I don't like Chris Packham; he was very rude when we tried to negotiate for him to lecture in our town. Formula 1 is on tonight so cannot say there is nothing. Not to mention Netflix, Amazon Prime and the many programmes already recorded.
Dave
I have heard that he can be like that but bear in mind he has Aspergers syndrome. He was subject of a BBC documentary about how he lives with it.
These are two copy/pastes from long articles. The bold type in the second extract was in the article.
'One common characteristic of people with Asperger's is that we are more or less blind to the non verbal communications of others. As a result, we find ourselves forever saying and doing the wrong thing, with the best of intentions. We're described as arrogant, aloof, uncaring and inconsiderate.'
1.TALKING DIFFERENTLY.
People with Aspergers might be more factual than normal. Instead of telling stories to get a point across, they will be direct.
They might also not be as prone to pausing and allowing interaction when they are speaking about something they care about.
They have no intention of being rude, they just are not as easily aware as you might be about how a conversation is ‘supposed’ to go. And they are passionate about what they like.
2. A LACK OF NONVERBAL BEHAVIOURS.
Gestures and facial expressions can be less, or even missing. It’s just not the way an Aspie communicates.
3. LITTLE TO NO EYE CONTACT.
It’s common for someone with Asperger’s to not naturally make eye contact. It simply doesn’t feel natural for them.
If you tell them about it, they might then try extra hard to look you in the eye and then overdo it. They are doing their best, they just don’t have the same inbuilt feeling for eye contact that you might.
4. NOT ONE FOR SOCIAL GRACES.
What many people consider ‘normal manners’ may not be intuitive for someone with Asperger’s. They can walk away when you are talking, invite you over for dinner then ignore you, open the door to let you into their house and look at you then walk off….
You might assume they are being rude. Not at all. They simply don’t have the same natural understanding of society’s ‘rules’ and have to learn them and work hard to keep them up.
Re my 'nothing else worth watching' comment ...I did put a 'grin' emoji. It was tongue in cheek. Clearly what I have no interest in ,others do. I only watch, news (UK channels along with CNN and CNBC documentaries, (many on PBS America) football and international rugby and record nothing. All that takes up as much time as I would want to spend watching tv.
Re Formula 1. I took another look at yesterday's listings, which I get with my Saturday paper, for the week ahead and it's quite comprehensive but couldn't see it. Sky run a lot of sport on three of its channels..Sky Main Event..Sky Premier League..Sky Cricket but it was mainly cricket and boxing. I see that BBC2 had Uk Championship snooker on at 11.20pm. ITV4 had 'Elite Wrestling'..no idea what that is. I've just Googled how to see Formula 1 in the UK. I see Sky have a dedicated channel to it.. To be fair,I don't consider a recorded programme as 'being on'. Being on ,for me means live.
However, I do take your point and, as I mentioned, I was referring to what I saw in the regular listings section. Netflix and Amazon Prime (you highlighted them )aren't featured atall. We don't have the Netflix App.I do acknowledge that there's a world of tv entertainment..sport..films..niche interests etc out there that I'm not aware of. I only know we have to have a Netflix app to watch it because Googled it just now.
