My family always sang. When I was a kid we only got two TV stations and no FM, so we had to do something to amuse ourselves. We used to play cards (how many people still know how to play Canasta?) and have bonfires on the beach too.

Now, back home, they get 60 channels on cable and more on dish, so they don't sing or talk any more. They watch far-away dish games like the Dodgers vs. the Giants, or watch English soaps. Nobody sings any more. They are as much addicted to the tube as any inner city American.