Vuvuzela

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A vuvuzela, sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. They require some lip and lung strength to blow and emit a loud monotone like a foghorn or an elephant.[1] A similar instrument (known as corneta in Brazil and other Latin American countries) is used by football (soccer) fans in South America.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela

The reason why I opened up this thread is to know how football/soccer fans in your country react to the "sound of World Cup 2010".

If I look at the discussion here in Germany it seems that fans get pissed more and more... It sounds like a swarm of bees. :mrgreen:

However one does feel like an imperialist who wants to colonize Africa again if one starts to criticize this "essential" (very young) phenomenon of African Football culture.

So how is the sound in the stadiums perceived in your country?
 
It's bloody annoying, is it common with boers also, or is it just the black community that likes to annoy others?
 
I'm absolutely used to it, never give a though about that. Probably because I hear 'cornetas' since I'm a newborn. Don't think its a pain in the ass, really.
 
Eh, 's not that bad. You get used to it, really. And I'm fairly sure it was much worse during the Confederations Cup - I think the broadcasters have found a better sound mix. The biggest problem is that the crowd reaction is dampened.


Besides, it's hardly new. Listen to the noise at the 1972 European Cop Final:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJqPv9soe4o[/youtube]
 
Heinz said:
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You asked me what annoys me about the Vuvuzelas...

For me football is all about emotions and not about a continious swoosh.

I want to hear the fans cheering, singing, murmuring and so on... The sound that I hear in the TV just does not give me enough feedback about the atmosphere in the stadium.

As it seems sport bars throughout Germany turn off the sound during the broadcast. :|
 
Heinz said:
I'm absolutely used to it, never give a though about that. Probably because I hear 'cornetas' since I'm a newborn. Don't think its a pain in the ass, really.
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Are you black?
 
wikipedia said:
White Brazilians make up 49.7% of Brazil's population, or around 93 million people, according to the IBGE's 2008 PNAD (National Research by Sample of Dwellings).[1] Whites are present in the entire territory of Brazil, although the main concentrations are found in the South and Southeastern parts of the country.
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Since I hate soccer in general all this hysterica makes me pretty much pissed. All this false patriotism too, flags on cars everywhere... It's just darn annoying and I don't get used to it...
 
iii said:
I want to hear the fans cheering, singing, murmuring and so on... The sound that I hear in the TV just does not give me enough feedback about the atmosphere in the stadium.
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Seconded. It's like the stadium was invaded by a swarm of giant mosquitoes or something that proceeded to devour all the fans.

The Argentinians where the only ones so far to come close to making their chants heard over the sound of the vuvuzelas, but in the end they, too, failed.

If I'm not mistaken, even the players themselves complained about the vuvuzelas during the Confederations Cup. And rightly so. Doesn't that sound prevent them from hearing each other and receiving the coach's instructions etc?
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I_crD6Oqsw&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaq9YQA0EMM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpXN8BvGp_o&feature=related[/youtube]


:smug:
 
Can't say anything about those soccer horns (since there's like twenty people nationwide that actually watch it), but there's no way that noise is worse than the obnoxious fucking cowbells we have down here.
 
SuAside said:
Don't watch sports on TV.
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Profit.
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nope, no profit :/
people actually buy them and use them. even worse, some stores (fuck you edeka :|) give them away for free

I really really hope Germany fails at the tournament, so this shit is over..otherwise I am going to beat somebody who is using that thing up. Maybe stick it up his..just so he knows how annoying those things can be.
 
http://www.offthepost.info/2010/06/patrice-evra-blames-vuvuzelas-for-frances-0-0-draw-with-uruguay/

Patrice Evra blames vuvuzelas for France’s 0-0 draw with Uruguay

Patrice Evra has become the first player to blame a poor World Cup performance on vuvuzelas. The left-back managed to pack two excuses as to why the droning trumpets were responsible for France’s disappointed 0-0 draw with 10-man Uruguay into a short quote.

He said: “We can’t sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas. People start playing them from 6am. We can’t hear one another out on the pitch because of them.”

Wow, vuvuzela double whammy. We will overlook the fact that it is the same for every team, Patrice.
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


From what I read, UEFA officials are already thinking about banning vuvuzelas from the rest of the tournament. We'll see how this goes.


PS: Slovenia - Algeria is now officially the worst World Cup game so far. I'm struggling not to fall asleep.
 
So wait, there are people who watch a football match with tens of thousands of people in the audience and expect it to be quiet?

I would bet that if we measured the noise at a match of similar proportions in Europe we would get roughly the same level of noise. If fans don't have vuvuzelas they use whistles, airhorns or their voice.

Unless someone blows a vuvuzela in your ear, it's no more annoying than a swarm of mosquitoes.
 
It's one thing to hear the crowd chanting to support their team, and a completely different thing to hear a constant "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" that doesn't EVER stop.

It's like comparing the sound of a loud song to the sound of a heavy drill.
 
fedaykin said:
So wait, there are people who watch a football match with tens of thousands of people in the audience and expect it to be quiet?

I would bet that if we measured the noise at a match of similar proportions in Europe we would get roughly the same level of noise. If fans don't have vuvuzelas they use whistles, airhorns or their voice.

Unless someone blows a vuvuzela in your ear, it's no more annoying than a swarm of mosquitoes.
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If you watched the games on TV, you'd see that the problem is that the constant buzzing of those vuvuzelas drowns out everything else - I'm not sure if it's the sound mix of the broadcasts or what, but even in the loudest games played anywhere else you don't get that constant-drone effect.

And I mean constant. For the whole 90 minutes, it doesn't stop.

It's really quite irritating. I keep expecting some giant monster bee to descend upon the field.
 
That would be cool if a giant monster bee landed on the field. Then the fans and soccer/football/whateverthefuckyoucallit players would have to fight it to the death.
 
fedaykin said:
So wait, there are people who watch a football match with tens of thousands of people in the audience and expect it to be quiet?

I would bet that if we measured the noise at a match of similar proportions in Europe we would get roughly the same level of noise. If fans don't have vuvuzelas they use whistles, airhorns or their voice.
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You must never watch football, because this is nothing like the noise during contemporary football matches outside South Africa.

Look, I don't think this is that annoying. You get used to it, really. But this is not normal for a football match.

Phil the Nuka-Cola Dude said:
Can't say anything about those soccer horns (since there's like twenty people nationwide that actually watch it), but there's no way that noise is worse than the obnoxious fucking cowbells we have down here.
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I watch a lot of American Football, including lots of Buccaneers matches which should cover your locale, and these vuvuzelas are significantly more annoying than what you hear in those matches.

coliphorbs said:
If you watched the games on TV, you'd see that the problem is that the constant buzzing of those vuvuzelas drowns out everything else - I'm not sure if it's the sound mix of the broadcasts or what, but even in the loudest games played anywhere else you don't get that constant-drone effect.
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No, that's the actual sound in the stadium apparently. Constant ~90db drone with spikes to 130db. Some broadcasters try to mix it out as much as possible, others (like the Dutch broadcaster) keep it in under the pretense of atmosphere.

The problem is that a football match without any background noise doesn't feel right at all. This is better than a noise-less match.
 
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