House Hunters International - General Discussion

[doodlebug]

8 hours ago, laredhead said:

Speaking of stairs, I just watched the episode about the 2 women who moved to a small Italian town and bought the house with 3 sets of steep, narrow stairs, and a ladder to access the roof top terrace.  These women are no spring chickens, and the first time one (or both) of them has a back problem, or some other physical problem that makes stair climbing difficult or impossible, they are going to regret that choice.  I live in a one story house that has a small step up into the house and then one more between the kitchen and den.  Three years ago, I developed a severe back problem almost overnight, and it was very painful trying to negotiate those two small steps for several weeks.  I'm fine now, but I would never entertain the idea of buying another house with any stairs.

That said, the view from their building was gorgeous.  

I thought the very same thing.  I'm roughly in their age group and have had both a hip and a knee replacement.  Even a single stair is tough in the case of severe arthritis.  I'm doing stairs much better postop, but I know that someday my other knee might give out.  I live in a 2 story colonial with a basement and, should I ever move, it's a ranch all the way for me.

Also, in older buildings, especially in Europe, staircases are often built in ways that make them harder to navigate; often they are steeper, sometimes the stairs aren't uniformly spaced and many times, the stairs are made of stone and not wood so they have no 'give'.  There's no way that at least one and probably both of those women don't have some sort of arthritic changes in their joints and going up and down those stairs every day is going to bring out their worst.

Edited September 13, 2017 by doodlebug

[KLovestoShop]

Just watched the couple in Australia and I think the husband was a real schmuck.  He had no respect for his new wife, with his only concern being HIS music.  He only cared about perfect acoustics for his recording studio, and not about the fact that this studio could cause his wife many sleepless nights.  And if the short performances we saw, this guy needs a shot of reality and realize he's a VERY long shot for a real music career.  

[JasmineFlower]

Yeah, there was an exceptional asshole on HHI tonight, catapulted himself easily into the top 10 worst HHIers, possibly top 5. This was in Bendigo, Australia. They were living in Upstate New York but moved to Bendigo where the wife is originally from and she says, they've moved back to be near her family and so her asshole husband can pursue his music career. He says, repeatedly mind you, that he's here for his music. That's it, never once says he's also here to be closer to her family. Even has the nerve at one point to say he made the move against his better judgement, even though he keeps saying this move is strictly about pursuing his music. Seriously, next level asshole here.

And this poor thing, I hope she's starting to realize who she married.  A man whose only concern during the house hunt was his music room space, to the point of claiming the master bedroom as having the best acoustics and therefore would be used for music and the small tight second bedroom would become their master (and it was like climb on the bed while standing in the doorway tight). She seemed young and likely is since her siblings are as young as 4, and hopefully her eyes are getting opened to his complete and utter selfishness and I'd have to imagine her family being nearby and seeing it for themselves, they start to encourage her to bounce. Cause she needs to ditch this asshole quick.

And at the end, he had the gall to pretend like he sacrificed something in the house hunt. He got literally every single thing he wanted - location, acoustics, carpet instead of hardwood floors, music room and she didn't get her style or the setup she wanted, has a tiny bedroom and is not close to her family. He gave up nothing and barely bothered paying lip service during the episode about wanting her to be happy with the place that they choose as well.

I was on Twitter while this was on and this generated way more tweets that usual because he was that bad. Twitter is in complete agreement that this man is a total dick and that she needs to divorce him as fast as humanly possible.

Edited September 13, 2017 by JasmineFlower

[chocolatine]

2 hours ago, KLovestoShop said:

Just watched the couple in Australia and I think the husband was a real schmuck.  He had no respect for his new wife, with his only concern being HIS music.  He only cared about perfect acoustics for his recording studio, and not about the fact that this studio could cause his wife many sleepless nights.  And if the short performances we saw, this guy needs a shot of reality and realize he's a VERY long shot for a real music career.  

I just came here to post the same thing. Such a selfish d-bag. I'm glad the wife has her lovely family nearby - she's going to need their support when she decides to divorce that loser. Hopefully soon.

[MarthaEllisanne]

7 hours ago, JasmineFlower said:

And this poor thing, I hope she's starting to realize who she married.

I hope so, too. I also hope Amber holds off on having children with this narcissist.  I wonder why there are so many wannabe musicians on these shows?  I guess the "musicians" think the shows are an opportunity to audition, perhaps because they did not make it onto "America's Got Talent."   Unfortunately, the HH & HHI producers let them play a bit, at which point I fast-forward or switch channels. 

