What Do You Hate?

[Watling the Gnome]

People who don't clap or join in with sporting celebrations (e.g. when we score goals) because they're too busy filming the spectacle on their latest iPhone 9.3 (with "invisibility" and "infinite-lives" add-ons) so they can show everyone "they were there" as part of this current self-obsessed and narcissistic culture which is fed by social media and the accompanying belief that all our lives are both important and meaningful when it's just a cultural mindf*ck in order to sell product, especially technical products.  Marketing is the worst thing that ever happened to the Internet, frankly, and this poisonous drive for us all to "make our lives meaningful and real" by posting stuff online really really vexes me.

Yeah, I know, I'm posting stuff online.  But I clap and cheer the goals.

 

[Canaryboy]

People who don't clap or join in with sporting celebrations (e.g. when we score goals) because they're too busy filming the spectacle on their latest iPhone 9.3 (with "invisibility" and "infinite-lives" add-ons) so they can show everyone "they were there" as part of this current self-obsessed and narcissistic culture which is fed by social media and the accompanying belief that all our lives are both important and meaningful when it's just a cultural mindf*ck in order to sell product, especially technical products.  Marketing is the worst thing that ever happened to the Internet, frankly, and this poisonous drive for us all to "make our lives meaningful and real" by posting stuff online really really vexes me.

Yeah, I know, I'm posting stuff online.  But I clap and cheer the goals.

Same thing is ruining gigs and festivals and culture in general. 

I've refused to get an iPhone or similar smartphone, I've got a 4 year old Blackberry Curve, just about keeps me sufficiently wired up to check important emails and has internet sufficient for emergencies (e.g. directions) but too impractical to sit there on the internet for an hour in a restaurant.  

I've got an Android tablet to keep track of some online stuff if I'm on holiday (which I leave in the hotel room). Refuse to become one of these zombie's who walk around looking towards the floor. 

 

[ncfcvet]

The attitude of several posters on another well known forum

 

[Branston Pickle]

I'm with others who hate this 'we must film everything' and/or taking photos of and tweeting about anything and everything....there's a time and place for these things and imo 24/7 isn't it, which I guess puts me at odds with much of the current generation!

 

[CanaryNath]

Tottenham fans. They are worse than Liverpool fans, worse even than Leeds fans, and that's saying something. 

 

[Paul Handscombe]

People that are so blinded by rose tinted glasses that even when the decision against their team is stonewall, they scream rant and rave that it's wrong (and that includes people that sit near me at games as well)

 

[BarclayBoy88]

People that are so blinded by rose tinted glasses that even when the decision against their team is stonewall, they scream rant and rave that it's wrong (and that includes people that sit near me at games as well)

+1 to this! Possibly the most annoying fans at any game in any sport

 

[splutcho]

Yeah that irritates me too. That said, the standard of refereeing tends to be so poor that if enough people make noise, he'll give it. So maybe that's their thinking.

 

[Paul Handscombe]

We have a bloke at the top of the N&P who is classic for this, he will be quiet all game and when a decision goes against us that is quite major doesn't matter whether it's just or not he stands up and goes all red bellowing.

I'm the first to shout and swear at a bad decision but this is every one

 

[Andy]

The "Standing Martyrs" at away games. This isn't about safe standing or the pros & cons of standing v sitting, it's the idiots who, when everyone else has sat down behind, insist on defending their fundamental human right to stand. I've got no problem with fans who stand at the back or standing when everyone else is but when one or two insist on standing at the front...

I'm all for positive action but standing up and making a complete twunt of yourself is hardly in the Rosa Parks league of civil disobedience.

 

[skijumptoes]

As much as i hate the iFilm everything brigade, i've got to say it is nice if you've come back from a gig and wanted to watch a highlight and it's sat there on youtube.  Remember watching Enter Shikari at Norwich UEA and they had these paper cannons that went off mid set and it was amazing, totally filled the place.  Was trying to explain it to a mate and was quite handy being able to bring the video up.  

But lets' be honest, no matter how much you film it never really captures that sense and sometimes maybe it's best left as a memory, cause you can't enjoy the occasion if you've one eye on capturing it.

 

[Safri15]

Mainly people bringing young kids to games then moaning about language. If you are willing to take a child to a game, be prepared for them to hear a few expletives!

 

[Killiecanary]

Agree with you within reason. Some language isn't acceptable for me to listen to (I don't mean individual words, although the obvious one is unpleasant) but more the type of people who use foul language like others use punctuation! ( effin this and effin that interspersed between every word) that does irritate me. Surely the point of extreme language is its rarity value for emphasis?

I've been taking my young son to CR since he was 5. He hears bad language and knows it is part and parcel of the foot, but equally understands that he isn't to use it. I have almost managed to avoid swearing although I did snap once with Joey Barton. My son then told me off for using the f and b words much to the amusement of our Barclay neighbours!

Next difficult question is when I am supposed to accept the occasional word coming from his lips? And how do I keep it from his mum??