Would this be a realistic British family? (homes, landscaping)

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

He posted it on Skyscrapercity.. it might be considered a competitor sight though, so I shall not link it.

Don't be too hard on him though.. it is a realistic British family, just not a typical one. It better represents the working classes, and even then, I doubt they would be that common. And yes, his opinions on a realistic French family are much more positive.. the family he described in that thread is probably a typical British family!!

Exactly! That's what I was trying to describe, a "realistic" British family, not a typical one. There is no "typical" American family: there are some descriptions more common than others, but there are a lot of intact parents as well as many "mixed" families or single mothers, families living in trailers and families living in McMansions, etc. I suppose that there is no real "typical" British family for which a detailed description could fit most families in the country.

The "realistic French family" I described was of a totally different social class than the British family described in this thread, and the Brazilian family definitely at the opposite end of society.

[KayleneO]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

He posted it on Skyscrapercity.. it might be considered a competitor sight though, so I shall not link it.

Don't be too hard on him though.. it is a realistic British family, just not a typical one. It better represents the working classes, and even then, I doubt they would be that common. And yes, his opinions on a realistic French family are much more positive.. the family he described in that thread is probably a typical British family!!

There is nothing realistic about his family, but lucky for him there is self publishing, because no publishing company would touch it. It is very sophomoric at best.

[bobman]

Have to be honest, I don't really see why everyone's hating on the OP here ?

Sure, he han't got the family quite right, but unless he asks, he'll never know, will he ?

If he's writing a book and doing research, then surely that's a good thing. I've read many books which have been ruined due to poor research and unbelievable characters. The OP is plainly trying to avoid this.

Maybe it would be of more use if folks stopped ridiculing him and started actually helping.

[dunno what to put here]

Originally Posted by KayleneO

There is nothing realistic about his family, but lucky for him there is self publishing, because no publishing company would touch it. It is very sophomoric at best.

Actually it is very realistic. Seems like a typical working-class family.

[dunno what to put here]

Originally Posted by bobman

Have to be honest, I don't really see why everyone's hating on the OP here ?

Sure, he han't got the family quite right, but unless he asks, he'll never know, will he ?

If he's writing a book and doing research, then surely that's a good thing. I've read many books which have been ruined due to poor research and unbelievable characters. The OP is plainly trying to avoid this.

Maybe it would be of more use if folks stopped ridiculing him and started actually helping.

Yes, I did give my opinion on a 'typical' British family.. but I think people are missing the point, it's a realistic British family, not a typical one. I think it's realistic, anyway/

[Baldrick]

Originally Posted by bobman

Have to be honest, I don't really see why everyone's hating on the OP here ?

Sure, he han't got the family quite right, but unless he asks, he'll never know, will he ?

If he's writing a book and doing research, then surely that's a good thing. I've read many books which have been ruined due to poor research and unbelievable characters. The OP is plainly trying to avoid this.

Maybe it would be of more use if folks stopped ridiculing him and started actually helping.

I suppose it depends on what you term as realistic. Theoretically there's liable to be a family in this country that resembles the OPs hypothesis of what could represent a British Family. It's not like any family or even particularly resemble any family that I can recall knowing.

This statement (in varying forms) has been posted by the OP on several forums on C-D with simillar family set ups, one of which was closed by moderators. As has been mentioned this (and possibly the others) has/have been posted on at least one other public forum.

It's not that people are hating on the OP, it seems to me to be more of a matter of being unimpressed. He/She said they'd created a family, they didn't say why or that they wanted a critique or any comments, they just posted it. I think people took it on face value, "Here's my impression of what I think most of you are like, here it is" sort of thing.

It's how I took it anyway. If i'm wrong and the OP tells us what he'd like with regards to reaction and imput then they may well get some. So far though, there's no indication that that's what they wanted.

[Shooting Stars]

Originally Posted by ian6479

They are both voting for Romney in November because they want to get rid of this socialist commy Obama who wants the government to run everything, including medicare!

Don't think so. They are religious fundamentalists and won't vote for a Mormon.

