Germans say “Nein” to television
Posted on 31. Dec, 2007 by Derek Bargeld in Top Stories
MUNICH (Hollywood Reporter) – For the first time in recent memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007 than they did the year before, according to a new survey.
Perhaps distracted by the introduction of such Web sites as MySpace.de and iTunes.de, German kids led the exodus, boding ill for the future of the medium.
According to the preliminary results of an annual study by Germany‘s television research institute, the GfK in Nuremberg, average per-day viewing in 2007 slipped to 208 minutes, down from 212 the year before. For young people the drop was more severe, to 178 minutes from 184.
Online entertainment consumption in Germany has long lagged that in the U.S. and U.K. But the fact that the major broadcasters also lost ground to smaller channels might signal the beginnings of dissatisfaction with big-time television programming in general. SOURCE>>>
And that’s not all. family values, respect of others, politeness, a willingness (it’s a law) to aid those injured on the street, sharing, protocol, tradition, and and..
There was a time in America when MOST families of European backgrounds took to heart these same values.
Nowadays we value how much $ we have over others. Lying, stealing and using brutality as a means to the end are the norm.
But one thing has not changed; the slithering duplicity of our politicians.
At any rate, I wonder how many American families sit down together these days for dinner -without the TV on?