Football is probably more popular than snooker in Wales but there have been more Welsh embassy champions than world cup winners.

It's just sport, FFS. If a sport is what you measure your country's worth by, you probably want to rethink your world view a tad ...

I came to that conclusion in 1970, 14th June to be precise. (108th minute)

Here's something from the Tragically Hip, a band that is world famous in Canada that's apropos to this tangent:

If there's a goal that everyone remembers,
It was back in ol' '72
We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger
And all I remember is sitting beside you
You said you didn't give a f**k about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr...

His sport is trolling. And his idea of sport(s) is probably the same as yours.

Well, they'd had a good run.

Begs the question why the US does not take part in many International Team Sports. Well not seriously.

It's that policy of non-intervention, I think ...

Actually, I'll give them their due, issues with consistency aside, I think they are heading in the right direction with their soccer team.

Americans do not participate in Snooker, as it doesn't involve wearing "Nancy-Boy" Padding, nor, frequent player changes.


Jim.

In one end and.............

I will take the first option please!

The funny thing is, I eat all that stuff, and more crap besides and on average, I've actually lost weight since moving out here

You are quite correct on this. A country's worth is whether or not they uphold they principles they claim

In this regard, the US is not worth much. Are there any other gems you wish to teach me?

SS

Are you saying we do not compete in international competition?


The UK is demonstrably better here, and that gives you the right at some sort of criticism?

We actually do take part in most sports, but alas, we do not win the medals each time.

I imagine we lack in comparison to the UK in hubris, arrogance and stereotyping as well.

YOu win the gold medal hands down, frankly.

SS

The US certainly does have a lot to be proud of, far beyond sporting achievements, though. That was my point.

Aside from the Olympics core sports of athletics, gymnastics, and swimming, and a few others, the main team sports in the US are of little interest to the rest of the world, and those popular outside the US have little following here. The are isolated exceptions of baseball in Japan and Venezuela, but football outside the US is almost invisible, as is basketball. In pro-sports, golf and tennis may be the biggest exceptions.

In motor sport it's the same story, with occasional overseas excursions by Indy/CART not generating enough interest, and aside from a few trips to the north and south by the Busch series, NASCAR hasn't even bothered. Conversely I don't know why F1 does bother because the interest in the US is limited, and F1 has spent most of the past 35 years trying to find the worst possible tracks to showcase F1. Caesar's Palace parking lot anyone?