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Those situtations, are not an indication, of American Homes. These stories are sensationalized because of viewing audiences, who are abducted, to these kinds of shows.
Every family will not fit into the status quo, there will be oddballs out there always, and that is why they make stories and series out of these cases.
I don't get it, because yes i am a clean freak, not obsessed, but very clean, and everything in its place, to me, it is just as easy to be clean as it is a slob.
People such as these, are an extreme to how far off the deepen path a person can and does go. And such extreme cases of being obsessed. in a bad way.
To me compulsive hoarding is more a issue of an underlying metnal illness. Some of the shows they air, are more the severe cases.
The problem is so many of these people who are obsessed with hoarding, do not feel that they have a problem.
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While I agree that hoarders are not lazy- they're mentally ill, in my belief- I have noticed some American towns are grungy, but that doesn't apply everywhere. I also think our cities are dirtier in general than those in Europe and other places.
I spent a lot of time in western Canada, and I observed that all the towns I saw and spent time in are cleaner and tidier by a degree than similar places where I live. Even the obviously poor townships were tidy, even if homes looked rundown and in need of repair, and all the public spaces were universally clean and garbage free.
For sure, B.C. has a much smaller population, and it's citizens often came recently from Britain and the former Empire, where tidiness has always been a social trait. But I also think a lot of American towns are indifferent to how messy they look.
Too bad, too; civic pride lessens petty crime, vandalism and the like, and always puts a town's good foot out for visitors and potential residents.
They're on these shows BECAUSE they're crazy and or dirty. You don't see any reality shows on normal boring people who spend their weekends cleaning and doing laundry.
Compulsive hoarding is a serious mental illness and that show Hoarders isn't representative of the majority of Americans. The show even states from the beginning that only a small subset of Americans have that mental illness. The producers also stated that they mainly target level 4-5 hoarders which is the worst of the worst and is a minority even among those who suffer from compulsive hoarding.
People living with mounds of feces and bottles of urine are beyond lazy. Going deeply into debt and facing the prospect of losing your home, your kids, friends etc. is beyond lazy. Multiple dead pets in the house is beyond lazy.
Sorry, but you have to be a little off your rocker to live the way some of those folks do
This show is nothing but a disgusting abuse and victimization of seriously mentally ill people. I watched a couple of episodes and was just appalled that these people who are almost in need of residential incare are used in some sick attempt at entertainment.
They're on these shows BECAUSE they're crazy and or dirty. You don't see any reality shows on normal boring people who spend their weekends cleaning and doing laundry.
Exactly, what a dumbass premise for a thread "why are Americans so dirty" when obviously the reason these people are on a TV show is they are atypical.
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This show is nothing but a disgusting abuse and victimization of seriously mentally ill people.
How is it abuse? The ones I've seen they at least make an effort to have some sort of counselor and cleanup crew try to help out, which from the people on there isn't something they'd have the financial resource for otherwise.
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Rating these types of shows "Mediocre" is giving way too much credit, in my opinion.
Yup, if one is into seeing how the mentally ill behave and interact with others no need for the TV show just click on the chem trails thread in this forum. No commercials.
To the original OP have you traveled the world and seen how other people live?
Hoarders need help, real mental help, they have issues and the majority of Americans as a whole do not live this way. We may at time fall behind on our laundry or housework but never, never to that extent and to judge us all on that show is injustice to us all.
How many restaurants that are dirty are owned and operated by foreigners? Quite a few....Hair and nail salons, again quite a few...so if I were you I would stop while I were ahead.
Don't throw stones unless your not guilty yourself!!!!
People are nasty. After all, they descended from bacteria so what the heck do you expect?
Lol..."they". Aren't you a people too?
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