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To think it’s rude to put the tv when you have a guest?

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worriert · 29/11/2024 16:39

Whenever I go over to a friends house (and she’s done this when me and a mutual friend are there), she’ll say let’s watch an episode of x.

This can be episode 10 of something I don’t watch and have no interest in. Like Love Island.

Like I’ve driven the 40 minutes to see you, not to watch a program I have no interest in and zero idea as to what’s going on.

OP posts:
Boomer55 · 29/11/2024 16:43

Yes, it is rude.

Hillrunning · 29/11/2024 16:42

It is an odd thing to do. Does she use is as background noise and still chats to you over it or do you all silently take in the show?

I have family who leave the TV running whe. We come over and I find it so hard to talk to them. They then progressed to muting it but still having the pictures which I also found odd. Now they have kids, it runs on kids shows and I ahve taken to jsut turning it off if a child isn't actually watching it.

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