Think annoying, loud and irritating and what comes to my mind is the vuvuzelas. I’ve heard so many people say it is a South African World Cup and it is part of their culture, but it’s not just their World Cup
Just want to remind everyone that the World Cup is for everyone, not just for Africans. This includes the billion or so people watching the competition around the world. Personally, I don’t the mind using vuvuzelas in South African matches, but they should be banned when non-African nations are playing.
When I’m watching Australia play Germany and I can’t hear the crowd chant and shout in disgust at an unfair red on Tim Cahill, then I think that is unfair.
When I can’t hear the crowd cheer when New Zealand claim their first point in a World Cup because of an annoying buzzing sound that is destroying the atmosphere of matches, then I think that is unfair.
The whole world hates the vuvuzelas. If South Africa thinks this is doing them any favours, it isn’t. I will never support Africa hosting a World Cup again and I’m sure many fans watching will the feel the same way.
The World Cup is for everyone and it’s a privilege for any nation to host it. The world shouldn’t have to change for South Africa. By all means blow your horns at your own matches if it’s part of your culture.
I think it’s a joke that FIFA can’t say that it’s fine to have the vuvuzelas in matches where African teams are playing but not in games with non-African teams.
It’s not part of French, Australian, Spanish and other cultures, so why have them?
Players hate them, fans hate them, referees hate them and anyone watching hates them.
It’s a privilege to host a World Cup, and if Africa knew that they would ban the horn themselves.
Alders
Guest
haha but complaining is part of our culture Msprint.
Fly on the Wall
Guest
that St G Hitler parody is pure gold - Soward can't even go on the rollercoaster! Marvellous stuff that
Fly on the Wall
Guest
agreed - although Chile played a style of soccer that I would gladly watch, and that's saying something! In fact, their soccer was so attractive I was switching between them and the Origin! The only way I'd watch Italy is with a gun at my head - or unless they were getting thrashed and crying about it as usual.
Beaver fever
Guest
Much like the mexican wave, it helps to relieve the boredom.
Fly on the Wall
Guest
You'd have to be a simpleton - and totally ignorant of others - to enjoy blowing a loud monotone horn for 90 minutes when you are actually supposed to be watching a sporting contest.
JK
Guest
The horns bug me too, but comments like that only make me think of somewhere I would like to put them, and the sun don't shine outta yours!
mspr1nt
Roar Rookie
read up mate. there are just as many aussies and other foreign nationals blowing these "important insignificant pieces of plastic crap". it's totally gone viral, vuvuzela is a celeb.
mspr1nt
Roar Rookie
"lets hope they take their horns back to the townships with them." ? cause all saffers live in townships, of course.
Lee
Guest
Not much worse than the Shocker-roos...
Midfielder
Guest
Das + 1, 000
Midfielder
Guest
LOL on the Hitler... have you seen the one about the St George Choke
Davstar
Guest
To all you vuvuzelas came to South Africa around 2001 from aisa as a cheap quick way to make a $ someone tell me how is a product made in china, that has been around for 9 yrs the sound of Africa? their isnt even any cultural background behind it. So tell me how is a vuvuzela African? its not made in africa, its definatly not part of tradition? As for the people in south Africa 'loving the vuvuzelas' this is for you not everyone can afford to go to South Africa. So they watch it on TV As for you Karl go stuff your self i would support Australia even if they has a bombs going off in the background. The vuvuzelas at non-african matches are just annoying!
josh
Guest
Sorry Karl it is the World's WORLD cup. We are not all tuning in to watch the African Cup of Nations. Talk about arrogance take a look at yourself my friend. You are merely hosting the World Cup - doing a fine job by all means - but that does not make it yours.
Harvey the Scouser
Roar Guru
its crazy that this myth has arisen about them representing some sort of African tradition, about as much tradition as the I-palm once upon a time you could look forward to watching a Brazil game and hearing the travelling samba band going the whole 90 minutes, no more the vuvuzelas have even scared off all the hot babes, this is getting serious!
mspr1nt
Roar Rookie
OK big Kev. As I said below - did you know that the people who are blowing them the loudest and in the most inappropriate manner are the foreigners? we use them at local matches as a cheering instrument - and not loudly constantly and especially towards the end of a tight match. it's a novelty to most overseas people so all they want to to do is paaarp aaarp praaaarp. dare, I say it, the white elitist who have never been to a south african soccer game are also quite new to the paaarping hence all the noise. they've been around at our local matches here since the 90s btw. tell the foreigners to stop being so amused by an insignificant piece of plastic. and then shout at the locals for just doing what we have done for years. PAAAAAAAAAAAARP!
mspr1nt
Roar Rookie
amen, preach it! and frankly saying things like "they've ruined it with the vuvuzelas" and "I won't support the WC until the vuvuzela is banned" please grow up and go whine about something else.
mspr1nt
Roar Rookie
What a ridiculous comment.
mspr1nt
Roar Rookie
Well, if you knew what the majority of South Africans think about Danny Jordaan you wouldn't take this as gospel. *sigh*
big Kev
Guest
there is no cultural or other significance. They are plastic tubes made in Taiwan and have only been part of the football landscape in SA for around 5 years. They are ruining the atmosphere at all grounds - and all countries and players agree.
dasilva
Guest
Did you know that not all local South Africans prefer the vuvuzelas over singing as well. Here is the quote from Danny Jordaan the CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Organising Committee South Africa “I would prefer singing. It’s always been a great generator of a wonderful atmosphere in stadiums and I would try to encourage them to sing. In the days of the struggle (against apartheid) we were singing, all through our history it’s our ability to sing that inspired and drove the emotions.”