Thank you. Yes, I will admit to being totally jealous at this point. Especially when right now I make less than they have probably spent on this vacation. But that's not really my issue. I'm appalled at how much vloggers make in general, so that is a topic for another time.sammibro wrote:I don't think that any of us who are being critical of the Lumps' trip are jealous or pretentious enough to say they are doing it "wrong". A lot of us have admitted (myself included) that we'd see the HP sights and studio tour, too. I can't speak for anyone else, but for me, I just see it as another squandered opportunity. They have all of the time in the world to research things beforehand, yet they appear to be googling as they go to each tourist stop. I guess not everyone is like this, but for a lot of people, a trip to London/Paris would be a huge deal, and most people would want to make the most of it. The Lumps, however, seem to be treating it like one of their many trips to Disneyland, and they aren't trying many new things. Also, Jim and Suzanne are adults, and if they want to do something other than wrangle their daughter's kids, they should stand up to her and say so. Maybe they don't want to offend their meal ticket. Who knows? None of us know the dynamic of their relationship with Missy or Bryan. What we do see is Bryan and Missy still being as narrow minded as ever, and if anything, the posters here who are being critical (again, myself included) shouldn't have been surprised that they'd spend so much time searching out so called "regular food" and chain restaurants. Someone once said to me, "If you want to know who someone really is, travel with them," and they were right! We're essentially traveling with Missy and Bryan now, and we're seeing them for who they really are: the same old unadventurous lumps on a log that they always are.
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I don't think they're doing it "wrong". I am just so disappointed in their complete unwillingness to learn. Everything is related to a movie or a Disney character: Tower of London=Outlander, Moulin Rouge=the movie, France= Beauty and the Beast, St Paul's= Harry Potter. They don't have to be "into" European history, but it would be nice to see them expand their horizons a little. The only new thing they're willing to try is dessert.
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