Location, Location, Location. Aarrrgh! (or is it me?)

We are just as puzzled, phoenix. I was watching 'Wanted Down Under' in bed the other morning. Sad I know but I've been getting up late due to a hacking cough that's been keeping me awake most nights. The couple looking around a house actually held hands as they both tried to squeeze through a narrow doorway to look at an ensuite bathroom.

Might be the answer about going to the loo though.

DH and I do hold hands if we have plenty of time.
My guess is that the couples featured have taken a week off work or whatever, and must feel as if they are in holiday mode.
[disclaimer, havent watched tonight's programme yet].

I've never noticed this happening [the holding hands all the time] now I will be aware of nothing else!Shows how observant you are phoenix

Or feel the need for physical reassurance - it must be quite stressful, being on tv. I know DBH and I hold hands more in that sort of situation.

However, I have noticed that when we are out shopping and pass clothes/shoe shops Mr Roses is suddenly keen to hold my hand[to steer me away from their doors.]

Perhaps the programme makers think we're too thick to realise that they are a couple unless they hang on to each other.

I happened to catch Wanted Down Under a couple of days ago and was a bit bemused by the woman who said that she'd forgotten how far away Australia is. I mean - it's Australia! That's the whole point of the programme!

ooh, could be that janerowena.

Think you're probably right soontobe, not that I'd actually noticed the hand-holding.
What gets me is the people who keep insisting they expect to get exactly the type of house they want in exactly the area they want, when it's clear that it isn't possible.

roses I have that problem too! Or I get spun round by DBH&Son both shouting and laughing 'Bad Shop Alert!'

I only watched half the programme as that chap who wanted to live near his parents in Poole and refused to consider Bournemouth so annoyed me. What happened to him in the end ?

Well jane next time that happens say 'one man's meat is another man's poison!' and while they are working that one out, zip straight into the shop.

greenfinch in answer to your question, he bought a house in Leeds.

It had a bigger garden.

wot phoenix you and Mr.P do not walk down a road hand holding? I am shocked.

I agree, I watched the programme this evening and it also struck me that it does not seem to matter how many years they have been married- they all appear to be madly in love specifically for the programme.

You're joking roses ! .

Yes, I am !

What really happened ?

Sorry Greenfinch I didn't watch it.

Tease !! Go to bed.

I have been irritated by the 'hand holders' too. It happens on Homes Under the Hammer too. I blame the directors in each case.
Have you noticed in the 'after' shots on H. U. H. the way they peer into empty cupboards and stroke the new fire place or new ovens etc.

I absolutely adore Mr P, but cannot think of any occasion (apart from when I got all of a doo dah watching a horror film that we hold hands!

Having said that, it does remind me of a couple who live a little way out of the village (old enough to know better, well, older than us!) he always wears shorts, yes, even in the Winter months, and as far as I know he's not a postman! and they are seen walking miles and always holding hands!

Surely that isn't natural? (Both the shorts and the hand holding, in case you were wondering)

The next time I see them I must ask them if they happen to be house hunting, although it's highly unlikely, given the fact that they have been walking around here for years, with not a sign of a film crew, let alone Kirsty or Phil!

Oh heck, Wanted Down Under. It's so laid back here (yes, you're on holiday), We could go to the beach everyday (obviously impossible to find somewhere near the coast in the UK), It's great spending so much quality time together with the family (all three of you - you'll be leaving the rest of the rellies on the other side of the world), Oh, we love the outdoor lifestyle (don't get outdoors over here of course), The weather's fantastic (mind you remember to slip, slap, slop and watch out for the heatstroke).

I'm sure Down Under is a wonderful place and will suit some people admirably. It's just the couples on this programme - they bring out the worst in me. I spend most of it muttering sod off then, and don't hurry back.

It's those high heels that fascinate me. Never a shot of The Heels coming downstairs.

Not once have I heard a couple admit to requiring separate bedrooms. Snoring partners etc. mean that this must sometimes be the case.

That chap last night infuriated me, but I was pleased that he saw sense in the end.