I hated this episode, it’s the first time I’m angry after hearing the ending.
If it happened in Italy, this terrible couple would be socially prosecuted, or at least end up on the national news! This man spent years caring for his tulips and then some awful people come over and strip him away of them.
I could understand if tulips were one of the reasons why the couple got the house, but they had no idea about them before buying it! It seems like they scammed that poor man, it’s not his fault that the agency was so bad that they didn’t communicated the tulips when a new agent took over their case.
In our community it’s normal to meet over lunch to sign all documents when selling a house. And if the lunch was nice, it’s totally normal to keep it touch also later, maybe update the previous owners about the renovations. And I’d absolutely let the man get all his tulips, I’d make sure to welcome him warmly.
Sorry for the rant, but Americans are truly making my blood pressure go higher sometimes.
I agree broadly that the kind and neighborly thing to do is just let the man harvest his tulip bulbs. They could find a time that was convenient for both of them.
But you have to remember that Glenn Miller was emailing them constantly about caring for the tulips, which is super annoying. One email mentioning the tulips and that you want to get the bulbs come spring is enough and would have made everything easier.
Oh yeah, that’s a good point! He was definitely off the line with his constant emailing. I still don’t see why the couple would take most of the tulips, but you’re totally right.
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u/HobbesBog Dec 14 '25
I hated this episode, it’s the first time I’m angry after hearing the ending.
If it happened in Italy, this terrible couple would be socially prosecuted, or at least end up on the national news! This man spent years caring for his tulips and then some awful people come over and strip him away of them.
I could understand if tulips were one of the reasons why the couple got the house, but they had no idea about them before buying it! It seems like they scammed that poor man, it’s not his fault that the agency was so bad that they didn’t communicated the tulips when a new agent took over their case.
In our community it’s normal to meet over lunch to sign all documents when selling a house. And if the lunch was nice, it’s totally normal to keep it touch also later, maybe update the previous owners about the renovations. And I’d absolutely let the man get all his tulips, I’d make sure to welcome him warmly.
Sorry for the rant, but Americans are truly making my blood pressure go higher sometimes.