rich kid, poor kid

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who is watching it then?

That must be about the people who live around me feel. There are 2 very expencive areas of bristol right next to me and then there is my council estate. I hope people dont look down on me like that!

oh and there we go - no british people in this area = no white people. suppose that was bound to be said at some point.

OMG 'no british people live down here it's all blacks'

....and therefore dangerous!

Just knew that this would be being talked about on MN!

poppy agree probably a big amount of editing.

the rich mother looks like gillian mckeith

oops, dont know what happened there! sorry!

no way - she is just playing up to the cameras now (alice) - oh look at that woman - I'm not getting out of the car - surely people dont actually act like that?

Yes, the "posh" girl is very annoying, and so is her family, but surely the "poor" family is a bit of an extreme as well too - not in terms of the amount of money they have, but also that they are obviously struggling in many other ways too - like they have given up on life. Please don't flame me for saying that please.

Acchhhh this is making me angry

spooky they don't.. sorry don't want to out myself but that little cow is in no way representative of the school/area

Why isn't her mother trying to sort her brother out?

I'm watching this too - very extreme!

littledorrit- Its hard to tell what truth is as they've editted up the posh ones and down the poor ones (or that is the way it apepars - you can't really see what truth is on just one programme esp when it is designed to show contrasts)

Is there something wrong with the "poor" mum?

again dont flame me - but I think the mother looks like the problem in the 'poor' family - the daughter looks like she has some gumption about her.

Feel sorry for the girl trying to sort out school for her brother while her mum just sits there?

DH says that daughter has the brains and why did she drop out of school?

agree conker..not sure charlotte- know her brother has an issue but didnt say anything re mother

I've just turned over to watch this and thought the poor daughter was the mother!

Why is the mother not trying to get the little boy into school?

Ahhh she is depressed. She should get some help though. He problems are obviously causing problems for the rest of the family. the daughter has taken on a lot.

dh said same 5gomad

im going to find it hard to watch this i think, im hoping things will be looking up for the "poor" family by the end of the programme, little boy in school, girl with a job etc.

You're probably right poppy34. I was looking forward to watching this, but it seems that this is a little bit like wife swap, in that everyone is a bit extreme and annoying !

of course they are effing normal

oMG state school people are normal?

Thankgoodness for that