The Castle Boys - A New Survivor Game

[Steven_Draker]

10 Guys, 1 Chateau, 1 Chance of a Lifetime ...

(Don't get me wrong - it's too late to apply) :+

 

"Living together at Le Millionaire's luxurious country chateau in southern France, ten gay men will compete to survive until, after a process of elimination, only the final group of five contestants remains. From that group, Le Millionaire will choose the man he feels is most likely to "make it". Even more important than the $100,000 grand prize, Le Millionaire will mentor the winner and jumpstart his career.

 

Le Millionaire will be watching and assessing the contestants throughout the three-month contest. A global audience will also be watching the whole thing online. Nightly dinner at the chateau will be the contestants' most important opportunity to demonstrate their intelligence and ambition. But the players will also be issued "challenges" and invited to participate in a range of activities from Sunday brunch at the local café, parties at the chateau, errands in town and around the estate and road trips in the Pyrenees."

 

More details on http://www.castleboys.com

 

Steven

http://www.HotSexyStud.com/uk

[+ nycman]

Le Game...

 

Le TV Show....

 

...Le Losers!

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

CastleBoys...

 

Funny this got mentioned out-of-the-blue, as i was sent an application for their second contest starting this fall. An interesting premise, but spending time with a roomful of gold-digging twinks (in France no less) might not be what i would call constructive time well-spent.

 

If i wanted personal time with a gold-digger i'd have much more fun with Anna Nicole Smith & her show. Hey, her zany life could always include a male escort... Hell, at least THAT show would be broadcast on E!

 

After checking out the site, i'm still unsure if CastleBoys is just another gay porno 'cam' idea or an actual gameshow ala 'Survivor.'

 

Thinking about it, it's definately not the mindbending sex, orgies or various sexcapades with the many twinky guys that turns me off to the whole idea. It's having to spend an extended amount of time with the French that would piss me off... Who knows, maybe i'll end up on their second season afterall.

 

 

How would one say 'kiss my American ass' in French again?

 

 

 

Warmest Always,

 

 

 

Benjamin Nicholas

[Chuck50]

Ben you can come spend time with me instead in a wonderful place in HOuston its a lot closer and I know we will have more fun. HUGS Chuck

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Agreed... Houston is a MUCH better stomping ground

 

 

Warmest Regards,

 

 

 

B

[Rick Munroe]

>It's having to spend an

>extended amount of time with the French that would piss me

>off...

 

Benjamin, what experience(s) have you had that makes you dislike French people so much? I'm just curious because Derek and I went to Paris last month and we met a lot of really nice people wherever we went. I can't understand why people always say such disparaging things about the French, but then again, I tend to see each person as an individual.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I envy your luck with Paris~

 

Of the dozen or so times i've flown into or through Degaulle, it's always seemed like they can sniff out an American and then purposely speak nothing but French when push comes to shove.

 

There have been many instances where i've walked up to counters where people were speaking accent-free english, hear me ask a perfectly nice question in english and then proceed to speak nothing but French. It made me insane to say the least...

 

Added, the people who work at EuroDisney aren't too friendly either. Happiest place on earth my foot Seemed like Mickey gave all his employees ice-water enemas the week i was there.

 

I know you may be saying 'Well, maybe the problem isn't the French people, but your attitude,' but honestly i was as gracious as i always am. Ask anyone who's met me, i'm anything but rude. Definately a believer in 'when in Rome,' but i suppose that 'Texas-friendly' just didn't sit well enough with them. Oh well *shrugs*

 

 

Warmest Regards,

 

 

 

Benjamin Nicholas

[Guest DevonSFescort]

It's been years since I've been to Paris, but I think the key is to start things out by trying to speak French -- even if it's just to ask them in French if they speak English (even if you know they do). They know English is the international lingua franca these days, but they don't like having the fact thrown in their face. At the same time, they don't really want to hear you butcher their language, so once they're satisfied that you're making an effort they'll switch to English. I think they just interpret the attempt to speak French as a sign of respect. I found that they responded much more kindly to my poor French than many Americans do to poor English, even though, of the two tongues, English is the more difficult to pick up as a second language.

[Rick Munroe]

>the key

>is to start things out by trying to speak French --

>even if it's just to ask them in French if they speak English

 

Yeah, that's what we did. Derek would laugh each time I'd bat my bedroom eyes (at men or women) and demurely ask, "Parlez-vous anglais?" He can laugh all he wants; it worked like a charm.

