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have you considered ditching your TV again? I haven't had one for 4 years and love it. we stream netflix and HBO over the internet when we want to watch a drama or a comedy, and most live events are now available on the internet too. TV will be completely obsolete in 5 years.
So it's the medium rather than the content that you avoid.
Not at all. What are you talking about? There are very few dramas and comedies on TV.
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have you considered ditching your TV again? I haven't had one for 4 years and love it. we stream netflix and HBO over the internet when we want to watch a drama or a comedy, and most live events are now available on the internet too. TV will be completely obsolete in 5 years.
So it's the medium rather than the content that you avoid.
Not at all. What are you talking about? There are very few dramas and comedies on TV.
Another cultural difference; British television is largely comprised of the above two genres.
Other than the films on Netflix, surely its content, and that of HBO, comprises programmes made for TV?
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...have you watched British TV?...
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Olly
Attitudes will vary vastly across America as well, I imagine.
Whereabouts in America are you from, Naturalust?
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Attitudes will vary vastly across America as well, I imagine.
Whereabouts in America are you from, Naturalust?
I have homes in Northern California and Western Montana, so I am definitely aware of the different attitudes that can exist in different locations. The California coast is a bastion of liberal social values while some places in Montana are holding onto traditional conservative ones with an iron grip. But generally very good people in both locations. In my travels I still notice a definite difference in culture in places like the deep south, the midwest and the west coast although some would argue that we are becoming somewhat more homogenized by the shared media, internet and so forth. There certainly is an element of that homogenization in a more physical sense as mini strip malls, Wal Marts, hotels and motels and other infrastructure elements can tend to look the same across the country.
Turner, yes I have considered ditching the TV but for some reason haven't got around to it. Haven't turned it on in a few weeks but have a pretty good deal for bundled internet (over 100Mbps) plus hundreds of cable channels for about $80/month so the motivation to change anything is pretty small.
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What seems like "just plain common sense and good manners" to you, might seem a bit "goody two shoes" to others - and that's not meant as an insult.
The shocked and mortified reaction towards the situation just might be seen as overblown about something that doesn't quite justify that reaction. And I wouldn't say it's all about being desensitized or having a level of complacency from watching or listening to all the dreck on tv as you insinuate (does anyone pay attention to that crap), although perhaps for some it is - especially for the younger generation. It's probably more about one's upbringing, personal experiences, and a whole lot of other reasons that could affect and define one's values regarding certain situations. After all, the U.S. is a gigantic country, from east to west and north to south, with 50 states (kind of like micro-climates) where there are differences in attitudes and values around every corner. Even in California alone there's the big cities, the country towns, the north, and the south, and everything in between - not everyone has the same cultural or personal values and thinks alike. Some happen to be harder and tougher than others - and alot of that has to do with the 'climate' in which they live.
Anyways, don't mean to veer too far off-topic...where was I?
The fact is the BBC show with Keith is a British institution, and as has been mentioned several times here there's a slim chance he went in their without knowing firsthand what was about to be served to him. From the records played, to the questions asked - he was prepared and responded accordingly. As for me, I thought it was a great show through and through and wouldn't have changed a thing, except for extending it to about 5 hours to hear more about his desert island picks, and the ups and downs of his life - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Thanks, HB, I was saying nearly exactly that before I edited it out above, see my bolding of yur words. I really don't think regional or national differences account for most of the diverse responses in this case. It really is so interesting how we frame our reactions.
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Thanks, HB, I was saying nearly exactly that before I edited it out above, see my bolding of yur words. I really don't think regional or national differences account for most of the diverse responses in this case. It really is so interesting how we frame our reactions.
Oh I'm a goody two shoes now huh? If you only knew......lol
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Sounds like the making of a Boy Scout - aren't those the traits they must abide by?
Again, wasn't saying those terms I used describe you, rather that some people with a tougher perspective and mindset might see it that way.
But anyways, I wonder what the Stones are up to....plotting another tour and possibly recording a new album?
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Little Walter's Key to the Highway (is that the original?)
No Lil' Walter's version is from 1958 ... First recorded by
Charlie Segar in 1940 then followed by Big Bill Broonzy in 1941