(January 20, 2015 at 5:43 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: But, you come from a country where people are notorious for their bad football behavior. Though, I admit that I don't know how well-justified that reputation is. People here get heated and say mean things, but we generally don't physically scrap over sports. And I don't think most of us really mean it.Yeah I suppose, though those kind of fans are the minority. It seems most American football fans I meet love to shit talk about the other team and take it to the extreme (as in the example I quoted). As a Pats fan, I understand the rivalry between us and the Jets, but to be fair, some of the closest games the Pats played this season were against the Jets, and both teams played well.
That being said, I couldn't spare tears to cry for Joe Flacco if he happened to die in a fire made of ebola.
Either way, it's just something I noticed after spending a few months here. I also agree with Brian37; the fights in hockey really put me off the sport after I learned that they occur quite frequently. You'd expect professional sports players to have a higher level of sportsmanship than...well children.