Superbowl LII
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Re: Superbowl LII
Cricket is not played outside the handful of anglo or commonwealth countries where the British introduced the sport, like Pakistan. It shows no sign of expanding its popularity into fertile breeding grounds.
Which supports the observation that some sports seem to require a cultural indoctrination to enjoy. Americans watch American football for the same reason Pakistanis or the British watch cricket, not because American football on its own is particularly fantastic.
Some sports, like football, are easy to follow and easy to take up anywhere in the world. American basketball has gained large followings overseas for this reason too.
I've tried to watch American football a few times but always found it peculiarly complicated and slow and my American coworkers say the exact same about cricket. I suppose people from outside the culture who start watching American football do so either for the novelty of it or just because they'll watch anything featuring two teams playing against each other. But if you get greater pleasure from watching American football, then great for you
Which supports the observation that some sports seem to require a cultural indoctrination to enjoy. Americans watch American football for the same reason Pakistanis or the British watch cricket, not because American football on its own is particularly fantastic.
Some sports, like football, are easy to follow and easy to take up anywhere in the world. American basketball has gained large followings overseas for this reason too.
I've tried to watch American football a few times but always found it peculiarly complicated and slow and my American coworkers say the exact same about cricket. I suppose people from outside the culture who start watching American football do so either for the novelty of it or just because they'll watch anything featuring two teams playing against each other. But if you get greater pleasure from watching American football, then great for you
I enjoy watching Cricket and I enjoy watching American Football. The end. I'm sorry I opened a new thread, I'm sorry I thought someone else might be interested, I really wish I hadn't.
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Re: Superbowl LII
Cricket is not played outside the handful of anglo or commonwealth countries where the British introduced the sport, like Pakistan. It shows no sign of expanding its popularity into fertile breeding grounds.
Which supports the observation that some sports seem to require a cultural indoctrination to enjoy. Americans watch American football for the same reason Pakistanis or the British watch cricket, not because American football on its own is particularly fantastic.
Some sports, like football, are easy to follow and easy to take up anywhere in the world. American basketball has gained large followings overseas for this reason too.
I've tried to watch American football a few times but always found it peculiarly complicated and slow and my American coworkers say the exact same about cricket. I suppose people from outside the culture who start watching American football do so either for the novelty of it or just because they'll watch anything featuring two teams playing against each other. But if you get greater pleasure from watching American football, then great for you
Which supports the observation that some sports seem to require a cultural indoctrination to enjoy. Americans watch American football for the same reason Pakistanis or the British watch cricket, not because American football on its own is particularly fantastic.
Some sports, like football, are easy to follow and easy to take up anywhere in the world. American basketball has gained large followings overseas for this reason too.
I've tried to watch American football a few times but always found it peculiarly complicated and slow and my American coworkers say the exact same about cricket. I suppose people from outside the culture who start watching American football do so either for the novelty of it or just because they'll watch anything featuring two teams playing against each other. But if you get greater pleasure from watching American football, then great for you
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Re: Superbowl LII
Pipe down kid. I can't hear you over that simmering passive aggressive tension you've got shouting in the background.
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But I'll look on the positive side and assume it means that you're sticking to your plan to quit smoking
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In a related story, Giselle Bundchen has rightly been criticized for telling her kids that 'sometimes you got to let the other team win' , when they saw their daddy lose.