OK, being a South African, and loving the way this World cup is going down here on my front porch, I think I need to stand up for the irritating noise maker, called the Vuvuzela. Even though I hate the noise it makes, it makes the vibe being at the stadium something else.
I’m an American living in South Africa and it’s nice for the stadium vibe but the blowing of it on the streets gets a bit old. Right before the World Cup my wife and I stayed in a rural area where it was literally the last thing we heard falling asleep and the first thing we heard when we woke up the next morning. You are so right about the vibe it creates though!
I live in Germany and saw a vuvuzela for the first time about 2 weeks before the world cup began. This young kid kept blowing on it over and over at the park.
I wondered why anybody would invent such an annoying contraption. I wanted to grab it from him and hand him a harp. How ironic
Just to post something in entirly the opposite spirit, I loved what my good freind barry had to say about the vuvu’s from over there. (He headed over to SA from england with about 100+ christian footy fans to build home’s and coach soccer camps for orphans check out the great work at http://www.lionsraw.org/ )
Anyway I loved his tweet about 3 weeks ago
Bethel76: #
# Vuvuzelas: the celebration sounds of those invited to a feast without deserving to be there, just like when I go 2 church. A worship sound!!
That is really funny. When I watched the first soccer match televised at the world cup I had no idea what the horrible background noise. So, I of course Googled it. Can you imagine being at a sporting event and having someone with a Vuvuzela sitting next to you? I think I would probably mess up my witness in a big way.
I have nothing against the vuvuzelas, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. But they sound like the buzz of a million bees on ESPN, and I can hear them even after I turn the TV off…that’s gotta be bad for my ears
So I’m late but had to comment! I am a South African. And PROUD. What the World Cup has done for us is nothing short of a miracle. We came together in 1994 for the Rugby World Cup and things changed as a result. And we’ve done it again for the Soccer – and half the fun in the coming together is thanks to the vuvu. This horn is SO much more than our national instrument at the moment. It represents unity and that’s the magic we need to take SA to the next level. Was in the USA last week (with my vuvu) and I NEVER imagined I’d get stopped SO many times – asked to blow it – and then asked if they could have it – or where I got it cause they wanted one. Nuff said!
RAIN IT DOWN
OK, being a South African, and loving the way this World cup is going down here on my front porch, I think I need to stand up for the irritating noise maker, called the Vuvuzela. Even though I hate the noise it makes, it makes the vibe being at the stadium something else.
I’m an American living in South Africa and it’s nice for the stadium vibe but the blowing of it on the streets gets a bit old. Right before the World Cup my wife and I stayed in a rural area where it was literally the last thing we heard falling asleep and the first thing we heard when we woke up the next morning. You are so right about the vibe it creates though!
ha ha ha
also a South African
but I wonder how much loader it is than being a Formula 1 spectator.
As an Englishman I’m proud of the way our fans outsang and outplayed Satan’s horn section. Shame about the team…
(Preface: I’m an American and I live in Germany)
I could here the cheers throughout the neighborhood as Germany won like 55 to 1.
Seriously, sorry to hear about the loss. Now we can both go lick our wounds
Haw haw haw haw haw!
I live in Germany and saw a vuvuzela for the first time about 2 weeks before the world cup began. This young kid kept blowing on it over and over at the park.
I wondered why anybody would invent such an annoying contraption. I wanted to grab it from him and hand him a harp. How ironic
Just to post something in entirly the opposite spirit, I loved what my good freind barry had to say about the vuvu’s from over there. (He headed over to SA from england with about 100+ christian footy fans to build home’s and coach soccer camps for orphans check out the great work at http://www.lionsraw.org/ )
Anyway I loved his tweet about 3 weeks ago
Bethel76: #
# Vuvuzelas: the celebration sounds of those invited to a feast without deserving to be there, just like when I go 2 church. A worship sound!!
Love it – actually have the original with the accordion posted on my office wall. Somehow the Vuvuzela seems more appropriate right now
That is really funny. When I watched the first soccer match televised at the world cup I had no idea what the horrible background noise. So, I of course Googled it. Can you imagine being at a sporting event and having someone with a Vuvuzela sitting next to you? I think I would probably mess up my witness in a big way.
As a foreigner in America…
I have nothing against the vuvuzelas, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. But they sound like the buzz of a million bees on ESPN, and I can hear them even after I turn the TV off…that’s gotta be bad for my ears
NOW I KNOW WHY SATAN’S DEAF!!!
So I’m late but had to comment! I am a South African. And PROUD. What the World Cup has done for us is nothing short of a miracle. We came together in 1994 for the Rugby World Cup and things changed as a result. And we’ve done it again for the Soccer – and half the fun in the coming together is thanks to the vuvu. This horn is SO much more than our national instrument at the moment.
It represents unity and that’s the magic we need to take SA to the next level. Was in the USA last week (with my vuvu) and I NEVER imagined I’d get stopped SO many times – asked to blow it – and then asked if they could have it – or where I got it cause they wanted one. Nuff said!