mgoetze Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I used to be just mostly apathetic about soccer. The longer these horrible noises continue to pollute the environment here, the more I get to hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigi_BC84 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Germany is a very inconvenient location for people like you right now ;-). --Sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 What I really don't understand is this: even if soccer were more interesting than, say, volleyball (the only sport I have ever paid to see a game of), why is the interest in it so utterly disproportionally more? I mean, how many people in Germany even know who won the last Volleyball World Championship? (Well, I don't, but I do know who won the Bundesliga this year, at least.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 There is billions pouring into the German economy right now. Well worth a little short term agony. But then again, I'm not there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 What I really don't understand is this: even if soccer were more interesting than, say, volleyball (the only sport I have ever paid to see a game of), why is the interest in it so utterly disproportionally more? I mean, how many people in Germany even know who won the last Volleyball World Championship? (Well, I don't, but I do know who won the Bundesliga this year, at least.) a) Because football is infinitely more exciting to watch (I say that despite having played volleyball regularly, and appreciating to watch it):rolleyes: Because it's much more fun to watch a game when you are doing it together with everyone else. Heck, even my Dutch, Columbian, French, Iranian, Turkish ... friends started to get excited about the German team (yeah, my institute here is pretty international)c) Because it's a lot of fun to watch a team that is doing a lot better than everyone expected, and playing a very attractive game as well.d) because it's football Any questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Any questions? yes... why don't they widen the nets and play with 2 balls at the same time? now *that* might be exciting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 a) Because football is infinitely more exciting to watch (I say that despite having played volleyball regularly, and appreciating to watch it)Really... I think it's extremely boring to watch actually. A typical soccer game is 80 mins of nothing happens, 10 mins of "geez, how could he possibly miss that opportunity", and 3 mins of real good attacks, possibly with goals. Not necessarily in that order, unfortunately. Sometimes I think the reason soccer is so popular here in Germany is that Germans love complaining. Of course, the referees in this World Cup are putting on a very good show for them. :rolleyes: Any questions?Will you continue to play bridge with me anyway? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I think it's extremely boring to watch actually. A typical soccer game is 80 mins of nothing happens, 10 mins of "geez, how could he possibly miss that opportunity", and 3 mins of real good attacks, possibly with goals. That's why it's so popular. You don't have to devote you attention to the game but can concentrate on more leasuring things, like drinking beer, eating chips, complaining about the referee, discussing with other girls which player is more sexy, zapping between other shows etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 There is no way to explain the great feelings you have in love, in sex ... or in football. You love it and feal... or you don´t :P . I have no idea, why soccer is the most popular sport, but it just feals right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 There is no way to explain the great feelings you have in love, in sex ... or in football. You love it and feal... or you don´t :P . I have no idea, why soccer is the most popular sport, but it just feals right. Maybe because the requiements to play football are far less demanding than those for volleyball (at least if you don't leave at the beach...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 What I really don't understand is this: even if soccer were more interesting than, say, volleyball (the only sport I have ever paid to see a game of), why is the interest in it so utterly disproportionally more? Desmond Morris, "The Soccer Tribe" (1981) ISBN: 022401935X The masterpiece on football social analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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