[Jordan61]

8 hours ago, chocolatine said:

I just came here to post the same thing. Such a selfish d-bag. I'm glad the wife has her lovely family nearby - she's going to need their support when she decides to divorce that loser. Hopefully soon.

My thoughts exactly, I kept thinking all through the show, maybe during those late nights that he's keeping her awake she'll go to her mom's house and then start spending more time there and then wise up and leave him. That guy is a Grade-A asshole and he isn't going to change. Did they say where their income is coming from? Because I can just see her busting her ass to support them while he sits and putters around with his guitar and drums and plays the occasional coffee house gig.

[candall]

9 hours ago, JasmineFlower said:

... And at the end, he had the gall to pretend like he sacrificed something in the house hunt. He got literally every single thing he wanted - location, acoustics, carpet instead of hardwood floors, music room and she didn't get her style or the setup she wanted, has a tiny bedroom and is not close to her family. He gave up nothing and barely bothered paying lip service during the episode about wanting her to be happy with the place that they choose as well.  ...

Forget lip service.  He looked straight into the camera and basically said, "I care more about getting the things I want than I care about her."  Her little stabs at "I'm not going to compromise" moxie were sad and transparent.

I felt terrible for her at the end.  She had loved the molding on the wall and charming touches of the second house and now she's sitting in a sterile white box, with his crap all over the place and musicians trooping past her while she tries to doze in the cramped little guest room (because "you only sleep eight hours a day.")   Asshole.

Thank goodness they moved where she has a support system--she's going to need backup when the fog clears from her head.

(The HHI people must not have been able to stand him either--his "music" clips were a joke.)

[Lawgiver]

I started watching the Bendigo episode and *gave up* within the first two minutes because he was so annoying to watch. Glad I didn't miss anything.

As for the Italian house, how in the world did those two make it up and down the ladder? It seems like that would be the most difficult thing in the house!

[candall]

5 minutes ago, Lawgiver said:

I started watching the Bendigo episode and *gave up* within the first two minutes because he was so annoying to watch. Glad I didn't miss anything.

Oh no, I recommend the episode.   The term "hate-watch" was invented for this guy! 

Dive in--even his haircut is pretentious.

: D

[CaughtOnTape]

I love it when these idiots choose a house based on what their dog would like.

I've owned dogs in every single house/apartment/condo I've owned.  They adapt.  As long as you're ok, they're fine.  Put a dog on a small balcony?  They'll manage.  No backyard space?  They'll figure out how to get exercise themselves.  I own a German Shepard/Shorthair who is 65 lbs.  I'm in a condo with no backyard.  He's fine.  He gets walked 20-25 miles a week.  He's fine.  He doesn't have issues with stairs.  The dog will probably be dead before you're out of that joint and then you're stuck with a place you bought because of the dog.

Morons.

[Mittengirl]

I thought that the girl in Bendigo something to the effect that their were eight kids in her family, ranging in age from 4 to 23 years old.   I would guess she is the oldest, which means she is very young to have moved to the U.S., met and got married to him.   Did they say how she met the asshole or what either was doing to earn a living, either in the States or Australia?  He looked older than her by at least a few years, but I don't recall them saying.

[Thumper]

I watched Bendigo episode too and I guess I wasn't watching that carefully, because although he was testing each house for acoustics, she kept saying how much she had missed her family and how glad she was to be back.  Is the music industry that much better/easier in Australia than in the U.S.?   Why move there?  It appeared to me they were moving because she wanted to be closer to family.  She is closer!  ;-)

I thought his hair was weird too, but I am old and figured it gave him that "musician/artist" look -- similar to the wife in the Texas-to-Spain episode who had half her head shaved and then tattooed.

[biakbiak]

Did they mention where her other family lived besides her Gran which is the only house they referenced and it didn't seem like they were that far from it with the house they chose. That said he was still a complete ass.

[chocolatine]

56 minutes ago, Thumper said:

I watched Bendigo episode too and I guess I wasn't watching that carefully, because although he was testing each house for acoustics, she kept saying how much she had missed her family and how glad she was to be back.  Is the music industry that much better/easier in Australia than in the U.S.?   Why move there?  It appeared to me they were moving because she wanted to be closer to family.  She is closer!  ;-)

He said his bandmate lives in Bendigo, and there was a scene of them performing together in a small venue. Seems like a coincidence that both his wife and bandmate would be from there, but perhaps the two of them knew each other and he met one through the other.

