Vuvuzelas banned in Europe! What do you think?
By rappeter13
@rappeter13 (8608)
Romania
September 1, 2010 11:35am CST
I hated to hear Vuvuzelas during World Cup, but after that I have bought one and I really like the sound of it. So I feel bad that Vuvuzelas are banned from stadiums in Europe. I am sure that only a few people would have gone with Vuvuzelas to the stadium and then it would be a great fun for others when somebody would have blown it during a game. Of course, it would be annoying especially in front of the TV if everybody would have one, but I feel sorry for this.
How about you? What do you think?
5 responses
@jlamela (4897)
• Philippines
4 Sep 10
Hello rappeter,
Honestly, I have no idea what are vuvuzelas..hehehe..but since I want to find out what are these stuff, I just post my response and ask you about it. Sorry for being so naive, I mean I am always totally out of circulation hahahaha. I think I am disconnected with the latest news in sport or something. So please could you give me some background about vuvuzelas?it interests me though, quite interesting. Thanks for your patience..hehe!
What a nasty, atrocious, plasticy, cheap horns they are... 
Oh well I am glad they are now banned 
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
1 Sep 10
I don't agree totally with you. Have you ever blown a vuvuzela to experience the feeling? It is great and people around you are laughing. I had a lot of fun with vuvuzelas together with my friends, when we were at the sea this summer. Everybody was laughing and having a good time we blew the vuvuzelas.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
1 Sep 10
Hello! There are two reasons why I am glad the Vuvuzelas have been banned in Europe. Firstly, they are very annoying and spoil the enjoyment of those around the people using them as they are extremely loud. Secondly, the sound of these things has been known to damage ear-drums. In fact a woman at the World Cup in South Africa put a claim in for damages. I think the latter is the main reason they are being banned. There would be a floodgate of claims against football clubs that allowed them in.
Personally, I'm glad to see the back of them because they were all about marketing, nothing to do with "culture" at all. They also spoiled my enjoyment of watching the World Cup on television as TV stations tried desperately to dumb down the sound by dubbing in their own crowd noise. It worked to some extent but then it all became un-natural.
