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    Last night I watched Man Vs. Wild with my wife. It was a show which had segments from various episodes, showing bear jumping out of choppers, falling into rapids, living in jungle,etc. My wife who is from Thailand and never saw the show before says, " I think he has too much money. Nothing to do." I tried to explain that he has too much money from doing this stuff. People pay to watch him do this. She says ,"Why?" I said people want to see people living in jungle. She says, "I live in jungle. Will people pay to watch me?" I said no. She says,"Why?" I could not really answer this, so I decided not to watch the show anymore, unless she is not around.


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    Your wife is a very wise woman.
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    people don't want to see people living in the jungle. living in the jungle is work.
    people want to see people playing in the jungle, and they like it more if the play is dangerous.

    if you could get to to make video of herself needlessly teasing jungle animals, or jumping off of river bridges, people would probably pay to see it. they don't want to see somebody collecting firewood, trying to keep food dry, or making household repairs, which are the realities.
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    You wife seems to have an over abundance of common sense. Good for her.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    You wife seems to have an over abundance of common sense. Good for her.
    I'll echo that!
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    Cool Whaaattt!!!

    Are you trying to tell me that your wife does NOT understand the importance of drinking urine straight from the bladder? Is she adapt in squeezing & drinking water from elephant poo? Doesn't she like the bit where Bear is naked & doing push-ups in the snow?......Good for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    I think that many people like this "guessing game". Bear presents them with a life threatening situation, they think what they would do in that kind of situation and then Bears shows them the best solution. Also you can get this thrill out of the show when Bear tries to kill some wild animal or snake. You see things that are extraordinary and that's what people love.
    Anyway, thats only my oppinion

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    LOL......wives are pretty smart when it comes to survival. My wife watched a few shows with me, once. She was amazed at the stupid arse things bear did in the name of survival.

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    Cool Yo TomiT!

    Quote Originally Posted by TomiT View Post
    I think that many people like this "guessing game". Bear presents them with a life threatening situation, they think what they would do in that kind of situation and then Bears shows them the best solution. Also you can get this thrill out of the show when Bear tries to kill some wild animal or snake. You see things that are extraordinary and that's what people love.
    Anyway, thats only my oppinion

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    Howz about you "showing us" more about yourself & swing over to the "introduction" section to tell us more about yourself?
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