33 minutes ago, biakbiak said:

Did they mention where her other family lived besides her Gran which is the only house they referenced and it didn't seem like they were that far from it with the house they chose. That said he was still a complete ass.

Maybe her parents and siblings live in another town now, or in a more rural area? They're probably not too far away since they staged the "welcome home" reception for her.

[mojito]

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Thank goodness they moved where she has a support system--she's going to need backup when the fog clears from her head.

My thoughts exactly. I'm glad she's on her home turf.

That said, I was annoyed by her wanting to live close to Gran. Geez, you're on/in the same continent/country, in the same state, in the same town. Really, now you're going to quibble about 20 minutes? 

I silently cursed most at him, though. I'm not into music or that world, so I'll just get that out of the way. My penny's worth:

I would think that living in upstate New York and moving to Bendigo, Victoria, Australia to be with a music partner who reproduces 90s music with you is merely a lateral move from Nowhere in Particular to Nowhere Else in Particular, for a total of 10K miles. The talk of "clients" made me chuckle, and I liked that gig with a better showing than expected that yielded an applause of perhaps 8 sets of hands. Oh, and all that attention to acoustics. He reminded me of anyone new to a sport/hobby who over-buys equipment and over-hypes "necessities". What a jackass. Ugly beard and stupid hair, to boot.

Must be my mood. I usually think people here over-hate these house hunters, but in this case, I'm right there with others.

[JasmineFlower]

3 hours ago, chocolatine said:

He said his bandmate lives in Bendigo, and there was a scene of them performing together in a small venue. Seems like a coincidence that both his wife and bandmate would be from there, but perhaps the two of them knew each other and he met one through the other.

This is exactly correct, it was only a coincidence. He was perfectly clear, to an obnoxious point, that he was there strictly for his music. Had the bandmate been from Perth (i.e., other side of the country), Brisbane, or heck, Germany, that's where he would've wanted to be. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot of room to give him the benefit of the doubt, she was happy to be near her family and any time she said something about it, like being near her Gran's or her family, he literally brushed it off, no that'd be nice, that would be great for adjusting, or that'd be great for you to reconnect. None of it. He didn't give two shits about her being near her family because as he said repeatedly, that's not why he made the move. It's quite clear that was the positive spin she was putting on the move because she seemed to be realizing that she's made a mistake with her choice of husband. Those were some of the most forced smiles and fake happiness I've seen in a while on here, trying to make it seem like boring white walls and a tight bedroom was exactly what she wanted all along.

 

As for money, I think it's a safe bet that the native is going to be the one doing the majority of the working and supporting, even though it wasn't said. That is until his "music" from performing and producing starts raking it in because it was quite clear he was going to be doing music 100% of the time. Hope that empty Open Mike Night at the end comes with a tip jar, he's gonna need it.

[awaken]

Ugh. What a self absorbed blowhard that bendigo guy was. So glad I'm not the only one who thought so! 

[biakbiak]

25 minutes ago, JasmineFlower said:

This is exactly correct, it was only a coincidence. He was perfectly clear, to an obnoxious point, that he was there strictly for his music. Had the bandmate been from Perth (i.e., other side of the country), Brisbane, or heck, Germany, that's where he would've wanted to be.

While it was presented that he was moving there for his band mate. I find it very unlikely that he randomly met someone from the same smallish city that his wife was from when he was living across the world and in a small upstate town. I imagine he either met the band mate through the wife or vice versa.

[Omeletsmom]

Oh, my GOD, that Heidelberg guy was such a douche!  What is it with HHI lately?  Between Mr. Bendgo last night and this guy tonight, I was ready to throw something at my television.  What is WRONG with these women that they settle for assholes like that?

[AnnieBeez]

1 hour ago, awaken said:

Ugh. What a self absorbed blowhard that bendigo guy was. So glad I'm not the only one who thought so! 

I turned it off as soon as I heard "that's not why we moved here" in relation to her family. 

[Jordan61]

21 minutes ago, PuhLeeze said:

I turned it off as soon as I heard "that's not why we moved here" in relation to her family. 

No, they moved because he is totes gonna be the biggest Austrialian musical act since Men at Work! What a tool.

[JasmineFlower]

2 hours ago, Omeletsmom said:

Oh, my GOD, that Heidelberg guy was such a douche!  What is it with HHI lately?  Between Mr. Bendgo last night and this guy tonight, I was ready to throw something at my television.  What is WRONG with these women that they settle for assholes like that?

