A question for non-Americans!
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It SHOULD, but it never will be called 'American Rugby'; the football part implies that America's tougher than other countries (yes, it's that jingoistic patriotism wankery again), and if they actually admitted it was a different sport people would compare it and say 'Hey! These guys need padding and extra breaks! That's not tough, they suck!"Tom Phoenix said:Super Bowl? What's that? A super-sized dish?
Just kidding. But really, I have no interest in American Football (although, to be honest, I always thought it should have been named "American Rugby"). Although, frankly, I have no interest in sports in general. At best, I, on a very, very rare ocassion, watch a football (or soccer, as people in the US like to call it) match.
Of course, what this doesn't take into account is that only the Americans that follow the sport don't think that anyway.
As a Canadian, I have known about "western football" for quite some time in fact the Grey Cup in Canada has been going on longer than the super bowl, but nobody really cares about it here an as a result its no longer part of the culture (unless you are from Saskatchewan)
In retaliation for this horrific, insulting question, I demand this of you:
Are YOU watching the return episode of Glee?
Are YOU watching the return episode of Glee?
Probably not. It's on now, but I have study I should be doing, and it looks like a pretty boring sport anyway. Rugby is where it's at, but I wonder how many yanks even know what Rugby is?
i just have to say, teddy bruschi ftw!Canid117 said:call this man a wussy to his faceMerkavar said:
go ahead I mean he wears pads so he can't be that tough right?
I'm not, I don't give a rat's arse about the Super Bowl. I barely watch any Sport on TV at all though, even if it's an England game.
I watched a build-up vid on BBC iPlayer and thought i'd give the SB a go this year and to be honest I enjoyed it and will deffo watch again every year. good show.
Nah, not even a little interested. My friend always tries to get me to watch it, so he gathers friends and alcohol but we usually do something fun instead.
I have no interest in american football and so will not be watching it. I do love sports but I think american football isn't very good to watch.
One thing I really don't get is how much people seem to get exited about the advertisements, it's bizarre!
One thing I really don't get is how much people seem to get exited about the advertisements, it's bizarre!
I don't think that I have ever watched the Super Bowl in my life. I find American football to be somewhat boring and tedious, but hey to each their own. Where I live there is absolutely no mention of the Super Bowl and I would have remained oblivious of its passing if it wasn't for Twitter.
I've had enough sport for this weekend anyway, the Arsenal vs Newcastle match on saturday was as exiting as sports can ever get.
Question from a non-American: how and why do some people 'enjoy' Superbowl adverts? They're adverts. Like, still just people trying to sell you stuff. I thought it was pretty funny, though, the way everything is sponsored by someone, and the MVP got a Chevy just to ram that point home. Also weird how the Packers got called 'world' champions?
As an aside, this was my first time watching a Superbowl, and I liked it. I even had a decent grasp on what was going on by the end of it. Packers FTW!
As an aside, this was my first time watching a Superbowl, and I liked it. I even had a decent grasp on what was going on by the end of it. Packers FTW!