Escape to the Country : Gloucestershire [16: 39] - Habits Of Local Communities 

I'm betting he's not a straight guy!

@@cappsginny699 Well, he has a husband named Daniel, so probably not. Sigh.

#AndreaAndrea I am grateful as well and like y'all I too am going through a time of struggle. I hope y'all stay strong and are getting better...❤🤞❤

@Plaza_and_Mote Considering I average in the A percentile in English classes, fuck off.

I agreee!

Exactly!!

I always think that these couples choose huge houses on the basis of family visiting and Christmas get togethers without thinking about how much time it takes to keep clean. But the answer to your question and mine is money, hired help and modifications. I have looked after couples like this as they age, often just one partner is left in the large home and that person doesn't want to go into an old age home so chair lifts are put in or modifications to the ground floor space to accommodate a bedroom and bathroom. With outside help for bathing, cleaning and sometimes cooking plus plenty of attention from their adult children old age in such a home is often possible. But these two are about 20 plus years away from that so why not let them enjoy the house as it is in the meantime.

@@sallypenhalli My thought was that Brits stay in their homes many decades longer than Americans do, therefore they weren’t thinking long term. I know of perfectly healthy adults who encountered mobility issues in their 50’s that meant stairs were no longer an option. Being healthy doesn’t guarantee that the underlying structure of the body will remain viable.

I wouldn't move into a house all on one floor earlier than I need to. You'll age yourself prematurely from the lack of stairs. My grandparents on both sides had homes with stairs. My grandfather died in his 80's of kidney failure but didn't need to move into room downstairs until his last months of life. His wife/my grandmother is in her 90's and still physically fit and going for walks. My other grandfather died in his 90's, heart failure. Still climbed stairs to the day he died. My other Nan is in her 80's and still strong. I wouldn't buy a house without stairs unless me or a family member were in a wheelchair or had mobility issues. You'll just get bungalow legs doing that too early.

Most of my family members easily made it to their 80s and many 90s, none of them had trouble with stairs. It's just about how you look after yourself.

Well I would love it. Speaking as a person.

@z meow

Why limit yourself for grandkids that visit you once a year?

I agree. I find house hunters frustrating and spoiled beyond belief except for the rare exception on this program. I just go ahead and dream about what I would do if I was fortunate enough to be in their place. :)

Irene Hay I was so very shocked at the end when they said they could not agree on the price. I really wondered how much they were off in the end? And why did the couple not just pay the asking price if indeed it was within the budget they themselves set ? I have a feeling many people go into the show and give a budget that really is out of their reach and would be a financial burden in the end, hoping that the show will miraculously find them their dream house way under budget. I don't blame the owners of the home for sticking to their guns-this home is in great shape, has all those bedrooms and is in a highly desirable location. I am sure they sold it for asking price.

They have been renting since 1987 and probably will continue!!

Little duckies! 🦆🐥🐣

@@sunrise1304 such a waste of money. Not that renting is bad but it's what you do until you're ready settle and found a place you want to settle into. Invest. Build equity. Don't have to stay forever but at least have something to show for it.

It’s because they are “historic”. For example the 1st and 3rd property shown were over 500 years old, and therefore were built with lower ceilings and doors (keeps heat in + cheaper to build). Australia doesn’t have buildings any older than the 19th century and therefore will not experience this.

people were smaller then. Now all the rubbish that they put in foods make them huge. Just look at the teenagers thick legs and arms. when I was a teen I didn't look anything like that

@@dianadoos1944 That is so true, they eat rubbish nowadays

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This is very common in the UK as many houses are so old. Its not a feature, its just the way they were built historically for keeping homes warm.

No curb appeal? It was a half-timbered cottage built in 1500, therefore has a great deal of architectural appeal.

I agree 100 percent it keeps you young

i lived in a lovely village in the countryside, didn't cost me half a million, this program is all about pretending Britain is fabulous and looks like this

@@neonskyline1 Agree 100%. And the atrocious long, cold winter there. Dark rainy, cloudy most of the year.

@@kristinebailey2804 would be difficult if you're from a warm country, i live in Poland now, the summers are amazing

@@neonskyline1 Yes of course the English countryside looks like this - I should know because I have explored hundreds of beautiful English villages/ market towns and lived here all my life (first in Wiltshire, now in Suffolk). I absolutely love England and wouldn’t trade my cottage for the world.

that's what I said, nd no one buys

Me too..ever found out?

A Gardner darling

Boiling water and a rake. Oh and elbow grease.

why did he leave the show?/

Get your fact correct Madame - he is not leaving the show - he is the best presenter on this show!!!

@@dianadoos1944 He is still here pet - in 2023 - the best presenter ever - so natural and stunning looking - and certainly does not tolerate any nonsense with the potential buyers - all the others are brown noses!!!

Gloucestershire is one of the best and I could not imagine living happily anywhere else. Love Ciren too. I do hope you can get some much needed support hopefully, when you can come back to our wonderful county.

I have noticed more often than not, British people are very soft spoken.

@@irisheyesofbelfast only people who think they are more special

@@neonskyline1 To be honest, we are quieter than most. Unless we are pissed or a knuckledragger of course! It's a constant comment that we find other nations loud. The Americans and Spanish for example. Not a criticism of them, just stating what we hear. I live in Spain and sometimes the noise levels make my ears bleed! Even the Spanish complain, yet they still do it! Bless em! Wouldn't have them any different.

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 I'm a soft-spoken American (with ancestral roots in England). Interesting name :)

yes animals first. i'm glad someone said something

Lovely at Xmas!!!

Gordon Bricker 😂🙄

@@7ofthemwww.jesus-is-savior.com/Basics/hellisreal.htm

@@gordonbricker1670 you need mental help.

@@neojng Don't worry about me, you need salvation, time is short! Please listen to Dr. David Reagan for a few minutes prophecywatchers.com/videos/david-reagan-jesus-is-returning-soon/ (Gordon's wife)

You god botherers are taking the cake..Jesus!