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American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 5:57 pm
This isn't a thread designed to start a war, just a casual question.
I think the best way I could word it is, what style of presentation do you like in relation to sports?
From what I've noticed is that there's an American style, which is to have the loud music, entrance themes, light shows, fireworks, gimmicks, mascots, teams named after animals or other things.
Or there's a much more understated style which the UK has. The teams are mostly just called Manchester United, Manchester City and so on. There seems to be less of a pre game show. Not to shit on the UK style too much but everything just seems more dull. Gimmicks and having a flashy style is actually shunned pretty heavily at least in British football, especially by a lot of the more old school people involved in the game.
I'm actually undecided, I really love the American way of doing it, I imagine the atmosphere is fired up in these American sports venues. On the other hand I can see why that style is shunned a lot in Britain.
Or maybe you think I'm wrong and there is no difference between how the countries sports are presented.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 6:12 pm
Uk all the way. There's no way on the planet that a bloke should be allowed to chain saw timber at the side of a football pitch, what's that all about.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 7:30 pm
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 7:39 pm
I don't watch sports, but I much prefer American style when it comes to movies and TV shows.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 7:40 pm
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(January 19, 2018 at 5:57 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Or maybe you think I'm wrong and there is no difference between how the countries sports are presented.
If UK sports made as much money they;d likely do the same. It;s not our fault your sports programs are the equivalent of our high-school shit. 
(on the reals, I don't watch sports live, and I don't watch the pre or post game - I wait - cuz I am the old....however, I do miss the loudest stadium in america. GO GATORS! Where's your god now , call your play asshole!)
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 7:43 pm
Well , if you say UK than it is true but if you say Spain , the richest sportsman in the world are football players.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 7:52 pm
(January 19, 2018 at 7:40 pm)Khemikal Wrote: (January 19, 2018 at 5:57 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Or maybe you think I'm wrong and there is no difference between how the countries sports are presented.
If UK sports made as much money they;d likely do the same. It;s not our fault your sports programs are the equivalent of our high-school shit.
(on the reals, I don't watch sports live, and I don't watch the pre or post game - I wait - cuz I am the old....however, I do miss the loudest stadium in america. GO GATORS! Where's your god now , call your play asshole!)
Yeh I did consider this but we have Arabic billionaires who own our clubs so I don't think money is an excuse. It could be part of it, but I really do think there's a tendency for flashness and extravagance to be seen as negative.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 8:03 pm
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Well then, yall just need to go get some pizazz...don't you?
Our theatricism in sports has been associated with it being the ritual expression of our american militatism, btw. Those who are about to die...we salute you! Yall are playing a ball game...we're preparing for war.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 8:08 pm
(January 19, 2018 at 8:03 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Well then, yall just need to go get some pizazz...don't you?
My opinion when I was younger was definitely yes. One thing I used to love and still do now is American football team gimmicks. The raiders, the dolphins, the seahawks. Now I'm caught in the middle, I can see charm in the understated, gritty, dull style of English football. But I want a cool looking T shirt with a raider pirate on it, or a dolphin. Which I suppose I could still get.
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RE: American Vs UK
January 19, 2018 at 8:47 pm
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-ah, but you cant buy the hard heart that kills. That has to be encouraged from birth. Supergay pageantry helps, as strange as that may seem.
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