Do you like watching TV while having meal?
By tracy1985
@tracy1985 (654)
China
June 16, 2007 3:15am CST
Do you like watching TV while having meals,I always do that,and my parents ask me not to watch tv when have meal,but I can not control myself,I have picked up this bad habit,I feel uncomfortable that just sit in front of table and have meal.I often take some food and go to living room to watch TV.
Do you think it is a bad habit?
I think lots of children have the same habit like me.As a parent,how to persuade them to have meal at table.
Do you have this habit?
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67 responses
@soccerdude (272)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I hate watching tv and eating.
When I look down at my food I always end up missing something important.
And when I dont look down I always end up spilling on myself
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@rangics (1334)
• Philippines
17 Jun 07
I like that habit too but not always. I enjoy eating more if I'm in the dining area. I like to savor the food more there..LOL! ;)
@andyvish (901)
• India
17 Jun 07
I regret to admit that nowadays it has become a habbit among youngsters to watch TV while having meals. For convenience TV has shifted from drawing room to dining room or a new TV is occupying space in dining hall.
Children are behind this they get time to watch tv only while they eat. Parents are more responsible they dont allow children to watch tv during study time and encourage them to watch it during meal.
This is a bad practice and needs to be avoided. Both physical and mental troubles will be result.
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@Luckykid_Rishi (424)
• India
16 Jun 07
Yes It's the same act that I use to do. I always switch on the TV perhaps HBO , STAR MOVIES or TEN SPORTS(wrestling) while I take my dinner. Frankly speaking I cann't eat without TV . And when I finish my lunch then I switch off TV depending upon the fact that is there anything interesting on TV or not.
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@samson1967 (7414)
• India
16 Jun 07
It is quite interesting to eat meals while watching TV. But it affects the digestion and make us fat as we wont concentrate on the quantity that we eat. It is also a disrespect for the hard earned food.
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@tracy1985 (654)
• China
16 Jun 07
yes,I agree with you,but maybe it is harmful.hehe.....
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@bcl_me (582)
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
Why would you think that it is a bad habit? I do not see anything wrong about eating in front of the tv...not unless when all family members are eating at the table and you are eating in front of the tv...that is not good...but if lets say you were not able to make it to join your family for dinner, lunch or breakfast and you are the only one eating then it is ok to eat in front of the tv. It is not a bad habit...and it is not a habit.
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@tracy1985 (654)
• China
20 Jun 07
hehe....I've heard from a doctor that it is not a good habit.thank you for your response.
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@tracy1985 (654)
• China
20 Jun 07
hehe.....I think it is bad habit to you if you enjoy it...thank you.
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@fengbo (731)
• China
16 Jun 07
No,sometimes when i have meal don't watching TV,because in my house the meal room don't have TV,so when i having meal not have TV to weatch.
I think it is not a bad habit,but our parents think that is a bad habit.When my children will watching TV while having meal,i don't persuade they.it not a bad things.
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@arcidy (5005)
• United States
22 Jul 07
I like to eat while watching tv in my room for some reason and is pretty much the only place where I eat when im at home I just find it relaxing to me while watching a show I like and eating if we have to eat as a family I will go down and not eat and just bring up the food when there done of course for breakfast I eat at the table because im in a rush and dont have time for tv.
@arunbongale (144)
• India
17 Jun 07
I do. Its very good. I always watch TV during my meals.
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@egortizv (225)
• United States
17 Jun 07
my family loves to have meals at the tv. my mom doesnt particularly enjoy it. she always says "but the table is right there". BUt then again we dont eat together either. hardly ever. we usually just grab some food when we want and eat on our own time. she wants us to eat together but someone is always busy with something. family of 5.
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@Bujoyseth (1684)
• Philippines
15 Jul 07
well. it depends on what is on tc the time that we're having meal.. if i'm not interested with movie or what soever, i just sit in the dining table and eat and but if already my favorite show on tv, probably, i'm on it, i get my food in front of the television and watch while eating.. i began this habit when i was in college coz i live in a boarding house, of course, there, you can do waht you want, you have your own time.. that's why.. now, i'm ito it again...
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@mean_queen (1713)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 07
Well, I didn't have that habit when I was younger since my parents never let us watch TV while having dinner. My dad was pretty strict so we respected his decision. But ever since I had a place of my own, I do have this habit of eating in front of the TV. I just don't do it when I go back home for visits and have dinner with my family. :)
@tracy1985 (654)
• China
16 Jun 07
hehe...you are luck have a strict father,and you have not picked up this bad habit.
Take of it when you go back to visit your parents,lol....
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@jitleongc (29)
• Malaysia
16 Jul 07
Yes. I really do that and my whole family do that do. We always have dinner in front of the TV; at that time ussually is drama time. Although this is bad for health but it's already a habbit for us since we have the satelite TV because there are plenty of nice TV show.
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@fulllydisturbed (122)
• India
15 Jul 07
ya...really i like watching tv while having meals.... but it is recommanded that you should not do that because if you are doing a thing you have to concentrate in that thing... so if you are eating you have to pay attention to eating as you won't be able to enjoy your meal...
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