How the Other Half Live (tv families wanted)

[Jamie_Seal]

Are you in a position to help a family less fortunate than your own?

Do you think your family could make a real difference?

Could your family benefit from seeing How the Other Half Live?

With 4 million children living in poverty in the UK, RDF Television is looking for high income families who would like to make a difference by taking part in the brand new series of ?How the Other Half Live?.

For more information please call

0207 013 4367 or e-mail [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

[Timster]

Anyone else find this post a bit presumptious?

[Sandperson]

I'm skint.

[computedshorty]

?

[Jeremy]

Jamie - East Dulwich is not a "rich" area, you won't find many millionaires round here.

[MrBen]

He said "High income" Jeremy - not millionaires.

Jamie - what's your definition of high income?

[Bellenden Belle]

computedshorty Wrote:

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If just what I might have to spare will not be

> sufficiant it can go to some other deserving

> charity. ME.

Can I play devil's advocate for a moment? If you support a charity and wish them to succeed and continue in a difficult financial climate, then surely you can't object to them making an ask of you and others. Which you can choose to ignore. Or, give them a call and ask them to remove you from their mailing list. At least give them a chance to respect your wishes.

You may well not be able to afford that much money. But others will. If you ask people for ten pounds, thats what you will get. Ask for one hundred and if they can afford it that's what people will give. Working in charity I have seen millionaires giving three pounds a month on direct debit - no doubt because a form once arrived asking them for that amount.

[Jeremy]

MrBen Wrote:

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> He said "High income" Jeremy - not millionaires.

I know, I know. But surely for this series to be even vaguely entertaining, the "high income" family will have to be pretty loaded. Hamstead or even Blackheath could be a better bet, perhaps...

[red devil]

Dulwich Mum, your public awaits...

[woofmarkthedog]

Or a cash rich "Crack dealer" in Peckham

W**F

[????]

I suspect there's plenty of high income families in ED and on the Forum...they're not asking for the Onnassises or anything are they -

[Mick Mac]

Any man with four pound signs as a nickname must be gagging to get on such a show....no?

[computedshorty]

?

[reetpetite]

Where is the new member asking for a charity donation ? All I can see is a post asking if anyone wants to take part in a TV program ! Am I missing something ?

[dulwichmum]

red devil Wrote:

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> Dulwich Mum, your public awaits...

It is true, my family are absolutely stinking rich! But we are such modest people, we could never ever allow our family to be on TV (shame)...

[Santerme]

I have seen how the other half live, I like this side better

[womanofdulwich]

what does living in poverty really mean?

When we were young we had no central heating, car or tv. We were happy!! I am unsure about these divisions/lines. Especially when being poor is ( I think) in some cases being in the bottom 10% of incomes. So of course there will always be a bottom 10% of incomes and if this is the definition there will always be poverty. What do others think? ( obviously I am only talking about the UK, there is huge economic poverty in other countries)

[PeckhamRose]

Living in poverty. I know someone who is not well and to cut a long story short they're not financially well either, now. But what is IMMORAL is that the very people who can least afford it including my friend is paying a very high rate for their electricity, yet those of us who are not doing so bad can get a cheaper rate, paying for both leccy and gas together by direct debit putting in our useage on line and not getting paper bills and it is all cheaper.

Meanwhile, what IS it about families all the time? Do people never realise how many people don't live in families and consider their friends to be their 'family'?

'Appy Christmas though.