Almost without fail, if I am watching a TV show or series or movie, I'm usually having my TV dinner tray right in front of me. An American custom. But why is this something I do? Why is it something you do? You probably do it as well. And on top of this, we now have a smartphone, right? So in between eating and watching the series or the show we are also scrolling our social medias and before you know it we can miss crucial pivotal scenes
And so, even in public, it would seem all the weirder, I think, if I could just eat and stare, do you know what I mean? Just thinking of that random person in a restaurant, just eating and staring, that's just weird. I don't know. Eating and reading, that makes sense, right? I don't know. I am rambling at you. I think I'm tired
Man, I'm watching TV right now. My a** should be in bed, but I'm watching my TV. And yeah, and I was also eating while watching TV earlier. It's become, like you said, it's become ritual. You know me, I've been doing this for years. I can remember the first time when I was allowed to eat in my room
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 5:00
And I was compelled by a certain piece he was talking about, about overstimulation and it was something that hit home for me and I felt attacked because it's something I do, like even now with my kids, right? When I prepare dinner with for my kids and I, the kids eat in the dining room. I come in the living room and I have my TV stand and I watch my shows and eat as well as I'm on my phone looking through stuff
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 4:58
I remember with my kids mom, when I was she thought it was so strange that I did that I would watch shows and eat because she didn't watch TV nearly as much as I did. And I remember feeling so attacked that I found these excuses as to why she probably didn't watch TV and eat and all this and that sort of stuff. But it definitely showcased to me that it's not a normal thing for everyone
And sometimes this overlaps with the other kinds of shows that I watch, whether it's just for entertainment or whether it's for stimulating. But in order to increase my focus, then I will try to engage with the storyline
Certain films I do not like to watch while eating are subtitles. I'm not a big fan of eating while watching a movie with subtitles. TV shows, movies I avoid if they have too many subtitles. So, for example, TV shows, The American, I have to go back to watching that
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 4:45
At first I really enjoyed it, but towards the end I kind of see why they canceled it. It's unfortunate, but that was one of the shows that I would consider an avantgardesque sort of series where I want to see the principal cast do well in other works. I also totally understand what you're saying about needing that time to just not focus
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 4:24
And as you know, squid games is naturally in Korean. So I had trouble getting the subtitles to work to watch it. It's kind of funny. You said you don't prefer subtitles. I can be a little lazy with foreign stuff. I need to watch more of it because unlike you, I enjoy the subtitles. Actually, like you said, seeing it in its purest form is optimal. And I learned that from Dragon Ball Z
Tim Ereneta
@Tim · 4:05
Still don't have a screen. Odd we'll listen to music during dinner. But here's the thing. One is that our family is in the habit of just being present with each other at meal times. And two dinner primarily cooks from scratch. So if I've spent 30 minutes or an hour cooking something, I want to pay attention to what I cook. I don't want to, like, be distracted by some other screen
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 4:58
Have some of it actually for lunch today and I can have some for dinner today, which is great because I love it when I don't have to cook since I've already cooked. But anyway, thank you so much for responding to this. Well