a fun time watching this one because the couple is in Brussels, and having *been there* repeatedly my mother had some idea at how the houses are. The family was shown three comparatively large houses, all with these great high ceilings. Well, they thought the ceilings were great, but they're from the South, so what do they know? My mother and I just kept thinking about the heating cost. The city doesn't get that cold, as things go, but it's colder than NY, and heating OUR house is a disaster some winters. (Then again, some of our radiators don't work right.)
Anyway, they buy their house and are fabulously happy, because nobody on that show ever regrets their decision ever, and the closing quote from the mother is... let me see if I can get the exact wording...
"Brussels is such a great city. It's a terrific launching pad to leave from!"
It's one of the most passive-aggressively bitchy things I've ever heard about a city in my life, and we were laughing several minutes before we could stop. Well, maybe we have a low amusement factor.
Anyway, we had a fun time watching this one because the couple is in Brussels, and having *been there* repeatedly my mother had some idea at how the houses are. The family was shown three comparatively large houses, all with these great high ceilings. Well, they thought the ceilings were great, but they're from the South, so what do they know? My mother and I just kept thinking about the heating cost. The city doesn't get that cold, as things go, but it's colder than NY, and heating OUR house is a disaster some winters. (Then again, some of our radiators don't work right.)
Anyway, they buy their house and are fabulously happy, because nobody on that show ever regrets their decision ever, and the closing quote from the mother is... let me see if I can get the exact wording...
"Brussels is such a great city. It's a terrific launching pad to leave from!"
It's one of the most passive-aggressively bitchy things I've ever heard about a city in my life, and we were laughing several minutes before we could stop. Well, maybe we have a low amusement factor.
