I'm an Adult Get me Out of Here - Revisited

amdublin

I would like to see this program.

brennan1979

amdublin wrote: »

I would like to see this program.

If it's the one I'm thinking of I'd say it would make a VERY interesting follow up series. Wasn't that the programme with the Celtic Tiger **** arriving at young people's houses, in his fancy sports car, who were living at home with their parents. He then guilts them into signing up for a huge mortgage in return for a shoebox in the middle of no where. It would be interesting to say the least to see where those poor people are now and how many of them have moved home while continuing to pay out a mortgage.

I doubt in a million years RTÉ would ever make a follow up because that would imply the entire concept of the original series was reprehensible to begin with. Public service broadcasting at its finest.

Diddler1977

brennan1979 wrote: »

If it's the one I'm thinking of I'd say it would make a VERY interesting follow up series. Wasn't that the programme with the Celtic Tiger **** arriving at young people's houses, in his fancy sports car, who were living at home with their parents. He then guilts them into signing up for a huge mortgage in return for a shoebox in the middle of no where. It would be interesting to say the least to see where those poor people are now and how many of them have moved home while continuing to pay out a mortgage.

I doubt in a million years RTÉ would ever make a follow up because that would imply the entire concept of the original series was reprehensible to begin with. Public service broadcasting at its finest.

Well put.

Do you remember the type of advice he gave. Basically sell everything or get money from your parents for the deposit. Then get a loan for the max amount you can.

I felt so sorry for some of the people who bought on the series - poor houses in areas miles away from their families. Poor things.

pinkypinky

I think that's a bit harsh. The people who were on the show did it of their own free will and, from what I remember, not all of them did purchase.

Diddler1977

pinkypinky wrote: »

I think that's a bit harsh. The people who were on the show did it of their own free will and, from what I remember, not all of them did purchase.

I think being on a TV show is an artificial setting, tensions may have been high and I think people may have done things differently then if they were getting objective advice from an independent person and not a TV presenter/mortgage broker who was interested in sales going through in order to make the show.

PrairieDawn

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amdublin

Zombie thread resurrected from the dead. With no point made just a link.

PrairieDawn please do not do this.

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