Wannabe English
I forgot to post about this earlier - when I was at the Oasis show the other night, it really bugged me to see all the people wearing England jerseys, jackets and shirts. I strongly doubt that all those people, like the England-shirt-wearing dude in front of me and Rocket with the wanna-be-David-Beckham mohawk (that was flat on top by the end of the night) are even English! I had to resist the urge to ask random people, "Excuse me, are you English? No? Then why the hell are you wearing that jersey?"
I know the guys in Oasis are from Manchester. I get that. But just because the guys in the band are a certain nationality do we all have to break out the national gear? Do people wear Canadian stuff to a Tragically Hip show? American stuff to any American band's show?
Maybe I'm just overreacting. It wouldn't be the first time. But it still bugs me.
My dad is English, (and still has his English citizenship even after being in Canada for 35 years) and his family takes a lot of pride in their English background, so I'm open to the possibility that I'm being a little snooty about this.
I gotta wholeheartedly disagree. I wear Falcons stuff all the time, but I'm not from Atlanta. I hope that if I ever go to Atlanta I won't be asked to produce proof of residence.
Posted by
QueenieCarly |
8:17 PM
I think sports team jerseys are different. Not every place has a team, and you can be a fan of a team that lives in another place. But a nationality/identity is different. I don't know, I'm still not sure how I feel about this.
Posted by
Bex |
1:21 PM
Those England jerseys are football shirts. National football shirts. Team England. Like World Cup and the Euro.
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/
The English team... Beckham, Owen, Rooney... the list goes on. (Although it looks like they may not make the World Cup. Psst: don't bring that up with your family!)
Posted by
QueenieCarly |
11:15 PM
Dammit, Carly, you have a point. And don't say that crap about England not making it to the World Cup - if my dad hears, we don't know what will happen...
Hey Cassidy, I was talking to a guy at work today and he thought the show was awesome. I was mystified. I do like Oasis' music, but the show sorta sucked, I thought.
Posted by
Bex |
10:44 PM