A question for non-Americans!

[MaVeN1337]

I'm from the USA, And here are my views on football, or sports in general.

Why would I sit on my ass watching a bunch of over paid undereducated morons run around on a field? What do people get out of watching football? And why do people care so much about the "Statistics" it's pathetic.

 

[Sylare]

i hate it and i live in the US

 

[Ailia]

I don't want to watch it but it seems everything is against me. :| Here in Canada, it's mostly taken over the channels, and my dad's a sports fan, so I'll probably end up watching some of it.

 

[AWAR]

What is a superbowl? Sounds like a really bad salad making kitchen utility thing they sell on TV.
Then again I don't watch any sports, I'd rather spend my time playing a game or eating or masturbating studying. Some sport games are pretty fun though.

 

[Josdeb]

I'm from Australia.

Not only have I never seen an American Football game, I don't know the rules or teams.
Hell, I don't even watch Australian sports.

So no, I couldn't care less

Oh, the only Superbowl-related activities I am interested in is watching the Superbowl episode of Glee.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

I've just turned it on behind me and I like to think I'm interested, but I'm not. I don't understand the rules or know who I want to win. I'll see how it goes from here, but it won't be on for long.

EDIT: Fuck it, Rugby highlights are on. Now that's a sport I can enjoy.

 

[jumb]

I started watching it but got bored.

It's hard to really care about when you have no motivation. If I were a richer man, I'd put $100 on one of the teams (Packers, imo) and then I'd be more interested.

 

[Josdeb]

maybe if the super bowl was a real sport. like one that was played and finished in under 3 hours and the players werent covered in wussy armour from head to toe it might be worth watching

call this man a wussy to his face

go ahead I mean he wears pads so he can't be that tough right?

I'm sure he isn't, but here in Australia our contact footballers don't wear any form of protection other than a mouthguard, and presumably, a cup.
Just sayin'

It's a different sport of course, but it still involves tackling, piling on top of each other and the occassional brawl.

 

[kshao]

I'm a Canadian who has lived in the US for about 7 years. I've spent most of my teenage years in the East Coast, and for me, I've never been interested in football. In fact, I've never been interested in sports in general. I liked soccer because it's really just running around. I've liked floor hockey, but not sure if that was instilled in me when I was a child.

But to answer the question you seem to be asking but didn't really get across, yes, there are people outside the US who enjoy the Super Bowl. It's like asking if someone in North America likes japanese cartoons and comics. What are the chances that someone would read that? Oh wait. For every sport you will find at least 1 person who likes or is interested in it outside of the country it seems focused on. Odds are, a guy who likes football will probably eventually end up watching the Super Bowl. Except Europe, where football is soccer.

 

[TheRobotandtheBeast]

Rugby World Cup FTW. (says person who doesn't actually care, its just that it's being held in his country this year)

 

[Tibike77]

Other than some glimpses of "American Football" (a.k.a. spectaculared-up rugby for all non-USians) in Hollywood movies (and quite a few of them, at least as far as my taste is concerned), which by the way did absolutely nothing to endear the sport to me (much like baseball movies haven't made that sport even remotely interesting to me either), I've never actually seen even a single match (or is it called "a game"?) and don't really plan to see one in the future unless forced by some extremely convoluted and highly unlikely circumstances.
The only somewhat interesting sport citizens of the USA are supposed to be watching that appeals to me somewhat is basketball.
Then again, the popular pasttime of Europeans, football (a.k.a. "soccer" for USA dwellers) doesn't do much for me either. And neither does rugby. I'm not a fan of sports, period.

TL;DR : no, I'm not going to watch the SuperBowl.

 

[Zizzousa]

I'm really not going to ever get into this game unless they do something about the stopping. every. thirty. seconds. I'm thinking the stopping is kinda essential to the game but it disrupts shit like mental.

 

[GBlair88]

No I'm not.

Thank you for asking.

 

[Outright Villainy]

I'll respond with a question: Are YOU watching the Hurling final?

I'm not even watching the hurling final!

Feckin' Gaa...

[sub]I like hitting a sliotar around a field though.[/sub]

 

[Lonely Swordsman]

Second most boring sport I can think of, though baseball is still far worse.

 

[Wicky_42]

The clue's in the name - AMERICAN football I barely even follow my own country in World Cup, so the chance of following some American sporting contest is pretty damn slim, lol.

 

[darkman80723]

when I attended college in the US I went to their football games and admit that I enjoyed the game, but not enough to continue watching.

 

[Tom Phoenix]

Super Bowl? What's that? A super-sized dish?

Just kidding. But really, I have no interest in American Football (although, to be honest, I always thought it should have been named "American Rugby"). Although, frankly, I have no interest in sports in general. At best, I, on a very, very rare ocassion, watch a football (or soccer, as people in the US like to call it) match.

 

[dslatch]

In Canada and planning on it wait a minute i'm not planning on it i'm just waiting for the game to start again. just watching it for the spectacle and because i got 20 bucks on it GO STEELERS... your only trailing by 11 really should have read up on the teams season plus hockey is where all the real men are no skin tight brightly colored uniforms for them... go Maple Leafs *sigh*

 

[Zizzousa]

Also, that Fergie woman REALLY can't sing...whoa.