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> I think the American approach to enjoying sport is much better than ours. in Poland we call it 'picnic'. > That is very strange to me; but it’s far from bei
by zalew 14y ago
> I think the American approach to enjoying sport is much better than ours.
in Poland we call it 'picnic'.
> That is very strange to me; but it’s far from being a characteristically British problem, and is more pan-European.
it's more pan-almost-everywhere-except-usa. take f.ex. football violence in South America, in Europe we at least don't spray visitor team fans buses with uzis. throwing stones and knives onto the guests sector is also less popular than in, say, Turkey.
- arethuza 14y agoThere were letter bombs sent to a manager of Celtic: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/20/celtic-parcel-bomb-neil-lennon http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/20/celtic-parcel-bomb-... The sectarian element to football (and many other things) in parts of Scotland is bizarre - which football team you support (assuming you support any team - I don't) can be a hugely important indicator in many contexts. [NB My recently acquired interest in watching team sports only extends as far as rugby - where the violence is kept on the pitch].
- zalew 14y agoWell, I don't know about the Scottish scene, but such divisions often have a historical political and cultural background. In Poland many football rivalries are dated around the communism times, but some date up to the beginnings of the 20th century, f.ex. Krakow's holy war.
- arethuza 14y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism_in_Glasgow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism_in_Glasgow
- zalew 14y agotx. yeah, now I remember this event with our goalkeeper http://www.soccernews.com/boruc-fined-over-rangers-gesture/9377/ http://www.soccernews.com/boruc-fined-over-rangers-gesture/9...