Why are people so sanctimonious about people watching TV on holiday

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Why is it wrong if, on my holiday, I want to watch TV?

I see it all the time- if some posts (here, Facebook, other SM) that they are disappointed that the TV doesn't work- then there are posts after posts saying 'you can watch TV at home' 'how can you watch TV in insert beautiful location

I am currently on a UK break and the TV doesn't work- the host has said there is loads to do elsewhere.

But it is my holiday, I don't see why people accept it is ok to lie on a Sunday lounger for a week, but don't think I should have my own escape.

I don't want to read, I just want to catch up on some series in peace and quiet, is that too much to ask?

Usually eat out in the eves on holiday then drinks and stroll.. maybe watch a bit of tv in bed

it seems that the TV watchers here are very defensive. Why?

I'm not much of a TV watcher, either at home or on holiday, but I think it's pretty clear that a lot of people are, as the OP said, being quite sanctimonious about other people watching TV, in a way they wouldn't be about most other down-time activities.

I also wouldn't say people were 'very defensive' at all. I'd say they were explaining themselves pretty reasonably to people who are implying that if someone watches TV on holiday, they aren't doing anything else.

I admit I find it strange to spend hundreds or thousands of pounds with the intention of doing nothing different than I'd be doing at home, however. It seems like a waste of money to me. Illogical. I don't judge, I just can't get into the mindset

Similarly I cant understand people spending a fortune on holidays and never leaving the resort or just being AI but people do and have their reasons.
I go away myself alot
Im really busy in the day time and early evening but like to relax late evening in my room or cottage rather than go to a bar. Why not watch TV.
Tvs are handy when the weather is awful and I can settle and watch a film. At home im nearly always interrupted or sounded doing..

We usually watch TV on holiday. We’ll spend most of the day out and about on walks, seeing local places of interest, at the beach, whatever. But in the evening we’ll settle down and watch TV. Quite often in the morning we’ll read after breakfast which feels very luxurious as we normally have to get up and go to work.

Completely agree with you, OP, and I'd be very annoyed if I rented a property with TV and then the host said that to me when I complained about it not working. We went on a UK beach holiday at the start of the summer and after four hours at the beach in the morning and back to the accommodation for lunch, we were definitely ready for the kids to have some down time in front of the TV before doing anything else... and no, we didn't see it as wasting our holiday. I don't get the chance to with young kids, but like you I'd prefer to curl up and watch TV with a cup of tea rather than laze on a sun lounger all morning. I don't mind activities or walks but that's my preferred form of lazy relaxation.

But why would they care enough to " explain themselves".

And what about the person with the sneery comment about me editing pictures? I've not been sanctimonious about people watching tv

But tv isn’t a homogeneous thing? You have to say you’re not interested in drama, comedy, current affairs, music, art, world culture, nature, science etc etc (infinite list) to not enjoy tv?!

DDs get up early so they always have TV regardless of where we are so we can either have 10 minutes extra in bed or get ready without a constant stream of interruptions.

I also find that hotel rooms are often small and have poorly soundproofed bathrooms and I'd put Homes under the Hammer on than listen to my DH doing his morning farts.

Why? You can enjoy all those things both with or without watching tv

It depends on the programming available for those subjects.

Eg I love a good history documentary but they've become very dumbed down and few are worth watching

Televised "high"" culture is not available consistently, and not much variety offered.
Available comedy might not be to a person's taste, as with drama which has also changed with the times.

And TV isn't the only way to enjoy these things, especially if you can access galleries and theatres regularly.

The World Cup and Wimbledon were on during our last holiday so we did watch a bit but otherwise…. No. We play cards and board games and read books and go to restaurants and then during the day swimming and reading and exploring and eating and chatting. When the kids were small we taught ourselves how to play chess with wine and charcuterie boards as constant companions once they went to bed! One year we watched trump win the first time with open mouths….. and a lot of G and T’s.

I watch plenty of tv at home :-)