All I am reading today is from bitter and twisted Americans, bleating on about "cry baby, runny nosed Brits" and "how dare we boo their anthem, bang drums loudly and drink and sing too much"
1. Yes we drink and sing, it is called having a bit of fun and supporting your man. As long as everyone is behaving themslves what is the problem?
2. Booing the anthem is not really defensible, but at the end of the day it is banter, aimed at getting under Mayweathers skin and not anti-american. Get over it
We have been to Vegas, had a great time, supported our boy and coming home saying "he fought like a lion but was beaten by the better man". End of story - get on with your lives.
2007-12-09 06:16:24 · 12 answers · asked by Chavowsky 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
You make a good point and it would be cool to have a cold one with ya. I am ALL American and I hate wussie behavior just like you do. It was a great fight and you are right! Hope you enjoyed the States.
2007-12-09 06:21:42 · answer #1 · answered by blklightz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you man up and actually admit that it was in bad taste, rather than weasel your way out of it by making some lame excuse about it only being friendly banter. I don't really care whether or not you think it's important. It is important to Americans. And you can laugh and make a joke about it all you want. But not when you're in our country as our guests, booing our anthem in front of us.
Americans in the past have booed the Canadian National Anthem at hockey games, usually stemming from rough play earlier in the season.
It was wrong for us to boo their national anthem, and it was wrong for you guys to boo ours. Your countrymen and women showed absolutely no class whatsoever. End of story.
2007-12-09 13:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by AZ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm a Brit and became bowled over on the shortcoming of admire the followers confirmed throughout the time of the yank anthem. It sounded extra like a England Verses Germany soccer tournament that nighttime, and that i became ashamed to assert that those are meant to be followers of boxing. i wanted Hatton to win cos i think of Mayweather comes for the era of too smug for me, and that i dont like absolutely everyone who seems cocky. uncomplicated play to Floyd, the terrific guy gained and he's a sturdy fighter. I nonetheless choose Hatton nevertheless!!!
2016-11-15 00:58:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you feel if Americans booed "God Save the Queen" or "Rule Britania" ?
It is a matter of national identity and pride. Booing the national anthem of any country, is rude, and disrespectful, especially when you are visiting another country.
In my experience the Brits are a drunken rude lot, with little to redeem themselves, they walk around acting all smug and superior, when they are actually crass and boorish.
Grow up and act like a respectful adult, rather than a hooligan or chav.
2007-12-09 07:54:04 · answer #4 · answered by Foggy Idea 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
When you are a guest in any country its an insult to boo their flag, another thing I disliked was at the preveview of the fiight Hatton swore (the F word) on live TV how low is that, but what a great fighter Hatton is, going up a wieght was a mistake, if he sticks to his proper wieght he will lick any fighter in the world, I was rooting for him but it wasn't to be.
2007-12-09 06:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by wuz 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You get football crowds doing the same thing, English ones booing a foreign anthem, it is indefensible and shows how pig ignorant some crowds are
2007-12-09 09:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by Scouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To us, that's considered a very offensive action. In other countries, it might not be, but to people in the US, it is. If you're here, you should respect our ways--and that's one of them.
I may not like the UK, especially after the way its people sold out the Cherokee Nation in the 1700s, but I would never boo God Save the Queen while there. That would be EXTREMELY rude.
2007-12-09 06:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
We are beginning to cross the line in this country. Call it what you want, "smack talk", "banter", we are becoming a country that is all talk and little walk. You see it in sports, where it's beginning to look like a playground fight amoung 8 year-olds.
2007-12-09 06:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by ∞ sky3000 ∞ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Presumably because it's rude and unnecessary. I am ashamed at the changes in the behaviour of the British in my lifetime.
2007-12-09 06:29:35 · answer #9 · answered by resignedtolife 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So what's to say. You have said it all.
2007-12-09 06:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