I had the Heidelberg one on and bailed when the realtor said something about laundry and he said "that's your domain" and then bragged about never having done laundry. And then corrected himself and said once he did it in college. He was already on super thin ice after that opening where he was trying to make himself feel better because she's the breadwinner and he now works for her, but after the laundry, I knew I just couldn't. And I would've liked to see Heidelberg, but just so not in the mood, I've had my fill of asshats on HHIs for the week.

Edited September 14, 2017 by JasmineFlower

[biakbiak]

Helene's blog.

[debraran]

3 hours ago, biakbiak said:

Helene's blog.

I thought this part was funny:

https://heleneinbetween.com/2017/09/house-hunters-international-drinking-game.html

She has some interesting posts. I don't think I could ever act too differently on the show. I like the girl who did a youtube on her HHI experience in England. She said she had to pretend to want a dishwasher or something like that  but it always felt awkward saying it since she didn't care.  That's not too bad, but being a boor or just stupid, not worth the small change and 15 minutes. ; )

I haven't caught this one yet, but should be on my cable "on demand" soon.

[doodlebug]

9 hours ago, biakbiak said:

While it was presented that he was moving there for his band mate. I find it very unlikely that he randomly met someone from the same smallish city that his wife was from when he was living across the world and in a small upstate town. I imagine he either met the band mate through the wife or vice versa.

True, there probably was a connection, which is a lucky thing for the wife, since he made it very clear that the move was all about him and his music and his wife's family was not in the equation.  As stated above, had his bandmate not been from Bendigo, he would've been insisting they all uproot and move someplace where they knew no one else.

[mojito]

Heidelberg guy only did laundry once in his life, and then never again. I have to admit, it is difficult lugging that gigantic basket of dirty clothes to the river and dealing with the long wait if someone is using your favorite stone, slapping every piece of clothing on the rocks for a good scrubbing, and ugh, what the cold water does to your hands. Then there's the long trek back with now wet and heavy clothes and the dreaded task of hanging the clothes with those pesky clothes pins. Who can blame him?

I would love to see the  Dallas palace with the "sprawling lawn" that these two had. It would probably be around the second one I've seen in 30+ years, and I'm including the suburbs.

Kudos that they only asked for a 1-bedroom apartment. 

[chocolatine]

8 hours ago, JasmineFlower said:

I had the Heidelberg one on and bailed when the realtor said something about laundry and he said "that's your domain" and then bragged about never having done laundry. And then corrected himself and said once he did it in college. He was already on super thin ice after that opening where he was trying to make himself feel better because she's the breadwinner and he now works for her, but after the laundry, I knew I just couldn't. And I would've liked to see Heidelberg, but just so not in the mood, I've had my fill of asshats on HHIs for the week.

I felt the same way about the husband, but I stuck it out because I lived in Heidelberg in the early 2000s and was curious to see what the real estate market there looks like now. Heidelberg is quite expensive, and as much as I wanted to have my own apartment in one of the older buildings, I ended up living in purpose-built student housing in a neighborhood quite far from the city center, because that was all I could afford. I still loved living there though.

While I really disliked the husband, in this case it wasn't as bad as the Bendigo episode because the wife's wishes were actually factored into the decision.

The realtor, Kryspina, has been on the show before, in an episode set in Kaiserslautern. While both Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern are in southwest Germany, they're not so close to each other that a realtor would know both markets very well. Seems like there aren't many realtors in the area who want to appear on HHI, so the show just "moves" her to different cities whenever they need her.

Edited September 14, 2017 by chocolatine

[Thumper]

Can someone explain how a person makes money writing a blog?

Wonder who did husband's laundry before wife?  Girlfriends or mom?  ::roll eyes::

Is it easy to travel Europe with two dogs?

[chocolatine]

31 minutes ago, Thumper said:

Can someone explain how a person makes money writing a blog?

Advertising revenue and potential sponsorship. Most "free" online content needs advertising to support itself. Publishers who run ads usually get paid on a CPM (cost per thousand impressions) basis, so the more people read the blog, the more money the publisher makes from the ads. Hotels and restaurants could also be paying her to write about them, as could the manufacturers of whatever "lifestyle" products she blogs about. She did say it took her six years to get to the point where they both could make a living from the blog, so that doesn't seem too unreasonable.

Edited September 14, 2017 by chocolatine

[Thumper]

Thank you, chocolatine!

[doodlebug]

4 hours ago, Thumper said:

Can someone explain how a person makes money writing a blog?

