Among Friends

[NYC Susan]

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@Reever wrote:
I guess so prefer a more formal newscast. The television anchor should have the demeanor of Walter Cronkite. Grown men on air dancing while taking a bite of food ? I pine for the Golden era which sadly will never return. Social media is to blame in my opinion. Lax dress codes are the norm. A woman at my local bank was wearing jeans. A teenage boy wearing a baseball cap at Applebees last week. I see these instances too often to count. I believe that professionalism will lead to sales not gimmicks or faux atmospheres that try to make these people be our friends. Don't like the direction our once great country is heading. I know younger people will disagree but things are not better today. Health care is in a crisis, wages are stagnant, home ownership is on the decline, young people can't afford to stay home and raise children. I really think we are at a crisis point in America.

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I agree with you about some (not all) of this, but it really has nothing at all to do with QVC hosts and news anchors occasionally taking a sip out of a coffee mug.  

I'm not sure about Walter Cronkite, but I can tell you for sure that some very fine and legendary, long-ago newscasters and anchors DID have mugs on their desks and DID drink from them.  And no one batted an eye or cared in the slightest.

[EatWell]

@Reever wrote:
Has anyone else noticed a trend of hosts, vendors and news anchors drinking coffee on live TV ? I find it very strange. My local news anchors keep mugs of coffee on their desks and even take sips of it on the air. Last week I saw Andrew Lessman on the air presenting his vitamins with a big white mug of coffee and then over the weekend David Venable was drinking on air.

I find it unusual that companies don't frown in this behavior. When I was a bank teller in the 1960s, the staff was not permitted to drink beverages at their window. Coffee breaks were to be taken during a designated set time. It seems strange that so many employees have gotten so lax today.

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@Reever

I think it’s not strange at all.  For heavens sake, that was almost 60 years ago! Times have changed.

This isn’t the 60’s anymore.   

Maybe in your time,  it was looked upon as improper for tv hosts (and guests), news anchors to have a mug on their desks on tv.   Or even take sips on the air.   There is nothing wrong with taking a sip of water/coffee/tea, on air.   How is that defined as improper behavior?.  Remember when they would be dressed up in high neck collared long hemline dresses and heels, and men wore suit and tie with white button down dress shirts hosting tv shows?

And drinking coffee can be healthy for you.

The future is now.  Maybe learn to adapt or die.?  Or get rid of your tv, and listen to the news on a radio?

[dex]

I used to go to the bank and the teller had an ashtray so she could smoke and serve her customers who could also smoke..I remember when people walked through malls smoking and dropping butts on floor for the person who had the broom and dustpan.

I don’t think sipping on water or coffee is as rude or intrusive as smoking....I even remember ashtrays in change rooms so that you could enjoy a smoke and try on the fashion. 

[tansy]

Slightly OT but what I find tacky is a politician swigging from a bottle of water while giving a speech or debating, rather than from a glass of water.  

[kivah]

I think the hosts/vendors drinking on air - makes the viewers feel like they're our friends --- not just people selling products. I do agree --- their throats must be sore and dry from so much talking/laughing. I like it - makes it a more casual atmosphere.

[NYC Susan]

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@dex wrote:

I used to go to the bank and the teller had an ashtray so she could smoke and serve her customers who could also smoke..I remember when people walked through malls smoking and dropping butts on floor for the person who had the broom and dustpan.

I don’t think sipping on water or coffee is as rude or intrusive as smoking....I even remember ashtrays in change rooms so that you could enjoy a smoke and try on the fashion. 

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I agree.

Just another example of "the good old days" when supposedly people were healthier and life was so much better than it is today!  "The good old days" were not all good, not by a landslide, but a lot of people choose not to remember that.  Every older generation criticizes the younger, and every era has had plenty of faults.  It will always be that way.

[QueenDanceALot]

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@Reever wrote:
I guess so prefer a more formal newscast. The television anchor should have the demeanor of Walter Cronkite. Grown men on air dancing while taking a bite of food ? I pine for the Golden era which sadly will never return. Social media is to blame in my opinion. Lax dress codes are the norm. A woman at my local bank was wearing jeans. A teenage boy wearing a baseball cap at Applebees last week. I see these instances too often to count. I believe that professionalism will lead to sales not gimmicks or faux atmospheres that try to make these people be our friends. Don't like the direction our once great country is heading. I know younger people will disagree but things are not better today. Health care is in a crisis, wages are stagnant, home ownership is on the decline, young people can't afford to stay home and raise children. I really think we are at a crisis point in America.

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What news anchors are dancing and eating on air?

Or are you comparing news anchors to shopping channel hosts?  Why?  Do you expect the same demeanor from both?

I just can't understand how drinking coffee on a news show is a reflection of our crumbling moral fiber or a symptom of our economic woes.  Makes no sense whatsoever.

[RoughDraft]

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@Reever wrote:
I guess so prefer a more formal newscast. The television anchor should have the demeanor of Walter Cronkite. Grown men on air dancing while taking a bite of food ? I pine for the Golden era which sadly will never return. Social media is to blame in my opinion. Lax dress codes are the norm. A woman at my local bank was wearing jeans. A teenage boy wearing a baseball cap at Applebees last week. I see these instances too often to count. I believe that professionalism will lead to sales not gimmicks or faux atmospheres that try to make these people be our friends. Don't like the direction our once great country is heading. I know younger people will disagree but things are not better today. Health care is in a crisis, wages are stagnant, home ownership is on the decline, young people can't afford to stay home and raise children. I really think we are at a crisis point in America.

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That's it, blame a coffee mug!  

[GingerPeach]

Lordy, lordy  - the sky is falling.

[lovescats]

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@Reever wrote:
I guess so prefer a more formal newscast. The television anchor should have the demeanor of Walter Cronkite. Grown men on air dancing while taking a bite of food ? I pine for the Golden era which sadly will never return. Social media is to blame in my opinion. Lax dress codes are the norm. A woman at my local bank was wearing jeans. A teenage boy wearing a baseball cap at Applebees last week. I see these instances too often to count. I believe that professionalism will lead to sales not gimmicks or faux atmospheres that try to make these people be our friends. Don't like the direction our once great country is heading. I know younger people will disagree but things are not better today. Health care is in a crisis, wages are stagnant, home ownership is on the decline, young people can't afford to stay home and raise children. I really think we are at a crisis point in America.

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stagnant wages are one reason a person working in a bank may be wearing jeans

Also reason for having water or coffee around when working is people may have to work during busy times at a bank and postpone their breaks or lunches

I agree about the crisis point