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James_N

mark_dumpleton wrote: »

Oh calm down! It's all a bit of fun...personally, I think it adds to the atmosphere at the games - yeah, it does sound a little annoying, but that's the African way of celebrating/making a party atmosphere in the stadium.

I'm not a great fan of the noise they make but I think they're a fantastic thing to have at the world cup, and the atmosphere would certainly be a lot less encapsulating if they weren't around!


Remember, the world cup is held in different countries to experience the culture of those countries too!

Man U fans are a little bit annoying. THIS is totally spoiling the World Cup for teams, national FAs and fans worldwide.

cdam

Oh great, these bloody things already seem to have robbed the world cup grounds of atmosphere, anyone actually heard a decent chant or song yet? Not even the England fans. All we can hear is this bloody sound, why aren't people at the ground watching the football? Yes, i know, moan, groan, miserable old sod etc etc, but, it is the world cup and the only thing that is, so far worse than the bloody Vuvuzela's (forget Rob greens error for a second) has been the total lack of enthusiasm from any of the TV commentators.

Ban the Vuvuzela, lets hear the fans sining, the korean drums and, even, God help me, the England band.

Phew, not a bad rant for a Sunday morning

cruz99

Only an idiot could like the horn ;-)

Lalique_2

mark_dumpleton wrote: »

Oh calm down! It's all a bit of fun...personally, I think it adds to the atmosphere at the games - yeah, it does sound a little annoying, but that's the African way of celebrating/making a party atmosphere in the stadium.

I'm not a great fan of the noise they make but I think they're a fantastic thing to have at the world cup, and the atmosphere would certainly be a lot less encapsulating if they weren't around!


Remember, the world cup is held in different countries to experience the culture of those countries too!

Very well said. Different cultures, different countries, different things. The vuvuzela is an imitation of the kudu horn which is used at celebrations in a lot of countries in Africa. Ergo, it stands to reason that this is part of a culture & those who don't like it, can tune out of SA 2010.

Sometimes, rather than be ignorant & dismissive of other people's cultures, it helps to keep an open mind. Why don't people just say I don't like the vuvuzela horn and leave it at that rather than passing ignorant comments like anyone who likes this is an idiot etc. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, you don't like the African way of doing things at the World Cup, switch off your tv's. I don't think anyone will miss hearing you scream obscenities at your tv screen while the rest of the world celebrates the World Cup.

Some of you need to take a chill pill. Much ado over a culture different from your own. Not all cultures are the same, accept that & keep it moving.

foshoozley

So irritating watching the footy, constant HOOOOORRRNNN!

hopeful17_2

i understand the cutural thing but when the players are even complaining then something should be done about it.

cdam

Lalique wrote: »

Very well said. Different cultures, different countries, different things. The vuvuzela is an imitation of the kudu horn which is used at celebrations in a lot of countries in Africa. Ergo, it stands to reason that this is part of a culture & those who don't like it, can tune out of SA 2010.

Sometimes, rather than be ignorant & dismissive of other people's cultures, it helps to keep an open mind. Why don't people just say I don't like the vuvuzela horn and leave it at that rather than passing ignorant comments like anyone who likes this is an idiot etc. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, you don't like the African way of doing things at the World Cup, switch off your tv's. I don't think anyone will miss hearing you scream obscenities at your tv screen while the rest of the world celebrates the World Cup.

Some of you need to take a chill pill. Much ado over a culture different from your own. Not all cultures are the same, accept that & keep it moving.

Thank you Lalique for putting us mere mortals right, we are so ignorant. Anyway, now I know why the bloody horns are BANNED BY THE SOUTh AFRICAN RFU, Yes, you are not allowed them into rugby matches because they spoil the atmosphere.

As for the spurious cultural argument, I wouldn't be too happy listening to the jingle of bells or thwacks of sticks at Wembley as 80,000 people do the MorrisMan dance either.

It is nothing to do with being ignorant of cultural sensibility and everything to do with the love of football....

Mike_J

Im IN FAVOUR of the Vuvuzela. As said before its a "cultural" part of South African sport (the RFU ban has more to do with internal polictical issues in SA) and although the liklihood of morris dancing bells drowning out vuvuzelas or korena drums etc, Im sure people in England would be outraged if other nations told us what to ban. So the players are complaining.....oh shut up you bunch of whinging prats!!!! Welcome to the world of professional sport. What next, please Mr FA can you stop the home supporters singin when we play away please!!!!!! As far as commentators.....hmmmm vuvuzela or the idiotic twitterings of John Motson etc. VV winds again!!!

cruz99

I'm so pleased that people's ignorance has been dispelled over the Vuvuzela seeing as it has a rich cultural history in south africa dating back eons to at least the 1990's when according to Boogieblast, a South African distributor, who say that the plastic horn first arrived here from the United States as a children’s toy.

Oops that kind of puts a dampner on the patronising guff above :money:

Mike_J

cruz99 wrote: »

I'm so pleased that people's ignorance has been dispelled over the Vuvuzela seeing as it has a rich cultural history in south africa dating back eons to at least the 1990's when according to Boogieblast, a South African distributor, who say that the plastic horn first arrived here from the United States as a children’s toy.

Oops that kind of puts a dampner on the patronising guff above :money:

If you read it properly the poster was on about the Kudu horn. The VVZ merely brought the sound to the masses.