Considering my age, I was shocked as well. Remember in late 50s (think that was 1959) I was very young and we were living in the suburbs of Beirut. TV service was just introduced and all the neighbors were gathering at our place to watch TV. What was teasing me is that they insist on switching of the lights while watching TV, thinking it was something like a cinema theater.
TV was a very prestigeous item at that time. They used to have a special cloth cover for it, unlike today, it turned out to be a disposable appliance.
Considering my age, I was shocked as well. Remember in late 50s (think that was 1959) I was very young and we were living in the suburbs of Beirut. TV service was just introduced and all the neighbors were gathering at our place to watch TV. What was teasing me is that they insist on switching of the lights while watching TV, thinking it was something like a cinema theater.
TV was a very prestigeous item at that time. They used to have a special cloth cover for it, unlike today, it turned out to be a disposable appliance.