[Steven_Draker]

RE: Castle Boys - A New Survivor Game

 

Calm down; the guys are not French, the Chateau is ;-)

 

One of the attendants is Euan Donovahn (a male escort)

 

http://www.euandonovahn.com/

 

Steven

http://www.HotSexyStud.com/uk

[Luv2play]

RE: Castle Boys - A New Survivor Game

 

I don't know who picked the ten contestants but I wouldn't want to spend three months with any of them, much less all of them. Not exactly my idea of hot guys, IMHO.

[jackhammer91406]

RE: Castle Boys - A New Survivor Game

 

This topic showed up a month or so ago when they were casting, and visitors to their site could vote to "nominate" the 10 guys who would be invited. At that time, I visited the site and did vote on each of the nominees. While there was a predominance of twink types on the list, there were a few token guys (read not twink types) who were interesting to me. I voted accordingly. The voting process allowed you to view the percentage ratings as of your "vote". The thing that got me yesterday when I read this thread, and then went to the site, is that the guys selected seemed to have no bearing on what was voted on by the general public visiting the site. Based on what I remember seeing about the percentages of votes, none of the selected guys should have even made the cut. As a result, I have absolutely no interest in buying into the "feed" if that is the purpose of this whole stunt.

 

To paraphrase Flower;

That's my vote and I'm sticking to it.

 

:+

[VaHawk]

Well, I haven't been to France yet, but I firmly believe that they don't have a reputation as extremely rude for no reason at all, just ask the English among others.

 

Attempting to speak in poor French may gain respect as others state, but really why do people expect that at an international airport? I could see that when out in public. But to speak in French when they are asked a question in English, knowing that the asker is English speaking and that the asker also knows they speak English really is imo, the height of copping a snotty, superior, rude attitude! I'd bet they would cop the same attitude if the asker were Spanish speaking.

 

Just a suggestion, but get a French dictionary and learn the phrase "kiss my American ass" and use it the next time they cop their attitude. The French, imo, hate the English and Americans mainly because they know they are a third rate power compared to England and America. I love Lance Armstrong winning their stupid bicycle race five years in a row, despite the nasty animosity directed against him by the French people just because he is American. Nothing says "kiss my American ass" better.

[Guest DevonSFescort]

>Well, I haven't been to France yet, but I firmly believe that

>they don't have a reputation as extremely rude for no reason

>at all, just ask the English among others.

 

Would these be the same English whose football fans ("lager louts," as they're knonw) trash stadiums when visiting other countries, and whose tourists are notorious for complaining that they can't get their bangers and mash when visiting such places as Thailand? I say this as an Anglophile who used to live in London, by the way -- but the English themselves are embarrassed by the image their own citizens project. And you may have heard of the stereotype of "the ugly American," which probably didn't circulate the globe for no reason at all either. That doesn't make it uniformly accurate, of course, but one of the easiest ways to show people that it isn't is to make an effort to speak their language when you're in their country -- even if you're in the duty-free zone. And again, think how rude many Americans are to foreigners who DO speak English, but with an accent.

 

If we're to go around judging countries by the conduct of their airport personnel, then more nations would be on the shit list than off it.

 

>The French, imo, hate the English and

>Americans mainly because they know they are a third rate power

>compared to England and America.

 

Britain and France are BOTH third-rate powers compared with America. And the British and French hated each other back when they were both first-rate powers. But you're right that many in France are rather sensitive about the decline of the international importance of their language. That's why one may as well learn at least a few phrases of French, so as not to unnecessarily remind them of a sore subject when visiting what is, technically, still their country.

[Guest Ruben]

Benjamin,

 

You might be interested in reading a new book on France I heard about last week.

 

The book is entitled The Complete and Comprehensive Guide to French Virtues and Military Victories. It is about 200 pages.

 

This will not be a very long read, however, because all the pages are blank!

[nate_sf]

>It's been years since I've been to Paris, but I think the key

>is to start things out by trying to speak French --

>even if it's just to ask them in French if they speak English

>(even if you know they do).

 

This is so true, and applies to anywhere. I remember Germans cringing when I said "ich spechen kein deutch" or something along those lines, but appreciating the effort nonetheless.

 

But I have to give it to the French, I was in LA this weekend and had to find a hotel that would let me bring my dogs. The only one I could find was the Hotel Sofitel, which not only allowed the dogs with no charge or deposit, but brought up dog bowls and dog biscuits. Those French have their priorities figured out, as far as I'm concerned.

 

This is getting off the subject of Castle Boys, but none of these exotic reality shows ever have much to do with their locations, other than providing a backdrop, do they? Can't imagine this will be much different!