This could only happen in PC America
By bobmnu
@bobmnu (8157)
United States
June 28, 2011 1:53am CST
It seems that the US hosted the Championship Soccer Game in Los Angles between Team USA and Mexico. The fans of the Mexican team were loud and cheering on their team which is fine. I can even accept the booing of the US team, which I think is poor sportsmanship but they wanted to show support for their team.
I can not accept the blowing of Air horns and other noisy demonstrations during the National Anthem was rude and disgraceful. Nor can I accept the fact that the championship ceremony was conducted in Spanish with the US being the host team. In almost all international sporting events the Host country uses their language first and then translates into the other languages. With the Olympics the winners are announced in the Host Country's language and then repeated in the winners language based on how they placed.
The Soccer Organization that put on this event has set back soccer in America many years. Most Americans do not understand the game but it is growing in popularity and understanding. Now a person tunes in to watch the championship game and can't understand because they are doing the ceremony in Spanish. What a great way to turn off the American public.
3 responses
@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
7 Aug 11
What is "PC" America? I don´t understand. Please enlighten me. Some countries use their language to speak and fail to translate and som other countries use letters instead of words. THe conclusion is lack of understanding
. MY native tongu is not English and some times I don´t understand a word because complete words are not used.
. MY native tongu is not English and some times I don´t understand a word because complete words are not used.
@fujisaki61 (75)
• Philippines
29 Jun 11
I can accept the booing of any fan even if the game is held in my country but the use of sound-generating gadgets is another story. It will add more burden to the human ear already punished by the cheering crowds. The human ear can accept a maximum of 85Db(decibels)and constant exposure beyond this level can cause hearing loss. In my place where used vehicles and engines are used for public transport hearing problems can occur during old age days of the drivers. I think we should give the responsibility to the organizers of the game to control the entry of horns and other forms. Regarding the language as to whom must come first then should follow the accepted ways of the Olympics again the organizers must be sensitive to protocol.
