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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We usually have the TV on as background noise.  We have lots of lively conversations and certainly no one ignores anyone.  Doesn't sound normal to me.[/quote]

Why do you feel like you need background noise?  If no one is watching it, why don't you turn it off?  I genuinely would like to know.  [/quote]

I too hate having the television on and cannot fathom why anyone would want it on as background noise, especially when there's company over. I find it difficult to understand conversation if there's television on in the background, and the commercials, lights, and noise just generally annoying me and sometimes give me a headache.

I grew up in a family where we were only allowed to watch television a couple hours a week. My sibling married someone who has TV on all the time, is very bossy, and it really annoys the hell out of most of us.

I would encourage those who have company over to turn the TV off unless there's something very specific everyone wants to watch.[/quote]

Maybe we're not as easily distracted as you?  Having a TV on makes any lulls in the conversation or quiet moments less awkward.  Plus, often it's some sort of educational/history program and it helps bring up a new topic to discuss.  I would encourage those that do not like having the TV on, to turn it off if they have company.  The rest of us can decide on our own how to handle it, thanks![/quote]

If it's an educational or history show, that does not sound too bad to me.  These don't tend to be overly loud or interruptive, but more quiet and cerebral.  I would not find this distracting and I agree it would be helpful to fill lulls in conversation, or even add new conversational fodder.

Unfortunately, it is not usually these types of shows, I have found.  Usually, it is around-the-clock news coverage (as someone mentioned:  Fox, etc.) or sports.  With loud commercials interjected in between.

But something without loud commercials and something that is educational/history, I'd be ok with that, if not too loud.[/quote]

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