[Politics] Disheartening behaviour

[ATFC Seagull]

Do you still go to gigs, particularly large venues, famous acts?

Half the audience in the last 10 or 15 years now concentrate on filming on their phone, then rush to download tracks to Instagram. In essence lifestyle boasting.

Wasn’t life simpler pre smart phones? I literally went to dozens of amazing gigs at the Dome or Suite, and some others further afield, with 2,000 punters packed in to have some beers with mates, then to be in awe of the musical idols.

Definitely not jealous of younger folk now unable to live in the moment, absorbing history.

I get so wound up by that in the North Stand in front of me whenever we have a free kick or penalty (or even corner to be honest). People are willing to sacrifice the brilliant moment of your team scoring and the celebrations in order to have a shit video of the goal.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

People want their tinpot 5 minutes of fame on Instagram or the like. Jockeying to be the first poster.

I recall the police saying that they grabbed phones (probably illegally, but who cares) off ********s filming the burning and dying at the Shoreham Air Disaster. People in the newly formed traffic jam rushing over, not to help.

Not just members of the public behaving highly inappropriately. Two probationary police officers were forced to resign for taking a video selfie at the crash scene they were supposed to be guarding

 

[Surrey_Albion]

 

[Chicken Run]

I get so wound up by that in the North Stand in front of me whenever we have a free kick or penalty (or even corner to be honest). People are willing to sacrifice the brilliant moment of your team scoring and the celebrations in order to have a shit video of the goal.

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[Weststander]

I get so wound up by that in the North Stand in front of me whenever we have a free kick or penalty (or even corner to be honest). People are willing to sacrifice the brilliant moment of your team scoring and the celebrations in order to have a shit video of the goal.

I did that once from WSU, Barnes scoring a pen a few years ago, but haven’t done that sort of thing since. I might video a packed Amex before KO, purely for us to admire later, not for social media.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Guilty of the video taking only once, but a great 'once'.

Dead centre, upper tier at Loftus Road for Pocognoli.

Never again.

 

[pearl]

Out of interest, were there any toilets available? - and if not, what alternative provision had been made? No excuse for leaving rubbish behind though.

There are plenty of toilets available now, even extra portable ones

 

[pearl]

Scummers. In fairness, I’ve seen Spaniards in their homeland do exactly the same.

Often over the years including this one, I often spend a little bit of time clearing up litter. Sad perhaps, but satisfying.

I used to go camping quite a bit in France and Spain (when younger), often off the beaten track not on camp sites. The fly tipping was unbelievable, seriously mountains of all sorts of cr*p

 

[Weststander]

I used to go camping quite a bit in France and Spain (when younger), often off the beaten track not on camp sites. The fly tipping was unbelievable, seriously mountains of all sorts of cr*p

I've seen Spanish on their beaches let their plastic bags and a load of other litter blow into the Med, and not give a damn.

They get knocked as too controlling, but nations such as Singapore could teach westerners a thing or two about respect.

 

[Sirnormangall]

I agree with what you're saying, the people leaving rubbish on the beaches will be the same idiots who throw rubbish out of car windows. No respect for anyone or anything.

I really dislike a proportion of my countrymen.

And many of them no doubt think it disgraceful about the amount of plastic waste in our oceans.

 

[Mackenzie]

And many of them no doubt think it disgraceful about the amount of plastic waste in our oceans.

Ive come to the conclusion that they don’t give a shit. Not their problem.

 

[Weststander]

Ive come to the conclusion that they don’t give a shit. Not their problem.

Many people don’t give a damn about wildlife or the environment. Should an article come on the news about a whale or turtle found full of plastic bags, a quick zap of the remote control will ensure that thicko deliberately doesn’t get to know.