[R W C™]

Its just about to finish on channel 4 but is on again in 5 mins on channel 135, the man in the poor family is a unemployed window cleaner struggling to find work, will be interesting to see if they help him set up a business 

[Moderator David@stives]

ok you caught me out, its me alright

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

Which one? The poor bloke with 5 kids or the man with the 10 acres?

[Moderator David@stives]

Derrr are you fik or wat, the pour 1 studid

[Window Washers]

Derrr are you fik or wat, the pour 1 studid

I watched that program, I feel for that poor little 12 year old and they wonder why they say broken britain.

how many of you watching priced in your mind the cost to clean the larger of the 2 houses ?

[R W C™]

Derrr are you fik or wat, the pour 1 studid

I watched that program, I feel for that poor little 12 year old and they wonder why they say broken britain.

how many of you watching priced in your mind the cost to clean the larger of the 2 houses ?

I felt sorry for him too, I dont know if id of helped the family tho as I recon the bloke was living there but wasnt registered due to benefits, the house was over crowded but they could of put a bit more into it i.e folding clothes in wardrobe rather then dumping, and when they where decorating they didnt even fill the holes in the wall, and why did he wait to get employed as a window cleaner rather then canvass, weve all read how the newbies on here are doing so why couldnt he of done the same.....................

As for pricing the house I always seem to do this with buildings...........what price did you come up with..........

[Moderator David@stives]

I would of helprd the family, but I couldnt of employed the bloke, maybe if i had a factory, but not at the front line serviceing customers.

The young lad was a gem, shame if he didnt get this chance, who knows how he would end up.

Besrt case would be for him marrying the young girl when they are old enough.

Classic rags to rich story that would be

[Rob_Mac]

I felt the wealthy couple were concerned that their money would be wasted. The woman mentioned the new sofa bed, one week old that had dirty marks all over it.

I was watching but on the internet and I had to ask my wife if the sofa bed was new or the old one, it was minging.

I feel that is a lack of self pride and they definately picked up on it, it is also disrespectful to show no regard when someone has spent money trying to improve your circumstances and in only one week it is filthy.

No matter how many people you have living in your house there is no excuse for being dirty!!!!. The more people living in the house ought to be more reason to keep it cleaner and tidier!!!

If I had gone there I would have walked out and would not have sat and eaten food on dirty seats. There really is no excuse to live like an animal, in any circumstances.

Rob

[dazmond]

theres plenty of families near me the same.why do they have all these kids and then moan about bringing them up??

a lot near me are lazy,apathetic with drink/and/or drug problems and see havin a pitbull type dog and being chavvy as the epitome of cool.ASBOS badge of honour!most commit crime again cos all there friends are in prison and its free bed and board with gym access,pool,tv etc

they cant see that they have to be responsible for their own actions and behaviour.most have lost the plot and dont care as long as they get another benefit cheque,a cheap bottle of cider and some weed/coke/smack plus a playstation 3.

[spongebob]

I agree with all of the above. If I had sat there and been given that food i would have shot it down the side of the sofa. I don't think they would notice. That poor couple must have been gagging trying to eat that food. The bloke was out of work but you would think he was running the local tip in that back garden. Each side of them there was grass and it was tidy. Only when they had received 2.5 grand and they thought there was more coming did he get off his ass and do something. Obviously benefit fraud with only two nights a week.
And hello! they have been there 7 years and had 5 kids , 2 babies included. I have a 4 bed house and its a beauty. Noone gave me a penny, but I had the snip after two kids because thats all I could afford.
These people make my blood boil. The older kids had holes in their shoes because they had had more babies to get them a four bed house. The rich couple were right in that a new house would be a poop hole inside a year. Could you imagine having that bloke work for you as a cleaner?
The others well stacked. Did you notice the bank ac was at Coutts, the queens bank.

[john tomkins]

No matter how many people you have living in your house there is no excuse for being dirty!!!!. The more people living in the house ought to be more reason to keep it cleaner and tidier!!!

You obviously ain't got kids

[Rob_Mac]

I grew up with four brothers and my parents. Seven of us.

Never was the house dirty. I don't really remember it being untidy either. My upbringing was not strict but we were taught to cook and do various jobs around the house.

At 12 I was ironing my clothes because there were just too many for my mother to do on her own.

