relations are more important tha the TV programs

Hmmm.... looks like I am one of them. I too welcomed the guests, prepare the refreshments but depends who the guests looking for. If they are my friends, I will bring them to another seating area and we discuss and chat there. However, if they are my relatives which are more keen to chat with my sister or my mum, I will prepare the refreshment and excused myself to upstairs to watch television. To think again, may be I should become a better host in the future. Thanks for reminding me, at times we are too soaked up into our own world.

My answer to your last question is a resounding NO. The television is not more important than relations. Unfortunately, I see that in my family, this appliance, is the contribution to spoil relations between us family members. My father, always with the remote control in hand, looking for a transmission pleasing to Him. We do not talk anymore, but of things to say, we'll have a lot of us in the family, just to begin, to discuss our problems!

I completely agree with you. I'm so happy to hear you say that you do this. You are right so many people care more about watching their tv program. I'm so happy that we don't even have regular tv programs. We just rent movies or get them from the library. But that is why we don't have it because it is so expensive and it takes away quality time we could be spending with our family.

It really depends on who the guests are in our home. If it is like a work friend, someone who come for a visit just for short time, or come per our invitation, we'd of course give our full attention to them by entertaining them in a living room or a dining room where there is no TV around. If it is someone close and familiar to our home, they'd probably just join us in the family room where there is TV and we'd turn TV on to watch something together which would be part of the host hospitality.

Good idea.. seems tv now a days isnt good for anyone.

It's clearly a really impolite habite. And it shows what kind of people you deal with. But I think some exceptions are allowed, if it really is an important programme and the guests are close friends, that understand or also want to watch.

I normally would try to be the best host possible. Make sure my guests or relatives can be relax and feel at ease - like their own home. Those adult relatives will sit at the living area chit-chat with me and my wife. Meanwhile I will get my son to entertain those younger kids (guests or children of my relatives) to watch television.

Hello, some persons are addition of some thing like watching TV. Relation is important than TV.

Hhehe...some time I feel bad when my favourate program is start and some relatives came and my danger and sweet hubby turn off the TV and I say him ohhh please do the volume less but start the TV he annoyed on me then I jump on my bed room and start my bed room TV. But if guest are gents and if guests are ladies then no chance because they talk with me and serve some snaks to them. Both are important for me cant leave anyone.

In my mind,actually I do not think these two things will have a conflict,usually when there are some guests came to visit me firstly I will offering tea,snacks then I will open my TV set and sit in front of it with my guests and watched it together,we can chated happy meanwhile we also will not miss the interesting TV programs.

Yes, you are right. If we have guests we should entertain them and ask about updates and what is their day to day living. It is a form of communication and you will be more close by having conversation. We can watch if we have no more to talk with and it is better to pause for a while.

relations is of course more important than TV programs. for me, whenever a guest comes to our house, i make sure they're treated well. i pay enough attention to them before anything else. there's a time for watching TV program and time for other things as well.

If guests come to visit my house, first I will offer them some coffee and snap. Then I will open TV set and ask them what is their favorite program and we can share our opions about the program. Tv program may be soemthing that arouse our interest. Anyway, leaving guest alone to have coffee and snap is not polite to guests.

Hi That happened with me yesterday. I went to my previous math teachers home, to discuss about some examples, and he laying on his sofa, watching TV (cricket match). We discussed the work and I left. But then I thought, this wasnt right.. He should have atleast offered me water ( Which I din want actually...But still it is a practice to treat guests(/people who visit ur home) this way. I din like his attitude.. There are people like these in this world, but we cant help changing them. But we should treat everyone with respect, and offer them something! As in India, Guests are treated as God! ||Atithi Devo Bhava! ||

If my friends are polite and call ahead to tell me they want to come over and i have nothing else planned then I would turn the tv off also. It is when I am watching something I really want to see and people come over unexpectedly that irritates me. I like my special 'alone time' and I hate for people to interupt that. If friends are going to be inulting and rude enough to just drop by then I will be also if there is something on that I am planning on watching.

I think it is not the way on how to receive guests into your homes. They have come to visit you and wanted to connect with you. It is just right to give them time as well. Watching the television can be done after they have left.

Tv programs are really good for entertainment, especially when I am all alone, but whenever my mom is around or my relatives come I switch my tv set off, but yes I enjoy watching certain shows with my friends. My friend and I have enjoyed several episodes of Takeshi's Castle. It was a big time fun.

I agree many are like that. Relations are more important definitely. But some people are just like that i don't understand why. may be they don't know the value of friends or relations. This could be the reason. They may do it when they dont like the person.

Real life is so important than what's going on in the new episode of 'Real Housewives of whatever.'

Hi Roshigo. Well you can't expect everyone to be alike. If you love doing something. Let us say you love weaving sweater. And if someone comes to your home. And this someone visits your home very often. Then you would talk to him/her while weaving your sweater right. But I do agree with you that there are some people who behave very inappropriately under certain situations that make the guests feel embarrassed. I think in such case the partner of that person should teach his/her partner. Anyways have a nice day.. +SuperShames+