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Originally posted by susieq
They may have known, from previous series, that they would have tasks, shopping and nominations to do but I don't believe they had any idea at all that they may have to spend weeks without an inside toilet, cold showers and live on lentils and chickpeas to the practical exclusion of anything else.
You're probably right about it being nothing like being in prison. In prison they at least have access to hot water, inside loos and a more fully balanced diet. They also have access to music, TV and radio.
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I'm with Jonnytowin on this one. The housemates are under no obligation to stay in the house should they find the conditions not to their liking. They are choosing to stay.
They knew before entering they would not have access to music, reading materials or any other mental stimulation. They also knew that the food rations could be small and that "Big Brother is getting tougher".
The food rations on the poor side, incidently, were adequate for survival and contained the necessary nutriants for a balanced diet. If anything the poor side had a more healthy diet than the rich as one tends to chose fatty and sugary luxury foods if given the chance.
Whilst I didn't like the split house concept, the so-called suffering of the housemates is not a good reason for the bars to be lifted. Good reasons include the fact that it goes against the format of Big Brother that C4 paid so much for (according to the format Endemol devised, tasks are supposed to bond and test community spirit, not divide), the visual asthetics of the house being ruined and the interferance of the development of relationships between the housemates.