The Large One
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I think the comparison he is making - although in a slightly roundabout way - is it's no more acceptable to insult someone on grounds of nationality than it is to insult them on their skin colour.
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Booing The German National Anthem. Woudya?
- Thread starter paulsmithscarf
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You're missing the point. For quite a few other nations it IS 'part of the banter'. The two ARE comparable. Some people get very offended when they hear their nation being dissed - there's enough neanderthals who flare up if anyone mocks England.
I think both forms of behaviour are 'unaccpetable' and gathering from the comments on this thread there are a few others who feel the same as me - and sadly a load who don't. Seems to be the thicker ones though (on the whole).
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
I wouldn't feel insulted if we played France or Germany away and our anthem got booed.
I wouldn't do it myself these days - but I wouldn't be upset if the away section at Wembley did it.
It is not respectful - but is isn't anything to get knickers in a twist about.
I wouldn't do it myself these days - but I wouldn't be upset if the away section at Wembley did it.
It is not respectful - but is isn't anything to get knickers in a twist about.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
There is no comparison.
Storer68
New member
well only idiots go and watch england nowadays, so i suppose we shouldn't be surprised when they shame their country as they do with nauseating regulalarity
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Not so long ago? 20 years?
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Of course it is only idiots.
spot on
the earlier comment about the fact it might offend some people......f*** sake , they need to get a grip if it badly offends
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
Yes it is going to happen tonight, but I would never ever consider booing anyone national athem. I think it is dreadful, this kind of thing is totally disgraceful and should be an banning offence to anyone who starts the booing.
I don't know why so many people on here have such a problem with a bit of booing. Yes it is a bit rude and it is un-PC. So what? It's just a bit of fun. Stop taking everything so seriously. I would boo a national anthem. Just like I would boo a P*lace song. It's not going to kill anyone!
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Captain Haddock
New member
None at all. Germans are generally nice, decent people and far removed from the Nazi era that not doubt informs this booing nonsense. Palace, on the other hand.....
...it's the 'national anthem' but not the England anthem. Would think perpetrators small-minded, childish and pathetic (so not bothered) but can't speak for others.
unnameable
New member
We should boo our anthem and sing the version by the Sex Pistols instead. (Thirty years after the Summer Of Punk, and bugger all has changed.)
Robot Chicken
Seriously?
Booing their anthem might have the effect of winding them up. We should do the exact opposite and applaud them. Turn it into a cauldron of love.
Then bite off their heads and shit down their necks. Lull 'em into a false sense of security and stuff.
That's what *I* would do.
Then bite off their heads and shit down their necks. Lull 'em into a false sense of security and stuff.
That's what *I* would do.
Soul Finger
Well-known member
- May 12, 2004
- 2,265
Anthems shouldn't be booed, it's rude.
As for watching a bunch of overpaid primadonnas play Germany in a completely meaningless friendly. f*** that with a capital 'F'.
As for watching a bunch of overpaid primadonnas play Germany in a completely meaningless friendly. f*** that with a capital 'F'.
Storer68
New member
i don't bpoo it, but i certainly don't sing it and I unequivicolly REFUSE to stand to attention whilst it is being played.
After all, how many of you sing songs of praise to your employer............
After all, how many of you sing songs of praise to your employer............
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Has anyone bothered wondering whats the POINT of playing the National Anthems before games anyway, or is it just me ? You invariably get some embarrassing, jowel-wobbling operatic freakshow performing a tedious, dreary DIRGE that drags on and on, while the camera drifts along the two squads of players giving us all a super-close-up widescreen panoramic view of the inside of their nostrils.
All we want to do is get the frigging GAME started. We KNOW who we;re playing ffs, so just skip the crap and get on with it so we can all get bored out of our skulls for the next two hours before f***ing off on the tube so we can begin trying to work out why we even BOTHERED in the first place.
Oh, and get rid of those pointless ugly KIDS as well while we;re at it. We need to do away with all this pomp and pagentry crap and strip it down to what it is we;re THERE for - a game of bloody football.
Christ.
All we want to do is get the frigging GAME started. We KNOW who we;re playing ffs, so just skip the crap and get on with it so we can all get bored out of our skulls for the next two hours before f***ing off on the tube so we can begin trying to work out why we even BOTHERED in the first place.
Oh, and get rid of those pointless ugly KIDS as well while we;re at it. We need to do away with all this pomp and pagentry crap and strip it down to what it is we;re THERE for - a game of bloody football.
Christ.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Oh do SHUT UP Icy
