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I watched one of the Real Housewives of OC episodes, where the mom threw a party for her daughter which included a yacht in the harbor. Had a flashback to my teen years in the same town, similar yacht party...same attitudes from spoiled rich girls...same flashy people.
So for me, it was very much a scary deja vu moment...glad that I left that area decades ago...but obviously it hasn't changed much...
Really though (or realistically) How much of the population really lives like that? I'm a stay at home mom and we just don't live like that!
It's fun to watch at night because it's like a mini soap opera but I just can't take the people seriously. I know they are supposed to be "real" but they are so far removed from me that I just laugh. The Botox, boob jobs, bratty kids who they say are soooo wonderful, keeping up with the joneses. I look at that and will take my simple life, simple marriage anyday.
Don't get me started on "My Sweet Sixteen". That's just craziness!
Among the families I grew up around there, these people represented probably 1/3 of the people in our neighborhood. And for the other 2/3, they were just as tied up with keeping up appearances but less truly wealthy...more strapped trying to pay for it all...trust me.
^ I trust you. I remember when Lauri(?) was going to marry the land developer. One of the women was like, I am so prooud of her really it is great, she is going to be really rich now. So yeah, I don't think her husband makes enough to keep her pleased. Sorry for bringing back such an old thread. What ever happened to sage, I want to know more about the people in your once neighborhood?
I was wondering what people thought about that "reality" show, The Real Wive of Orange County. There is a marathon on Bravo TV. I was flicking back and forth between different shows, and I can't get over this stuff. What do you guys think about it.
milf, milf and milfs...yea baby..
but yo all those "reality" tv shows like real wives of o.c., laguna beach: real o.c., the real world , big brother, ALL THOSE shows are scripted..
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Originally Posted by DimSumRaja
there is nothing real about TV
and there is nothing real about reality shows
Popular shows, perhaps, but I admit I sometimes watch the senate on C-Span or local government and school board stuff on the local cable access channels late at night.
Of course, those shows probably don't get huge ratings, either.
I like the OC but prefer NY. The NY chief is my fav personality.
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