Poms really are different!

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Watch the Pommy program “Escape to the Country” regularly.
The British taste in houses is certainly different from those of Oz.
Three classic comments come to mind.
1. Couple wanted a “characterful older home”. They were shown a 17th Century cottage, over which they enthused until they walked into the master bedroom. Lady was shocked. “It doesn’t have an en suite!” :roll:
2. Another couple were shown a house with the master bedroom on the ground floor. Woman was instantly turned off, “I couldn’t live here. Bedrooms must be upstairs!” :roll:
Once you’re asleep, how do you know if you’re downstairs or upstairs?
3. Chap seeking a home in the country was wheelchair bound. Looked at several houses, considering where he could have a lift installed. The Mystery House was a bungalow (single storey house to us), and was astounded that all major living areas & bedrooms had French Windows, so he could open them and roll straight out onto the fully surrounding porch!
He had never thought of looking for anything other than a two-storey with space for a lift! :roll:
Like I said the Poms think differently.
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We watch it quite a bit.
I'm always amazed at the house Must Be 2 or more stories, Ohh no I couldn't-live in a Bungalow !
Then there's the huge "Butlers Sink" bloody great lump of porcelain in the kitchen, gotta have a wood fire ( see the radiators in every room ?) and the wood fire isn't even a double burn, just a smokey thing.
But you do get to see a bit of the country that we're never going to visit ( unless Lotto Lady smiles on us )


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Ron,
Agree with seeing parts of UK you’d never see on a guided tour. Always fascinating.
I believe those sinks are known as “Belfast” sinks.
Not sure why the name, but apparently the history is that they were made so large because they did double duty as a bath for the children.
Today I reckon they are an indulgence, as you’d need to use quite a fair amount of water to do the dishes.
… then again, water is one thing the UK seems to have in abundance. Delivered regularly (unlike Oz). 🤔
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Picky picky , I wouldn't have a house without an en suite either. :lol:
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Dot wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:50 am Picky picky , I wouldn't have a house without an en suite either. :lol:
But think on the exercise you would have got over the last few weeks Dottie :lol: It doesn't take long to clock up the kms walked when the toilet is two rooms away ;)

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T1 Terry wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:15 am
Dot wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:50 am Picky picky , I wouldn't have a house without an en suite either. :lol:
But think on the exercise you would have got over the last few weeks Dottie :lol: It doesn't take long to clock up the kms walked when the toilet is two rooms away ;)

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Or up the back yard where it was when I was a kid.

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Newcastle George wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:19 am
T1 Terry wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:15 am
Dot wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:50 am Picky picky , I wouldn't have a house without an en suite either. :lol:
But think on the exercise you would have got over the last few weeks Dottie :lol: It doesn't take long to clock up the kms walked when the toilet is two rooms away ;)

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Or up the back yard where it was when I was a kid.

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I can assure you I would NOT have made even 3 ft at the height of the squirts believe me. This is the very first time I have ever had this condition, not too bad for this old chook hey?
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Pwaaak...puk...puk. :twisted:
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Dottie,
It wasn’t that the woman wanted an en suite at all, but that she expected a 17th Century house to have one!
Our first house had what is called a ‘Jack & Jill’ bathroom: two doors, one from the hall (for the rest of the family) & one from the master bedroom.
I’d call it a ‘semi-en suite’.

BTW, recipe sent last night. We want pix of your efforts… including a cross-section of a slice! 😀
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