There are accidents.
There are unfortunate coincidences.
And then thereโs going on a programme literally designed to make you buy a property abroadโฆ and being absolutely outraged when you do exactly that.
This weekโs headline belongs firmly in the British Logic Hall of Fame:
๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐ช๐: โ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐๐โ
Unexpectedly.
As if theyโd popped out for a loaf of bread and somehow returned with a three-bedroom villa, a pool, and an annual community fee.
Letโs just pause and take this in.
You apply for a show called; ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง
You fly to Spain.
You are shown multiple houses.
You sit on a sofa while presenters gently nudge you with phrases like โCould you see yourself living here?โ and โShall we put an offer in?โ
And then, somehow, when you buy oneโฆ
Youโre furious.
Apparently, this decision has now โscrewed everything upโ and โruined their livesโ.
Which is a bold claim, considering nobody:
Kidnapped them
Held a notary hostage
Or forced their hand while chanting โSIGN ITโ
This is like saying:
โI didnโt plan to spend ยฃ100 in the pub, but after I went in and kept ordering drinks, it somehow wasnโt my fault.โ
Or the all-time classic:
โI only left the house for a pint of milk. I came back two days later with the shakes and an STD. I blame the supermarket.โ
Yes. Clearly, the milk aisleโs fault.
Facebook, of course, responded exactly as expected.
One commenter claimed this happens all the time:
โ๐โ๐ข ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค.โ
“๐๐๐ข๐. ๐ ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐.”
Another sympathised deeply:
โTheyโve ruined their lives.โ
Yes. Ruined.
With sunshine.
And a terrace.
And probably better coffee.
The thing is, nobody on A Place In The Sun ever goes on by accident. Thereโs no random draw where producers knock on your door and say, โRight, pack a bag, youโre off to Murcia.โ
You donโt โunexpectedlyโ:
Transfer tens of thousands of pounds
Hire a lawyer
Complete at a notary
Thatโs not an accident.
Thatโs a series of deliberate decisions with wine involved.
And look, buyerโs remorse is real. Spain in August looks very different to Spain in February when your finca has no insulation and youโre wearing three jumpers indoors. But blaming the show for your own impulse purchase is a bit like blaming the menu for ordering dessert.
At the end of the day, A Place In The Sun didnโt screw anything up.
It did exactly what it says on the tin.
The only real shock here is that anyone is surprised.
Next week, no doubt:
โ๐ช๐ค๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ โ
โMan devastated after joining Love Island and meeting peopleโ
โBrit furious after moving to Spain and discovering itโsโฆ Spainโ
Tragic. Absolutely tragic.
It’s bad enough that this Liverpool Echo News’s post was published, but imagine being the numpties who took part in this.
Watch out for the next of our Funnies, coming soon!
