Annoying Buzz at World Cup Games

[Lugnuts]

I'm never overly inspired to watch soccer, but I had some interest in this year's World Cup. Unfortunately, I'm one of those "high sensory" people, and I absolutely can't stand the buzz from those horns. I had to turn off the sound, which further puts a dent in my attention span.

Any thought that this noise might affect TV ratings and/or interest?

 

[JackReacher]

Down in the cafeteria at work this morning, they had the World Cup on the radio. Everyone was looking around wondering where the beehive was. Terrible.

 

[Lugnuts]

OK - so a search of Google News, and it looks like a ban is still being considered.

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Vuvuzelas-might-yet-be-banned-from-World-Cup?urn=sow,247947

 

[imjustagirl]

One can only hope. It makes watching it a terrible chore, and I love watching the WC.

 

[mb]

You'll take my vuvuzela from my cold, dead hands. I think they're great.

 

[The Big Ragu]

I hate the vuvuzelas, but it's interesting, my South African friends are really wondering what the fuss is about. When I complained the first day on facebook, a friend from South Africa wrote something like, "It's an African instrument. The games are being played in Africa. Get over it."

 

[poindexter]

After the Confederations Cup last year, I am used to it. Don't even notice it any more.

 

[RickStain]

Maybe it's just me, but after about 30 seconds of watching it fades into the background and you don't notice anymore.

 

[heyabbott]

I hate the vuvuzelas, but it's interesting, my South African friends are really wondering what the fuss is about. When I complained the first day on facebook, a friend from South Africa wrote something like, "It's an African instrument. The games are being played in Africa. Get over it."

African Instument, Is that like Mr. Oden's Opus?

 

[JR]

There's talk of them being banned.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/article/823153--kelly-the-horn-heard-around-the-world?bn=1

Annoying as hell but for the little I'll watch, don't care one way or the other

 

[MileHigh]

Blatter said today they won't be banned.

 

[John]

I get used to them after a minute or two, but they are unbelievably annoying.

If you're at the games, I'm guessing the only way to not go insane with rage at the noise is to buy one of those damn things and join the crowd. I'd be pissed if a flew halfway around the world to watch the World Cup during my vacation and I had listen to that all game long.

 

[Point of Order]

vuvuzela is a fun word.

 

[Lugnuts]

There is this thing called noise pollution.

I'm guessing FIFA wouldn't allow carbon monoxide to be pumped into stadiums in the name of "cultural identity."

 

[Boom_70]

Hey Luggy show us your vuvuzelas.


Sound has kind of grown on me. It reminds me of the screams you hear in Midnight Express or the yodeling at a downhill ski race. Sound give you one more flavor of a country.

 

[Stoney]

What bugs me is it doesn't seem to have any connection to anything happening on the field.

Doesn't matter if it's good play or bad play, an exciting or boring game, or who is winning, it's just the same endless monotonous drone. I might find the vuvuzelas less annoying if I understood their purpose.

 

[Sic semper tyrannis]

African revenge for the slave trade

 

[YankeeFan]

It's an African instrument.

But it's not an instrument. It's a noisemaker. No better than the dumb things people hand out on New Year's Eve.

 

[Boom_70]

What bugs me is it doesn't seem to have any connection to anything happening on the field.

Doesn't matter if it's good play or bad play, an exciting or boring game, or who is winning, it's just the same endless monotonous drone. I might find the vuvuzelas less annoying if I understood their purpose.

Sound is continuous which says a lot about African lung capacity. No wonder why they are such great marathoners.

 

[BTExpress]

It falls somewhere between "Rock & Roll Part 2" and "Who let the dogs out?" as far as stadium atmosphere I could live without.

"Final Countdown" is the only stadium "anthem" I ever really liked. But I probably would have got sick of it had it been 1/10th as ubiquitous as "da da da da da HEY!"