[Jezer]

Originally Posted by Shooting Stars

Don't think so. They are religious fundamentalists and won't vote for a Mormon.

That's not a nice thing to say about him.





Oops- sorry- I thought you said he was a Moron.

[BECLAZONE]

Originally Posted by tvdxer

Hello, I have never been to the U.K. but have created some characters that are British. Here goes:

Jeremy, 47, and Susan, 45, preside over a 90 m2 terrace house with a modest backyard in Birmingham. They are the parents of Ian, 18, and Saskia, 16. Jeremy is a self-employed welder and Susan a lunch lady and part-time receptionist. Ian works stocking shelves at ASDA. Saskia does not work but aspires to be a glamour model once she turns 18. Ian is unemployed, and unemployable, but shoplifts to top up his income of benefits, (he has to feed his drug habit)! Saskia is pregnant for the second time, has no idea which boyfriend is the father! Jeremy can't find a job in welding, he's the one stacking shelves in Asda! Susan is a lunch lady! They don't own their house, but haven't paid the rent for the last six months.

Jeremy has certifications in welding; Susan, four O-levels; Ian, three GCSEs; and Saskia, no educational qualifications. All members of the family are monolingual.

Susan vaguely believes in God but the family never attends church and religion is generally not discussed. Jeremy and Ian both smoke; Susan quit a few years ago and Saskia briefly took up the habit but quit when her friend's uncle died of lung cancer. Jeremy and Susan are regulars at the local pub on Friday and Saturday, and sometimes Wednesday, nights; Ian likes going out on the town on Saturday night, his night off, while Saskia enjoys drinking cider, brandy, and alco-pops at house parties. Ian has been drinking since he was 14 and Saskia since she was 13. Ian also admits to smoking a few joints now and then. The parents tolerate their drinking as long as it does not get "out of hand". Ian is self-sufficient while Saskia is given a 30 pound / week allowance. The £30 doesn't cover the cost for alcohol, or her Primark clothes bill, so Saskia has become a part time drug dealer! Only Susan smokes cigarettes, the others smoke Cannabis. They all prefer to get drunk at home!

Jeremy drives an '08 Ford Transit van and Susan a '98 Ford Escort. Ian has his license and drives his mother's car when she lets him. Otherwise he and Saskia take public transport or walk to their destinations. Jeremy, Susan, and Ian have Android mobile phones; Saskia has an iPhone. Ian can't drive, he's stll banned from when he got caught driving a stolen car whilst drunk! Susan drives an 02 Fiesta, Jeremy hopes to get his car back on the road, Saskia gets in cars with anyone that offers her a "ride".

Their house consists of three bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, dining room, and one full bathroom. The family owns a desktop computer from 2004 and two laptop computers, one belonging to Saskia and the other to Susan. They have a total of three television sets and Sky satellite service on each of them. The largest, in their living room, measures 42 inches diagonally. They have a 52 inch Plasma Screen TV, although their living room is too small for it, and a few LCD TVs in other rooms. They have one Laptop Computer.

The family reads The Daily Mail and The Sun regularly. They go on a family vacation almost every year. Past destinations have included Barcelona, Lloret de Mar, Benidorm, Rome, and Corfu. For something a little different last year, the family went to Marrakesh. Jeremy's favorite band is the American rock band KISS; Susan likes 80's tracks, such as Samantha Fox, Wet Wet Wet, and Guns N' Roses; Ian is currently into dubstep music; and Saskia is a major fan of the disbanded N-Dubz and also likes Rihanna and Flo Rida. They always go to Majorca. They all like "Pop Music".

Jeremy enjoys motorcycling in his spare time; Susan, gardening and buying and selling antiques; Ian, gambling, and Saskia has no significant hobbies. Jeremy has an old Ford Cortina, that he fiddles with, Susan watches soaps.

Maybe I've watched too much Jeremy Kyle!

Maybe not!?

[Baldrick]

Originally Posted by BECLAZONE

Maybe I've watched too much Jeremy Kyle!

"The Jeremy Kyle Show", a view into the waiting room of Purgatory.