Horns at the World Cup

[Kurt (Indiana)]

How many have been watching the "World Cup" soccer matches.

I grew up playing soccer (couldn't afford "football") but we didn't have the Horns when I played.
It really is an annoying sound.
I guess we'll have to put up with it throughout the games. It is pretty annoying on TV so I can't imagine what it sounds like in person.

The matches have been pretty good so far with lots of surprises.

Anyone else watching??

[caseydog]

Man, they would not like Spinnernut one bit.

CD

(SouthCentral humor)

[teardrop_focus]

I eat dinner w/ a couple of my car buddies at a local bar and grille on Mondays... tonight the bartender was talking about the very same thing: he was talking about the sound of those damned horns... and how they blare non stop! and that the players can't understand any verbal communication.



Apparently it's a crowd "tradition" in many countries which is why it's not outlawed.

I've heard the spinnernut stories... or have I?

[Mary K]

Ya, I was watching the games late last night and found it very annoying.... I also found the MUTE button on my remote.

[greekspeedoman]

I lived in the UK & Greece for a while (a few years). I've attended many of the football matches. In fact, my wife and I attended one of the Eurocup games (Greece eventually won the Eurocup in 2004).

The first game I attended was a Manchester United game. The horns leave one deaf for about 1.5 days. The most concerning part for me, at first, was all of the jumping up and down because I could feel the entire structure of the stadium flexing under everyone's weight. You get used to it. Take earplugs and scream your brains out. It is a blast. Plus, it is my favorite sport.

[starleen2]

Horns??? what horns?? Ican hear em' through that awuful noise in the background

[Shadow Catcher]

According to the AP (associated Press) this is a South African thing and they are not about to try and stop it despite complaints from around the world.

[asianflava]

I've heard lots of complaints from friends who were trying to watch it. I've read that FIFA will not stop them from using them because it is a South African tradition. I'll bet that South Africa will NEVER host a World Cup after this. Or any other international event for that matter.

[rboser]

I agree - very irritating!

There's a good reason the MLS banned these!

[Mightydog]

According to the AP (associated Press) this is a South African thing and they are not about to try and stop it despite complaints from around the world.

You'd think there would be a conversation like:

"Hey, let's have the world cup in South Africa in 2010"

"Naw I get headaches from those horns of theirs."

"Oh, that's right. How about someplace civil like Scotland or England?"

[Boodro]

You know why kids play soccer????






So they don't have to watch it!

[Mini Renegade]

You should try being over here, the England match last night was followed by the drunken louts leaving the pub playing the vuvuzela horns.
The commentry on the radio was a waste of time, all you could here was the horns.

[nevadatear]

In case you haven't heard them, here they all. All Horns... All the time...
http://www.vuvuzela.fm/ Maybe that is the ref's excuse for calling back that goal yesterday, he was demented by the horns. There ain't no other excuse. Yup, some of us love the game!

[Kurt (Indiana)]

Now that the USA is out of the World Cup, are you still watching?

If so, who are you routing for?

[dh]

I work for a Japanese company and regularly have to deal with "visitors" from Japan, it puts a perspective on our culture, and how other cultures view us. I am amazed at how many people are quick to judge a man's intelligence based on how well he speaks english. BTW calling a country uncivalived because of thier customs is very offensive.