Sometimes I watch "House Hunters" on HGTV, but my favorite is "House Hunters International" because there are fewer Americans. I am not by any stretch of the imagination anti-American, but we have such high-expectations. For instance, I get aggravated when an American family buys a new house because the 2500 sq.ft. they currently have isn't enough for their family of 4! Are you kidding me? That is why I love "..International" because a family is happy when they get 1200 sq.ft.
I grew up in a big house, well I consider it big, I think we had about 2000 sq ft, but there were 8 of us living there. I shared a room with my two older sisters, and my three brothers shared a room and my parents had a room. Later when my Grandmother can to live with us, we turned a small office into her room. I grew up on a farm in North Eastern Indiana. My parents bought it just before they married and raised 6 kids there (I was #5) We were outside all the time, doing barn chores or just running around making noise.
We (husband and 3 boys) live now in a "half-house" as my sister calls them in Alexandria VA. It is nice, but not ours which is why we want to buy. We have a great back yard, and great neighbors. 2 things we are likely to sacrifice when we buy and move. Knowing that, my inside-living-space expectations have risen a little bit. So I should probably stop complaining about "House Hunters"....
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