Do intelligent people watch soaps?
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My wife is highly intelligent - she’s an Oxford grad and a partner with one of the Big 4 accountancy firms, which requires a big brain - yet she rarely misses Coronation Street.
Part of the appeal is actually that the programme is so undemanding that watching it helps her to switch off after a tough day.
Part of the appeal is actually that the programme is so undemanding that watching it helps her to switch off after a tough day.
k.My OH watches them. While not what one might term a lover of high culture, she isn't dumb. I think she watches them to unwind because her job is very mentally taxing.
On a tangential note, I've noticed that the more mental energy my daytime activity uses, the lower-brow my reading habits become.
On a tangential note, I've noticed that the more mental energy my daytime activity uses, the lower-brow my reading habits become.
Johnnytheboy said:
My OH watches them. While not what one might term a lover of high culture, she isn't dumb. I think she watches them to unwind because her job is very mentally taxing.
Not sure how watching soaps could help someone to unwind, what with all the misery and conflict. Perhaps they should introduce something set in sunny climes with attractive people. Id' watch that!The Spruce Goose said:
Yeh it looked like it at the protests.
I would say Rugby has a good mixture.
ive been a few times to the family bit and all you hear is f this f that, in front of kids for 90 minutes.
Rugby is watched by a much more civilized crowd than chavy football too. I think it's partly because rugby is much more private school than football which is very much a working mans sports. I would say Rugby has a good mixture.
ive been a few times to the family bit and all you hear is f this f that, in front of kids for 90 minutes.
MitchT said:
Johnnytheboy said:
My OH watches them. While not what one might term a lover of high culture, she isn't dumb. I think she watches them to unwind because her job is very mentally taxing.
Not sure how watching soaps could help someone to unwind, what with all the misery and conflict. Perhaps they should introduce something set in sunny climes with attractive people. Id' watch that!I always assumed the misery of soaps maybe made people feel better about their own lives. It's a peculiarly British thing I guess, most foreign soaps look rather glam.
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