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<blockquote data-quote="ayase" data-source="post: 536089" data-attributes="member: 183">Interesting question! You know, I did enjoy those World Cup games, but I think the thing I enjoyed most was that I got to watch them with others (in one case, on a train on the laptop of the guy sat next to me with about half the people in the train carriage crowded round - it gave up towards the end and we had to resort to someone else's phone, that's the way to experience a football match). It was that sense of immediate camaraderie that made them enjoyable for me rather than genuinely caring too much about the result. I probably wouldn't have given much of a toss if I'd been watching the matches alone at home. If not pride, I think that at least illustrates that I do think it's is nice to feel a sense of togetherness or belonging in something, whether you get that from your country, your culture, your local community or even chatting sh*t with other people on an anime forum.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ayase, post: 536089, member: 183"] Interesting question! You know, I [I]did[/I] enjoy those World Cup games, but I think the thing I enjoyed most was that I got to watch them with others (in one case, on a train on the laptop of the guy sat next to me with about half the people in the train carriage crowded round - it gave up towards the end and we had to resort to someone else's phone, that's the way to experience a football match). It was that sense of immediate camaraderie that made them enjoyable for me rather than genuinely caring too much about the result. I probably wouldn't have given much of a toss if I'd been watching the matches alone at home. If not pride, I think that at least illustrates that I do think it's is nice to feel a sense of togetherness or belonging in something, whether you get that from your country, your culture, your local community or even chatting sh*t with other people on an anime forum. [/QUOTE]

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