Tidying Up with Marie Kondo

This is a solid show. Disregard those whiny imbeciles at the bottom complaining about "language barrier". That's your big complaint? Reading text? Give me a break! This show is a good incentive to clean up for people who are dealing with clutter and organizing issues. I understand reality shows get a bad rep but this inspires people to change their lives for the better. All for it!

Loved the first episode the Friend family so adorable for a reality show it seemed quite genuine and believable. Marie has a great aura and personality its no wonder she has become such a global phenomena. Did struggle with the sub titles I wish they would put them in black background impossible to read most of the time. LOOK fwd to watching other episodes.

Having heard of her method by reading the book I was looking forward to watch the show. It is very light entertaining and has a lot of positive energy. Just the contrary to the usual action loaded Netflix Series. Marie always seems in a good mood. I don´t have any language problems as it perfectly dubbed for my countrys language. It is a strange thing that there is a reality show that helps people to take care of their clutter as they possess just TOO MUCH! Quite a good niche she found in our first world problems. The interesting thing about Marie: She does not seem to judge, but to understand and wanting to help. Its a nice change to all the black and white today where everything and everyone has to be perfect. She gives me lift and makes me think about my life and my belongings. Its a good start to help to overthink what is important for us. The Translator seems to vanish, once Marie starts to speak as she kind of spreads a presence that over shines everything else. I also enjoy the little intermissions where she gives the watcher little tips on how she would do this or that at home. I would like to have some episodes coming up, where people do struggle a bit more. Don´t get me wrong - but it seems almost easy when she comes to visits the family and they do everything fine as she says it. I'd love touch more drama.

The Japanese are a spiritual people who anthropomorphize inaminate things. They will thank the warmth of sunlight, turn a tea bowl so that the "good" side faces the other person, and they are very attuned to physical and atmospheric elements. So when Marie suggests thanking a piece of clothing that one is discarding, it makes perfect sense.

She is adorable. And as for the language barrier-- English is one of the most difficult languages for an adult to learn. Kids who are taught English in school are really lucky. But English, unlike most other languages, doesn't follow standard and consistent rules. It's very difficult to learn compared to other languages. Japanese might be one of the easiest languages to learn. So don't get down on Kondo for not being fluent in our language.

The show is a joy to watch, especially contrasted against most reality TV. Marie seems genuinely interested and invested in each participant's success. Participants are also relatable, not just extreme or unusual cases.

It s a solid entry into the quickly growing pleasant/heart-warming reality TV sub-genre.