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81misfit t1_jazs6bx wrote

Jeez in England he would have been torn limb from limb. We have to have separate pubs for home and visitor supporters on match days

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573IAN t1_jb0rjkk wrote

…of which we can all agree is beyond stupid for a sports team.

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81misfit t1_jb0t7fx wrote

100%. It’s certanly mellowed when I was a kid. There’s 2 teams in our city and pubs were either red,blue or no team colours allowed when I was younger

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pipboyover9000 t1_jb1643l wrote

That’s one thing culturally that America does better than 99% of the rest of the world, sportsmanship in regard to visiting fans.

Granted it’s not the same everywhere, if you go to Philly, be expected to get shouted at. But if you’re going to a college football game in a midwestern state, I’ve seen home team fans buy drinks and recommend places to eat for visiting fans, regularly. Allowing other fans in the bars makes it more fun, like they are actually apart of a rivalry and that allows for banter

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UnraveledMnd t1_jb19r1v wrote

Even Philly's bad reputation amongst US sports fandoms is tame compared to sports fandom in the rest of the world.

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finnjakefionnacake t1_jb19drg wrote

that's because it's literally just other people. like other human beings, lol. they're not some eldritch creatures come to kill you and the opposing team. they just are fans of someone else...probably just because they live there.

the idea that anyone has to be outwardly, actually hostile toward anyone because of team affiliation is insane.

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Augen76 t1_jb0rtbj wrote

I know in MLS supporters are separate sections of home and away, but general areas can get smattering of away folks and rarely anything comes of it.

I'm sure there are exceptions, but a lot of people here view sport as fun entertainment rather than tribal.

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Spanks79 t1_jb1ayru wrote

And actually it’s completely stupid. Love that in the USA this is possible.

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runningmurphy t1_jb1lq9z wrote

You guys are as stupid for your sports teams as we are for guns... Well.... Almost as stupid as us.

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