Originally Posted by
Zanmato
Originally Posted by
Formalhaut
Originally Posted by
Zanmato
Originally Posted by
Fynn
Soccer is bafflingly overhyped. I never saw any appeal in it whatsoever.
Finally! Somebody understands me!
It's rare to hear something like that from Poland since this country is so "patriotic" in such cases...
Is Poland one of those proud countries that take literally every sporting event seriously? Because I know Russia takes smurfing
Eurovision deadly seriously.
Yes, it's one of those!
That's why I'm not proud of my country - they're dead serious in almost every aspect of life (majority of the country, I mean), which is a shame...
Idk, that's kind of a broad generalization. You sure like your stereotypes, Formy
In general, I think patriotism is a good thing and I am happy to be Polish and I like my country in general. However, blind patriotism that leads to nationalism is bad and, sadly, many people here fail to see the distinction. Soccer fans are especially bad about this, and I'm not even talking about the international level - on a local level, fans can get very fierce and disruptive whenever their team is involved in a match with another team. Violence is not uncommon.But overall, like many European countries, a lot of people in Poland are very much into soccer and as a kid that refused to conform to many gender norms, I had a very bad time for not liking or being good at the game. My experience of being bullied because I was bad at it and didn't enjoy it at all was kind of lame. So yeah, you can say that I'm bitter or something, I guess.