stops people from interacting with each other?
I don't mind chilling out at home by myself, or even with my girlfriend while watching television.
But.....
I hate going to friends' houses who seem to have the television on just to have it on. People get distracted, and stare at a box instead of interact with each other.
Anyone else feel the same?
2006-10-09 12:29:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
A bunch of friends and I get together on Wednesday's to watch Lost. We make time in our schedule for it, when otherwise we'd be busy doing other stuff. So I'd say that TV can enhance interaction if you do it right.
2006-10-09 12:33:14 · answer #1 · answered by JKKIII 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel the same as you do. I always have the TV turned off if I have guests, and sometimes I will put on a CD that isn't distracting (like Beethoven). I think that a lot of people are concerned about people not having much to say, and the TV becomes a crutch for communicating. The only time I have the TV on is if I already know there is something on that I want to watch (like Nightline or Boston Legal). To me, a quiet household is necessary to deal with the insane busyness of our day to day lives.
2006-10-09 12:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would not even have tv if it wasn't for my niece and my boyfriend being here and wanting it... i find it sucks me in and i cant stop watching it... and i know exactly what you mean about going to people's houses and the tv being on and them not paying attention to your visit... my father guilts me into visiting them (my parents) every now and then and then has the tv on the whole freakin time! i hate it!
2006-10-09 12:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes people get interested and do not know what is said. they miss out on a lot of real life. but TV does help boredom at times.
2006-10-09 17:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by Ginnykitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I do. I actually fall guilty to that. I've noticed that everytime i'm in my room and not even watching tv that it must be on. It just shows how dependent we are on tv.
2006-10-09 12:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by L.M.L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,but if I have friends over, I turn off the tv because its disrepectful to ignore them
2006-10-09 12:32:48 · answer #6 · answered by TheOnlyOne_05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea i do. i kinda grew up with the tv off, so when im at someones house and its on all the time, it seems kind of foreign and incorrect. i know what you mean.
2006-10-09 12:31:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
COK,,,,,,,,,,, GRUMPY MAN......... YOU ARE AWESOME! I Luv grumpy men..... esp grumpy men who like to talk while the tv is on.......... your girlfriend is so lucky......
my man comes home, I miss him so much, and then the tv goes on...... and I am not allowed to talk..... then he falls asleep. and it's been this way forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
did I mention I luv grumpy men..... esp Simon Cow..... he is so grumpy, yet so so sexy.
2006-10-09 17:22:24 · answer #8 · answered by kiss me under the mistletoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep. it ain't called an idiot box fer nuttin'. Hwuppah!
2006-10-09 12:35:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're friends must be five-year-olds. I don't know anyone like that.
2006-10-09 12:37:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