Maybe the answwer s for anyone that does not like the noise to bombard the tv compnies with requests to turn the sound effect mikes down, so the noise is just a little background.
[quote][cite]Posted By: SE10Addick[/cite]The locals are going to be walking home with those fecking things shoved right up somewhere after the England games.
All for local traditions colous etc, but they just sound shite.[/quote]
Sure they are! I suspect even Millwalls finest may baulk at the machetes and tyre necklaces
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[cite aria-level=0 aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]its their noise their tradition
Their tradition? Apparently they only started becoming popular in the 90's and only started being mass-produced in 2001!
A tradition doesn't have to go back for years.
tradition | noun
Main Entry: tradition tru-!di-shun
Pronunciation: \ trə-ˈdi-shən \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tradicioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tradicion, from Latin tradition-, traditio action of handing over, tradition - More at - treason
Date: 14th century Results
1. an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom)b. ba belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable
2. the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction
3. cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions
I have a horn that I bought at a Barcelona game that I often take down to The Valley. I however use it very selectively: to get people to sing, or to blow a raspberry effect when an opposition player makes a mess of things. I think that those around me appreciate it and someone once complained when I left it at home! I wouldn't dare blow it all game as I know that it would piss people off. I can see some arguments occurring when the England fans get in the stadium.
I saw a French fan with one of these but I don't think we'll see any England fans using them. I think if 5000+ England fans sing then the South Africans might go easier on their horns. I hope so. Of course it also depends if the Americans (+ Algerians / Slovenians) take to them or not.
In addition to Northern European fans' singing I think that it will be a shame if these things replace the Brazilian samba, Cameroon / Nigerian bongo drums etc
Someone said you can get vuvuzela-free coverage on the red button. I'd be very happy with vuvzela-only coverage. Liked the way they got louder after South Africa scored, and then again at the end when they had the chances to win.
[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]its their noise their tradition
Their tradition? Apparently they only started becoming popular in the 90's and only started being mass-produced in 2001!
A tradition doesn't have to go back for years.
tradition| noun
Main Entry: tradition tru-!di-shun
Pronunciation: \ trə-ˈdi-shən \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle Englishtradicioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle Frenchtradicion, from Latin tradition-,traditioaction of handing over, tradition - More at - treason
Date: 14th century Results
1. an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom)b. ba belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable
2. the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction
3. cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions
Professional football in South Africa has been popular for what, 15 years? If something started in the mid 90s and swept the nation by 2001. I'd call it a tradition considering the history the sport in South Africa.
They are annoying, and lend nothing to the atmosphere whatsoever as they are blown continuously throughout the game so just become a background dirge.
England fans knocking 7 bells out of foreigners is traditional - shall we all have a go at that in 2018?
Just because something is "traditional" does not make it a good thing, and I am with Doug on this anyway, it's only been going five minutes, and someone has made a lot of money out of manufacturing them and pushing the myth.
]Vuvuzelas have been controversial. They have been associated with permanent noise-induced hearing loss, a possible safety risk when spectators can't hear evacuation announcements[, potentially spreading colds and flu germs on a greater scale than coughing or shouting. Commentators have described the sound as "annoying" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants," "a deafening swarm of locusts," "a goat on the way to slaughter" and "a giant hive full of very angry bees."[/i]
Not my favourite instrument. If it catches on here, Health and Safety would have to step in, with the backing of the Mainly Wail, an awesome combination .
I turned the sound down but in the end I had to switch off the South Africa match as the constant drone was driving me bats.
[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]so when the world cup goes to brazil next should we ban scantily clad women and the samba beating drumns that will be at every match.
Scantily clad women don't make a the noise of a thousand cars beeping their horns in a traffic jam! & their hooters look better!
[cite aria-level=0 aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]so when the world cup goes to brazil next should we ban scantily clad women and the samba beating drumns that will be at every match.
Scantily clad women don't make a the noise of a thousand cars beeping their horns in a traffic jam! & their hooters look better!
true about their hooters the brazil world cup will find 1000's of fitties that they will keep panning too and we will miss goals
I dont think you can ban them that just sad just have to wait a month and the noise will all be over and just hope they dont get brought into a WC ever again. In other words let us never speak of them again ;-).
In the Confederations cup they were annoying but now the grounds are packed i hate them even more.
[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]so when the world cup goes to brazil next should we ban scantily clad women and the samba beating drumns that will be at every match.
it is the world cup yes youare right AA
but it is an African world cup and if that is how their people wish to watch every match then who are we to say different
dont like it turn the volume down or dont watch it
me i love it and i hope they play it louder and longer
100% agree.
Do people actually want to listen to the ITV commentary?
I can foresee trouble if that happens. If some pillock behind you insists on blowing one of those things in your ear, then you would be perfectly within your rights to insert it into them in some fashion...
[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]its their noise their tradition
Their tradition? Apparently they only started becoming popular in the 90's and only started being mass-produced in 2001!
A tradition doesn't have to go back for years.
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The vuvuzela was introduced to the world as an item synonymous with South African football on 15 May 2004, when it was announced the nation would host the 19th edition of the FIFA World Cup™. Upon confirmation of the decision, South Africa's sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile and then-finance minister Trevor Manuel led the chorus of vuvuzelas in the presence of dignitaries and members of the media from across the globe.
I'm all for them - let South Africa host the tournament in the way they want to. Watching on TV, the hum tends to drift into the background for much of the game anyway.
I find them very irritating but no doubt will get used to them. I agree with those saying that let the hosts hold it the way they want cos if we get the bid for 2018 and those bl00dy foreigners start campaigning for there to be a ban on binge drinking, random violence and hyped- up expectation well they can bugger off.
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Their tradition? Apparently they only started becoming popular in the 90's and only started being mass-produced in 2001!
All for local traditions colous etc, but they just sound shite.
A tradition doesn't have to go back for years.
All for local traditions colous etc, but they just sound shite.[/quote]
Sure they are! I suspect even Millwalls finest may baulk at the machetes and tyre necklaces
tradition | noun
Main Entry: tradition tru-!di-shun
Pronunciation: \ trə-ˈdi-shən \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tradicioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tradicion, from Latin tradition-, traditio action of handing over, tradition - More at - treason
Date: 14th century
Results
1. an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom)b. ba belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable
2. the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction
3. cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions
I wonder if it plays when shoved up your arse? Get one for next season and I suspect we'll fond out
I saw a French fan with one of these but I don't think we'll see any England fans using them. I think if 5000+ England fans sing then the South Africans might go easier on their horns. I hope so. Of course it also depends if the Americans (+ Algerians / Slovenians) take to them or not.
In addition to Northern European fans' singing I think that it will be a shame if these things replace the Brazilian samba, Cameroon / Nigerian bongo drums etc
Professional football in South Africa has been popular for what, 15 years? If something started in the mid 90s and swept the nation by 2001. I'd call it a tradition considering the history the sport in South Africa.
England fans knocking 7 bells out of foreigners is traditional - shall we all have a go at that in 2018?
Just because something is "traditional" does not make it a good thing, and I am with Doug on this anyway, it's only been going five minutes, and someone has made a lot of money out of manufacturing them and pushing the myth.
Not my favourite instrument. If it catches on here, Health and Safety would have to step in, with the backing of the Mainly Wail, an awesome combination .
I turned the sound down but in the end I had to switch off the South Africa match as the constant drone was driving me bats.
it is the world cup yes youare right AA
but it is an African world cup and if that is how their people wish to watch every match then who are we to say different
dont like it turn the volume down or dont watch it
me i love it and i hope they play it louder and longer
Scantily clad women don't make a the noise of a thousand cars beeping their horns in a traffic jam! & their hooters look better!
true about their hooters the brazil world cup will find 1000's of fitties that they will keep panning too and we will miss goals
In the Confederations cup they were annoying but now the grounds are packed i hate them even more.
100% agree.
Do people actually want to listen to the ITV commentary?
WITH persistence and KY Jelly a Vuvuzela can be fully inserted into a South African
Ban it
Anyone with mates out there , ring them and tell them to throw them on pitch.
best comment on there