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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've learned over the years that the sports don't matter, but you have people who like you enough to invite you over and share their snacks. That's the real fun

[–] JadenSmith 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is what I realised when living in America, most people didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the game, it was more about having friends and family over for a fun night.

I very much enjoyed it, as a Brit. I don't hang out with people who are into it here (however I have known of people very much into the whole thing here in London). It's good to have these things as reasons to get together.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There was an IT Crowd episode that warned about the grave dangers of making friends with people who like sports if you don't like sports.

[–] JadenSmith 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes I understand that, but at the same time did you catch that ludicrous display last night?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott on that early?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

The thing about Arsenal is, they always try to walk it in

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Replace sports with low stakes poker and I'm in!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've come to realise that Americans don't like sports per say. They like the spectacle. It explains why they prefer American football to football. Four hours of show to one hour of actual sports.

It also explains their attitude to expansion teams. From a European perspective, getting a fanbase to "love" your team within a year of creation is wild. Most newly created teams in football are detested and get labeled as being "purchased" rather than having fans, even if they win. A fandom is something you get from growing up with a team, and you never, ever change the team.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

Yay! Sportsball!

Pass the nachos.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

100% accurate. Went to a Super Bowl party a few years ago just to hang with my friends and have free wings and beer. Was a pretty good time.

[–] stevedice 9 points 1 week ago

Super Bowl parties are strictly wings, nachos and beer parties. Anyone who claims to be interested in the game is lying — there's nothing interesting about American football.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's one of our most harmless holidays.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

The flaming cars and riots in Philadelphia either disagree with you or i have questions about how you celebrate Earth Day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't have a ranking list or anything, so I won't compare it to other holidays, but I wouldn't call it harmless. Sports fans can be ... Excitable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

"I JUST SHIT MY PANTS"

"FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAH"