Americans Are Watching Netflix at Work and in the Bathroom<br />“It’s in businesses, it’s in social norms, it’s in the boundaries or lack of boundaries between public and private spaces.”<br />The places Americans view TV and movies, as a share of those who admit to watching in public.<br />According to new data from the video giant Netflix, about 12 percent of Americans who watch television<br />shows or movies outside of the home admit to having done so in a public restroom.<br />While some Americans who stream on the go admitted to watching shows<br />and movies in restrooms, the place where streaming was most popular was in the air: 44 percent said they watch on airplanes.<br />Still, the Netflix survey, released on Tuesday, provides some insight into a growing phenomenon: As Americans spend more time watching video on computers, smartphones<br />and tablets, media consumption patterns and social customs are shifting.<br />About 12 percent of Americans who viewed TV shows or movies in public were so distracted<br />by what they were watching that they missed their stop on a bus or train<br />It found that two-thirds of Americans stream movies and TV shows in public.
