Well they may have wide spread TV in S. Africa
Yes, I was being a smart ass -- but I couldn't let a statement like "Africans... don't have TV" go unchallenged.
... but I didn't notice many TVs in working
class hovels or the villages in Nigeria, Kenya,
Algeria, Angola, Somalia etc.
Wow. Sounds like we've got the same travel agent...
Seriously, in some communities, television is like theatre -- with large groups watching a single set. It means the viewer demographics may well resemble a small community in the States.
Even here in the States, television is more popular than telephones (98% vs. 97% of U.S. households) -- possibly because wireless broadcast doesn't require the same level of infrastructure.
Basically, where you have electricity, you'll find television. It's insidious.
nor have I heard of many TVs in most other
poor countries.
Sorry Rich, I've got a BIG problem with THAT statement. Where do you think most of these things are manufactured? Do you think they export every one? Do you have any idea how powerful a political tool television is?
And how would you classify India? Poor country? What's television's penetration there?
Ian Bruce
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