Living with a TV

I was meaning to tell you about this earlier but I always forget. The best thing about living in this new flat is that I can wake up in the morning and watch Frasier. I love having Frasier back again in my life. Of course watching the news and a movie every now and then is great too. And do you know what else I like to watch? Ads. It's very interesting to see ads of a different country, it says a lot about the way of life and culture. From the short time I have been living with a tv, I can say that the ads are mostly about mortgage, insurance, cars, gadgets and health and beauty products. Food ads are not that common, I guess, that is of course compared to our ads, where food comes first, followed by, ironically, all the expensive things one can buy from luxurious cars, to dream houses, to mobile phones, etc. And I also like to notice the use of language in ads. For example, I liked this ad which says "tax doesn't have to be taxing". Oh, and through the tv too I came to know that, apparently, England and Australia have a very special relationship in cricket. Of course, cricket means absolutely nothing to me, but I hope one day I will at least get to understand how it's played.

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