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		jdiez17 on Sept 26, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I would have written Since when are TVs "a default"? I don't think I've watched TV in a big while, I don't even remember TVs being generally on around me.

bambax on Sept 26, 2013 [–]

Well, they appear to be. I don't have a TV myself, but in many homes when there's a TV, it seems to be on all the time. Sometimes people mute it to eat lunch or dinner, without even turning it off...

jdiez17 on Sept 27, 2013 | [–]

Hm, I see. That's not the case where I come from, so I'm wondering if it's a US thing.

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