I would rather pick up a paintbrush, or pencil... go outside for a run,.. play my piano or read.
It bugs me when people spend so much time watching them using the fake lives to cover up there own...
2006-09-22 05:29:16 · 27 answers · asked by David The Visionary 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I don't understand the whole fascination with Soap Operas. My life is weird enough.
2006-09-22 05:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Why do you "waste your time" with on-line questions? Could it be because this is something you enjoy? Probably. Well, some of us enjoy soaps. And we really don't feel we have to explain it to you or apologize to you for it. In fact, why don't you pick up a paintbrush or pencil, go outside for a run, play your piano or read, and stop hassling people you don't know about things that aren't your business in the first place.
2006-09-22 06:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by HipHopGrandma 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree, TV can totally take up your time and before you know it you are addicted. Its not even as if the soaps offer something glamorous to watch.....Eastenders and Emmerdale all rather depressing. I admit I watch them occasionally but one does realise how much you can do instead of wasting time watching waste of time soaps. It wasn't always like this though,I remember back in the 80's (I'm 33) we would do lots together as a family, be it talking or listening to music etc but I don't thing like that happen very often anymore. Here's to less soap watching and more of doing anything else really........
2006-09-22 05:45:16 · answer #3 · answered by IloveMarmite 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soaps are another form of entertainment. And a person who does watch soaps could also spend time doing all the things that you do, if they cared to. The same question can be asked of anything that's entertaining. BTW, are you reading about the same thing that's going on within the Soaps...
2006-09-22 05:44:47 · answer #4 · answered by Marleaux 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a fan of them but some times I watch them...
Sometimes , people feel too tired , mentally exhausted ,and just want to relax ... And a soap opera is a way to relax...
You don't have to "use your brain" to understand what's happening...
You just lie on the couch and watch...
However , people shouldn't overdo it ...Spending 8h per day , seven days a week watching soap operas , it's pathetic ... It doesn't help you relax , it makes you passive ...
2006-09-22 05:44:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all do different things to relax. You are truly blessed to be so talented as to be able to play the piano or paint. People who watch soaps find an outlet in them as you do in your talents. Soaps are a sort of catharsis for some.
2006-09-22 05:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are bored and want to watch other people (actors) scheming and fondling each other.
You're right, it's a complete waste of time, even more vapid that country music. A lot of elderly people are hooked on those soaps. They don't even get accurate gossip about their own families anymore, so it gives them something to spy on, even if it's phony.
2006-09-22 05:39:31 · answer #7 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i agree. i was in prison for a year and a half and in there were maybe 10 guys in a dorm of a hundred or so who watched their soap every day, that and walker texas ranger. moral of the story. if you do the crime and have to do the time, it's gonna be some pretty boring t.v. for sure.
2006-09-22 05:39:18 · answer #8 · answered by davey d 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that others ask questions on Yahoo! Answers:
it's a diversion from the humdrum details of daily life.
2006-09-22 10:04:19 · answer #9 · answered by m.allen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i like watching soaps, they are interesting...ok so they arent realistic but i still like to watch them for relaxation after a stressful day....i do other things as well, but sometimes u just feel like curling up in front of the telly and watching whatever is on tv!!
2006-09-22 05:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by belleoftheball 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