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Old 07-09-2006, 06:55 PM  
FunForOne
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blue
Oh there's gotta be a better way to unite people than a sporting event, lol.

I understand what you're saying, but I've always been the type of person that would rather be playing a sport than watching it. So, soccer, baseball, etc, doesn't matter to me I think it's a bit of a waste of time to watch a season's worth of games. I would rather be playing a sport than watching it.

Still, converting people from the US to watch soccer, it's just too much of a cultural thing. We like our baseball, basketball, football, we play those sports as kids, we grow up playing those sports, and it's just more of a preference than anything else.

I mean some of my friends love Nascar...personally I hate nascar...if they try to shove it down my throat I'd probably have the same reaction to someone pushing soccer on me. To each his own

I agree with that. Very well said. The fact is that American's dont follow soccer. The average sports fan didn't even realize the world cup was about to be played until a week or two before it started.

I do however appreciate the fans in the other countries following their team as a national symbol. However, it rubs me the wrong way when they try to use a kids sport to be anti-american. I'm sure american's win some sport like table tennis or badmitten in the olympics ever time, but we dont rub that in their face.
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