The values shown to me as a child I have been able to carry into all aspects of my adult life. I am grateful for my upbringing.

A dirty house  tells me all I need to know about the occupants, lazy, apathetic and accepting that it is ok to live in squallor. It is not good parenting to show children these traits and they should be ashamed and embarrassed that they were showing the nation that they live like pigs!!!

Rob

[Murdie window cleaning]

Not having seen the programe, but having read the posts. Is there such a thing as an unemployed window cleaner ?

If you have the ability to clean the windows you also have the ability to get of your arse and knock doors to build up a round. There is such a thing as "self employed credit" where you can get £50 p/w for 16 weeks if you have been out of work for 3 months or more. So there is no excuse to be an unemployed window cleaner.

If you worked for someone else and you are no longer in there employment, then that also sugests that they were unreliable and got the boot.

 

[wpclean]

We used to live in a shoebox in the middle of the road !

[Tom White]

Is this programme on the interweb anywhere?

[R W C™]

Is this programme on the interweb anywhere?

Im sure its repeated again in the week, ill have a look later for you..........

I like the way he moved back so they could get a bigger house but wouldnt do it to see more of his kids,

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

I'm moved by the empathy that some of you have.   : You see a snapshot of someones life and are in a position to make judgements about them.
These people needed help to put them on the right track, they obviously didn't get it and sadly didn't have the skills needed themselves nor did they get them from their parents.
Thankfully the 'posh' couple have a greater sense of humanity and social awareness than some on here. They put aside their initial prejudices and seem to have a plan on how they could help and actually make a difference. It starts with educating them on family life, giving them a sense of purpose and inclusion. When society starts to do this change is possible. When they simply whinge about them, apart from making the whinger sound superior, nothing is accomplished.
Compared to some many of us have had a very easy start to life with parents who were able to socially educate us and give us a sense of worth and a good work ethic. Not everybody gets that. This couple clearly didn't. Hopefully with the help they recieve the next generation will move on and make something of themselves.
Thank goodness the 'posh' couple were prepared to help.

[Tom White]

Is this programme on the interweb anywhere?

Im sure its repeated again in the week, ill have a look later for you..........

I like the way he moved back so they could get a bigger house but wouldnt do it to see more of his kids,

Here's the link to watch it online:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-the-other-half-live/4od#3068835

I'm going to watch some of it now, but I'm not sure if it's my cup of tea.

[R W C™]

I'm moved by the empathy that some of you have.   : You see a snapshot of someones life and are in a position to make judgements about them.
These people needed help to put them on the right track, they obviously didn't get it and sadly didn't have the skills needed themselves nor did they get them from their parents.
Thankfully the 'posh' couple have a greater sense of humanity and social awareness than some on here. They put aside their initial prejudices and seem to have a plan on how they could help and actually make a difference. It starts with educating them on family life, giving them a sense of purpose and inclusion. When society starts to do this change is possible. When they simply whinge about them, apart from making the whinger sound superior, nothing is accomplished.
Compared to some many of us have had a very easy start to life with parents who were able to socially educate us and give us a sense of worth and a good work ethic. Not everybody gets that. This couple clearly didn't. Hopefully with the help they recieve the next generation will move on and make something of themselves.
Thank goodness the 'posh' couple were prepared to help.

How do you know what any of us have come from, you dont know what up bringing any of us have had, I know for one that if I had a very low income I wouldnt have 5 kids, I have a disabled daughter, me and my misses have spoke about having another child but in the interest of ourselves, living space, our disabled daughter and other children we have decided against it because it just wouldnt be right, I think if them cameras wherent there that couple wouldnt of helped them out, they didnt want to do anything for that money and only decorated to make sure they got more cash.

[Tom White]

How do you know what any of us have come from, you dont know what up bringing any of us have had,

Sunshine didn't say he knew where we all 'came from', he said

Compared to some many of us have had a very easy start to life with parents who were able to socially educate us and give us a sense of worth and a good work ethic. Not everybody gets that.

And Sunshine could have a point.  I also seem to remember that you had a tough childhood and some people are capable of overcoming that, but others aren't as fortunate.

But I think his main point was that many of us were quick to judge the 'window cleaner' without walking the required mile in this fella's shoes.