Vuvuzela

The Vuvuzela . . .

  • Music to my ears

    Votes: 24 11.5%

  • Hate 'em

    Votes: 144 68.9%

  • They dont really bother me

    Votes: 41 19.6%
  • Total voters
    209
feo said:
Welcome back LancelotSA..:)

Mind telling me when exactly the vuvuzela started being blown in SA at soccer matches?

I'm not into local soccer so I wouldn't know..
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Hi feo, thanks.

It was discussed further up. Sources on the internet state the blowing of horns (kudu and tin vuvuzelas) was popular from the early 90's and were later mass produced in plastic in 2001.
 
LancelotSA said:
Hi feo, thanks.

It was discussed further up. Sources on the internet state the blowing of horns (kudu and tin vuvuzelas) was popular from the early 90's and were later mass produced in plastic in 2001.
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Sorry dude, busy downloading RC1 and it seems I just got capped so only have access to local at the moment.

Anyway, your comment about these "Europeans" coming here and telling us not to blow the vuvuzela isn't gonna win you any supporters on here so you may wanna tone it down a bit. ;) The thing is, the vuvuzela makes a lot of noise (not necessarily a bad thing) but you gotta weigh up the pros of having something unique and distinct from all other World Cups against the cons of it, the obvious one being that the majority of people, both local and international are against it. So for 2010, I take it you're all for keeping the vuvuzela?
 
feo said:
Anyway, your comment about these "Europeans" coming here and telling us not to blow the vuvuzela isn't gonna win you any supporters on here so you may wanna tone it down a bit. ;)
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Now you see that is one problem we have in this country. Everyone always jumps on the race bandwagon. I was making no reference whatsoever to colour. My reference to Europeans was referring to exactly that, people from Europe. If you read my posts you would see I even pointed this out by referring to Spain. Please tell me how I tone it down but still refer to people who come here from Europe?!? People in this country really need to realise that race does not come into every single conversation. Oh, and I am white by the way! ;)

And yes, I think if the vuvuzela gets blown at the 2010 world cup, then so be it.

(And just one final point to clarify the reference to those from Europe, not that it should need to be but this is SA, it was the UK media and players from Spain that I read where complaining about the vuvuzelas in the media)
 
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boramk said:
Hey Lance :) Where you been?

From: Ex-Negative South African
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Hey boram. Been busy with life. Have had no time to spend hours on here defending my country! ha ha

So, should I even ask? Ex because you have run.... I mean emigrated ha ha... or no longer negative? I'm hoping the latter but assuming the former.
 
LancelotSA said:
Now you see that is one problem we have in this country. Everyone always jumps on the race bandwagon. I was making no reference whatsoever to colour. My reference to Europeans was referring to exactly that, people from Europe. If you read my posts you would see I even pointed this out by referring to Spain. Please tell me how I tone it down but still refer to people who come here from Europe?!? People in this country really need to realise that race does not come into every single conversation. Oh, and I am white by the way! ;)

And yes, I think if the vuvuzela gets blown at the 2010 world cup, then so be it.

(And just one final point to clarify the reference to those from Europe, not that it should need to be but this is SA, it was the UK media and players from Spain that I read where complaining about the vuvuzelas in the media)
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Well I know exactly what you meant, I shouldn't have put Europeans in quotes anyway. My bad..

The thing with the vuvuzela is, there's absolutely no rhythm to it. For example, at the Brazil Italy match (I was there) the Brazilian trumpet thing was blown every 10 minutes or so and it's so much more pleasing to the ear than listening to a million vuvus going off constantly. The poor oke in front of me had a mild panic attack bcause the guy behind him kept blowing his vuvu at random times. Also, why is it that the Bloemfontein crowd can show such awesome support without the vuvuzela whereas everywhere else we gotta blow the thing to death until our lungs collapse?
 
LancelotSA said:
Hey boram. Been busy with life. Have had no time to spend hours on here defending my country! ha ha

So, should I even ask? Ex because you have run.... I mean emigrated ha ha... or no longer negative? I'm hoping the latter but assuming the former.
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The latter :o
 
ban vuvuzela's no infact just burn down that factory, people should go to soccer to watch it, not blow on a damn horn the whole time.
 
LancelotSA said:
Should they sing, dance and clap then? Or just sit and watch? ;)
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well the world already thinks that we have animals walking around in our backyards, do you think we should be sending them to watch soccer?
It's deafening inside the stadium, i don't know how people handle it.;)
 
I don't know what all the fuss is about. All over the world there different practices taking place at sports events which merely add to the flavour of performing in that particular country.

In India at cricket matches they detonate those bombs regularly, then light fires in the stands when their team is losing, that's an Indian practice.

In South America the soccer stadiums are a shower with confetti and smoke, that's how they show their excitement.

Not every bodies cup of tea but so be it. For 19 years we been blowing the horn, now all of a sudden there is all this controversary surrounding it? For what? Deal with it like you would any other nuisance or alternatively stay home or alternatively turn off the TV sound and tune into radio commentary..
 
I fk'ng hate it.

2 things why I don't watch SA Soccer:

1. The Vuvuzelas
2. The commentary

Why the FK would I want to watch a game where 2/3's of the time they talk a language I can't understand? Do it in english. Or don't do it at all.

Same with anything else on TV. If it's sport atleast cater for all, don't do it in Afrikaans or any other language unless you have a choice to choose like on DSTV. Just keep it English if there is no damn choice ...

I fk'ng hate SABC so much /cry
 
sandmanm34 said:
I don't know what all the fuss is about. All over the world there different practices taking place at sports events which merely add to the flavour of performing in that particular country.
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That's my view. With all I have said above I have failed to mention that I am not a huge fan of the vuvuzela myself, but who am i to dictate how other people enjoy showing their support and enthusiasm.

As an example, I do not enjoy the non stop noise when watching a cricket match at St George's Park. It's just not cricket to me! :) But who am I to complain and say they must all shut up. And before anyone argues that they play music whereas the vuvuzela is just noise, that is your opinion. Non stop trumpets and a crowd going "wooaaahhh wooah wooah wooah" sounds like noise to my ears, but I live with it.
 
LancelotSA said:
That's my view. With all I have said above I have failed to mention that I am not a huge fan of the vuvuzela myself, but who am i to dictate how other people enjoy showing their support and enthusiasm.

As an example, I do not enjoy the non stop noise when watching a cricket match at St George's Park. It's just not cricket to me! :) But who am I to complain and say they must all shut up. And before anyone argues that they play music whereas the vuvuzela is just noise, that is your opinion. Non stop trumpets and a crowd going "wooaaahhh wooah wooah wooah" sounds like noise to my ears, but I live with it.
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Does that blast statement not concede what you were trying to negate: that the vuvuzela is just noise?
 
LancelotSA said:
Please be so kind as to point out where I said it was the most melodic musical instrument I had ever heard...
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Well I am sorry if your argument is not clear. So you are saying that the noise is crap and you hate it, but we cannot judge as it is some kind of African tradition or custom?
 
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