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Message: [QUOTE="Scumbag, post: 2308871, member: 7738"] No I can't say it does. To me it just blends in to the entire spectacle. I just concentrate on the football as I do usually and there's no difference. Granted though, the first time I head them during a Confederations Cup game last year I think it was, it was a little bit different as an experience, but it never bothered me. I was just glad that the people of South Africa during that tournament were enjoying their football and having a good time in the stands. It showed me that the country cared enough to be a presence and have a good time. You could see it on their faces. It showed that the passion was there to hold the upcoming World Cup. There's been numerous documentary pieces that I've watched on television which have highlighted the significance of the Vuvzela to South African football fans. Regardless of whether the horn isn't a South African specific "invention", the combined sound of a stadium of Vuvuzelas seems to connect with the South African people in a positive way. To them it apparently represents a herd of wild elephant, which is a culturally significant species to the South Africans. Also, it's been widely reported that it has connected with the South African players as a positive sounding influence It can be debated that because it seems that only the South African plkayers and people connect with it and seemingly aren't irritated to it, that the use of such horns could be restricted to games only involving South Africa. I'm only speaking of my particular views towards it. I can't speak towards the rest of the world's (who seem to dislike it) I'm fine with it because I respect all cultures of the Earth. If it works for them, then that's awesome in my book. I find adapting to it easy. Here's a hypothetical question: If the Didgieridoo wasn't so sacredly guarded by the Aboriginal people and the Australian people connected with it insanely, would you blow it at aan Australian World Cup, or would you worry too much as to whether it was annoying others globally who weren't used to the sound and who could become annoyed with it? [/QUOTE]

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