Wonder who did husband's laundry before wife?  Girlfriends or mom?  ::roll eyes::

Is it easy to travel Europe with two dogs?

If I had never done laundry in my life, I sure wouldn't be bragging about it on TV.

I don't know about everywhere in Europe, but France is pretty pet friendly and people take their dogs with them all kinds of places, including to restaurants, even inside.  I think it is probably easier to travel with a pet in Europe than it is here, but, even in the US, there are plenty of options if you want to bring your pooch with you.

[chessiegal]

24 minutes ago, doodlebug said:

If I had never done laundry in my life, I sure wouldn't be bragging about it on TV.

I don't know about everywhere in Europe, but France is pretty pet friendly and people take their dogs with them all kinds of places, including to restaurants, even inside.  I think it is probably easier to travel with a pet in Europe than it is here, but, even in the US, there are plenty of options if you want to bring your pooch with you.

OMG! The French and their dogs! I've only been to France twice, last year and this. I was forewarned and still couldn't believe it. And they don't pick up after them either.

[Ohwell]

40 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

OMG! The French and their dogs! I've only been to France twice, last year and this. I was forewarned and still couldn't believe it. And they don't pick up after them either.

I had a friend who visited Paris about 20 years ago, and the main thing he remembered was the dogs everywhere, even in restaurants.  He has a dog, but even he got sick of stepping in dog poop over there. 

[Neurochick]

23 hours ago, awaken said:

Ugh. What a self absorbed blowhard that bendigo guy was. So glad I'm not the only one who thought so! 

Look at Amber, the wife's face, she looked so sad and lost.  Hopefully she'll ditch this "musician" ASAP.

[abbyzenn]

Thanks to the person who linked Helene's blog.  I actually looked at it - not that I would ever subscribe - but I did read a few things.  I wonder how much money she actually makes off of it?  Interesting that on the blog she did say they had saved $45,000 for the move (I think mostly from the actual jobs they had had)

I didn't really find her husband that bad.  I thought the apartment they took was okay but that second floor was really strange.  It looked like the bed was on stilts.  I think I would have moved the bed into the other part of that floor and made the bedroom my office.

The Amsterdam dog lovers annoyed me.   I did like the place they rented.  He must be with a major company to have a $5000 a month budget for rent.  Thought it interesting since the wife said her job didn't pan out - she was hoping to telework I think.  Usually we hear how the unemployed spouse miraculously gets a wonderful job.

[izabella]

I liked the couple  moving from Michigan to Pamplona.  The wife was a Spanish teacher, and the husband immediately enrolled in Spanish classes once they moved, as well as practicing with her.  I can't say I really liked any of the apartments all that much, and I think they made the right choice based mostly on location.  I sure wish they had shown them doing laundry in the washer and hanging it out to dry out the window, though! 

[Lawgiver]

I wonder if they just dropped off their laundry with a laundry service.I lived in France one summer and it was delightful picking up ironed underwear! 

[chocolatine]

48 minutes ago, izabella said:

I sure wish they had shown them doing laundry in the washer and hanging it out to dry out the window, though! 

 

45 minutes ago, Lawgiver said:

I wonder if they just dropped off their laundry with a laundry service.I lived in France one summer and it was delightful picking up ironed underwear! 

They probably have a folding drying rack in the apartment. Most people in Europe have one (or several, depending on family size), since few apartment have dryers.

[Ohwell]

Michigan to Pamplona:  I didn't understand why the husband hadn't learned Spanish since his wife taught it for 20 years.  You would think that in all that time he would have been pretty fluent if he'd been interested in learning it.  I wasn't impressed with any of the apartments.  

[biakbiak]

2 hours ago, Ohwell said:

Michigan to Pamplona:  I didn't understand why the husband hadn't learned Spanish since his wife taught it for 20 years.  You would think that in all that time he would have been pretty fluent if he'd been interested in learning it.  I wasn't impressed with any of the apartments.  

My father in law is a French professor, neither his wife or his two sons are fluent. He didn't want to come home and continue to work so I don't think it's that strange but given this show he probably does speak ot.

[debraran]

1 hour ago, biakbiak said:

My father in law is a French professor, neither his wife or his two sons are fluent. He didn't want to come home and continue to work so I don't think it's that strange but given this show he probably does speak ot.

I've seen that too with couples, if she was Spanish and they visited areas often where speaking it would be beneficial, he might have. But I'm sure he's not a green beginner. My daughter who teaches Spanish wanted to know how they moved, what they needed, but they glossed over that.

