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11-05-2019, 09:10 AM
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There are TV sets in "sports bars" and "diners" here by me. Nothing wrong with that. I haven't seen any in "restaurants."
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11-05-2019, 10:15 AM
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Fine in pubs and sports bars, otherwise no, I don't like them. Our local sushi place has one and I wish they didn't, but thankfully no sound.
How about the screens yelling at you while you pump gas? Or in elevators? Those really get to me.
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11-05-2019, 10:16 AM
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TV's at the bar or a "eat some wings and watch the game" restaurant are fine.
Anywhere I'd go with my wife for a night out? Nope.
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11-05-2019, 10:24 AM
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11-05-2019, 12:09 PM
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I try to avoid restaurants that play TV with closed captioning & no sound, but if I have to (a friend's invitation etc) I sit where I can't see the picture.
Places where they have the TV sound on, forcing you to listen? That's a dealbreaker. This world is not your livingroom. When you're out in it, observe. Participate. Turn the TV off.
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11-05-2019, 12:23 PM
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I had an experience very similar to RP.
I went to our local Pizza Factory, and up on the wall was the last game of the world series. I couldn't finish my pizza, I was sick. Ede
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11-05-2019, 12:46 PM
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After eating a lot of eel in Japan I would probably not bat an eyelid at this, it’s just so delicious!
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11-05-2019, 01:24 PM
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11-05-2019, 01:35 PM
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Zappa had it right.
I may be vile and pernicious But you can't look away I make you think I'm delicious With the stuff that I say I'm the best you can get Have you guessed me yet? I'm the slime oozin' out From your TV set
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11-05-2019, 01:48 PM
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Coffee shops, in+out joints, and casual diners: if there's a TV and it can't be heard over the conversation, I can ignore it...
Sports bars and similar themed eateries: I realize it's a large part of the reason their customers are there...for that reason I never set foot in one of them... The restaurants in general that I choose to frequent regularly do not display televisions...that's one of the main reasons (along with good food and service) that I patronize them... There's absolutely nothing on TV that's so important to me that I need to watch it when I go out to dine, and I prefer to not be bothered by it just because some people can't do without their constant media fix...
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11-05-2019, 02:04 PM
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I don't remember anything specific, but it seems like I've watched some things on a TV in a restaurant that was gross.
I'd be all for a no-cell-phone (or a no-screen) policy in a restaurant.
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11-05-2019, 02:07 PM
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I very rarely go out to eat alone,so I seek out places where there is no intrusion from TV when my wife and I dine out. I want to focus entirely on my wife and enjoy good conversation with her instead of hearing a TV.
Once every 2 or 3 years I will stop in at an Applebee's or similar place. Even with the sound down I find TV there to be distracting.
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11-05-2019, 02:22 PM
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The next, rather small step, will be to have the Big Brother party line message being broadcast to all of these TVs, whether in a restaurant, doctor's office, or gas pump. This might seem silly and far fetched, but we are just being conditioned for that eventuality. George Orwell saw into the future...
Tony
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