Keni Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Kirsty has just posed the question - why would a small French Village want to employ an English Electrican - on Renovation, Renovation - this hopeful young lad needs to think things through, methinks? Does he know the French regs?Anyone else watching C4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yep - their price bracket seems a little imaginative too....we'll see ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 [quote user="Keni "] Does he know the French regs?Anyone else watching C4?[/quote] Of course he does .He has just finished his course at Crawley College! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 They finally settled in Eastbourne , so presumably they didn't really believe it themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I was amazed that they found some reasonable properties for the money. I just didn't understand what the woman said she was doing at the end, some sort of foundation ? To be honest my attention wandered in the middle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Dad Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I think the majority of the programme was filmed a couple of years ago - they'd finished their two year courses and had another baby by the end of the programme, but I thought they had bought a house in France and one in the UK.Can only assume that someone put him right about being able to ply his trade in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I believe the programme was made in June 2005 therefore the prices looked very attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 (Although not strictly relevant to this area of the forum), the "when was it filmed" question is very relevant. Occasionally i catch one of these "Place in the Sun" or UK Location,... programs on e.g. Discovery (i.e. not BBC/ITV/C4 "mainstream" and am surprised by the prices. Then one clicks that they were filmed many years ago and are now completely out of date. Given that the programs give out specific figures (e.g. house prices, renovation costs, etc.) then I really this that the broadcaster should put the date it was filmed somewhere. OK, not on the screen (emphasising its old or a repeat) but maybe in the program guide or somewhere. Without the date it is just plain misleading.Re: the guy's UK qualifications. I'm sure that if he can get his UK qualifications he has the capabilities to manage to do the appropriate study, etc. in France to understand the requirements and standards here. His French might be limited but some people let limited French stop them doing things whilst others just get on with life and manage and have great fun doing it.And just think of all those people who learnt to drive in the UK under UK rules - and now they are driving in France and most of them have received no additional training, have not even read the French Code de la Route, etc. Things differ but people can learn and I can see no reason to just assume he will "get it wrong".Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pouyade Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 [quote user="Deimos"] Given that the programs give out specific figures (e.g. house prices, renovation costs, etc.) then I really this that the broadcaster should put the date it was filmed somewhere. OK, not on the screen (emphasising its old or a repeat) but maybe in the program guide or somewhere. Without the date it is just plain misleading.Re: the guy's UK qualifications. I'm sure that if he can get his UK qualifications he has the capabilities to manage to do the appropriate study, etc. in France to understand the requirements and standards here. His French might be limited but some people let limited French stop them doing things whilst others just get on with life and manage and have great fun doing it.And just think of all those people who learnt to drive in the UK under UK rules - and now they are driving in France and most of them have received no additional training, have not even read the French Code de la Route, etc. Things differ but people can learn and I can see no reason to just assume he will "get it wrong".Ian[/quote]I agree, I thought they were a hardworking, positive couple who would succeed through commitment and energy at most things they decided to tackle. They revised their dream plan in the light of circumstances (sensible) and appeared to be well on the road to living their own kind of dream. Good luck to them.Actually, in the end credits was a caption, " Prices correct as at Summer2005" or whatever.Pouyade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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