[Madame Crabanda]

On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 10:19 PM, KLovestoShop said:

Just watched the couple in Australia and I think the husband was a real schmuck.  He had no respect for his new wife, with his only concern being HIS music.  He only cared about perfect acoustics for his recording studio, and not about the fact that this studio could cause his wife many sleepless nights.  And if the short performances we saw, this guy needs a shot of reality and realize he's a VERY long shot for a real music career.  

Seriously, am I the only one on here who was mentally calling him "Erek Clapton?"

[suebee12]

Watched the Athens episode with my kids who just got back from there. A lot of it was shot on the street where they stayed so they kept pointing out things that they had done...where my grandson bought his chess set, my granddaughter got her sandals, where they had eaten, and where they hiked. No one cared about the apartments except to say the woman wanted a lot for her $500! It was fun for them to see things that they knew!

I thought that she picked the right apartment but I wonder how hard it would have been to live in the first apartment. Yes, the kitchen was strange but wonder how much she is going to cook anyway? And just take your shower and don't worry that the shower was so small. (And think, she could close the door to the kitchen and no one would see if it was messy!!!!!)

[magemaud]

Nashville to Nuremberg. Amanda kept making such a big deal about needing a bathtub (not going open up that can of worms discussion again!) and turned her nose up at the one in the first apartment which was on budget. She went way over budget to get the tub in the third house but I confess BOTH TUBS APPEARED TO BE THE SAME SIZE TO ME! 

[Wildflower]

Tom and Maggie move from Boston to Sheffield, England with their dog Wilson.

This was a cute episode with beautiful English scenery.  Tom has been made CEO of a company that makes figure skate blades from famous Sheffield stainless steel.  I thought this sounded rather fantastical, and Tom looked more like an adorable teenage boy than a titan of industry.   But, with the magic of the Google, I found this:

http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/dashing-new-blade-gets-his-skates-on-1-7186836

There is a clue in this article which may explain the dog's name!

[LizBug]

Nashville to Nuremberg.  Amanda wanted more than a bathtub ... she wanted a balcony and a decent kitchen and to be near the social scene.   At the end, she had a party with all her new "friends" but I'm wondering how many of them knew who she was or why they were in her apartment.

[doodlebug]

12 hours ago, magemaud said:

Nashville to Nuremberg. Amanda kept making such a big deal about needing a bathtub (not going open up that can of worms discussion again!) and turned her nose up at the one in the first apartment which was on budget. She went way over budget to get the tub in the third house but I confess BOTH TUBS APPEARED TO BE THE SAME SIZE TO ME! 

They looked to be about the same size to me, too.  The apartment she chose was fantastic, but, since it was 40% over budget, that's not surprising.  I'm still amazed at how many people seem to think that they cannot possibly survive without a huge American-style kitchen and bath.  Millions of people the world over do just fine without them.

[NYGirl]

Nashville to Nuremberg.  Those 2 blondes made me think I was watching a porno movie...(not that I've ever seen one).  Their acting was atrocious.  Plus all 3 of them had tons of makeup on!!  I guess with the movie IT out now they had to dress as clowns.   The expressions on the HH's face made me want to smack her.  I was so annoyed by this episode that I couldn't even doze off!!! 

On another note I nearly peed my pants when they showed the map and had the 2 blondes walking on it.  I LOVE THE MAP CREATORS!!!

[mojito]

Nashville to Nuremberg.

Did anyone else wonder if Amanda had maybe aged out of the bar social scene? Maybe she was younger than I thought she looked.

They really kept it under wraps what kind of work she does, didn't they?

As always, I applaud the guts it took to drop everything and start a life in a foreign place.

[magemaud]

3 hours ago, DallasGypsy said:

At the end, she had a party with all her new "friends" but I'm wondering how many of them knew who she was or why they were in her apartment.

Casting call for aspiring actors? Neighborhood flyers? Nuremberg Craig's List? 

I also was confused about what she did for a living, with all her talk about her "career" (instead of the word "job") and the opening scene in Nashville with the guitars, I thought it was something to do with the music industry. But she was not shown as a performer which TLC usually plays up for the reason to move. The TV listing just refers to it as "a dream job."  I even rewound the beginning, and I can't remember what the exact term was, but I think it was something in "marketing." I should have paid more attention, was there any talk about needing to be "close to work" or requiring space for a home office? 

Edited September 17, 2017 by magemaud
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