Comments on: Booing the Opposition http://www.simpleandloveable.com/booing-the-opposition How to make Simple and Loveable businesses Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:03:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jim http://www.simpleandloveable.com/booing-the-opposition/comment-page-1#comment-7557 Jim Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:15:10 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/?p=987#comment-7557 I was taught at school in Britain to never boo at a rugby game unless someone had done some thing very very bad, and to be silent during penalties and conversions. It was a real shock when I arrived in NZ to hear booing regularly, especially before kicks. I prefer the Brits' manners. BTW; British rugby fans sing too, but Kiwis don't (except the new Kiwi soccer fans). I was taught at school in Britain to never boo at a rugby game unless someone had done some thing very very bad, and to be silent during penalties and conversions. It was a real shock when I arrived in NZ to hear booing regularly, especially before kicks. I prefer the Brits’ manners.

BTW; British rugby fans sing too, but Kiwis don’t (except the new Kiwi soccer fans).

]]> By: stuartm http://www.simpleandloveable.com/booing-the-opposition/comment-page-1#comment-7556 stuartm Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/?p=987#comment-7556 The majority of the booing at yesterday's game was targeted at players who had been diving (especially Ali Abbas) and others who had been unsporting. This was also the case in the last cricket match between the Black Caps and Australia where the crowd were booing Mitchell Johnson for his antics with Scott Styris in the previous match. But Johnson just gave it back to the crowd too, at one point kissing his Australian badge while walking towards the fielders. I'm not saying that booing is OK, but usually it's targeted at players that have irked the crowds, as opposed to the crowds just being arrogant or rude. The majority of the booing at yesterday’s game was targeted at players who had been diving (especially Ali Abbas) and others who had been unsporting. This was also the case in the last cricket match between the Black Caps and Australia where the crowd were booing Mitchell Johnson for his antics with Scott Styris in the previous match. But Johnson just gave it back to the crowd too, at one point kissing his Australian badge while walking towards the fielders.

I’m not saying that booing is OK, but usually it’s targeted at players that have irked the crowds, as opposed to the crowds just being arrogant or rude.

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