Maradona loses it

[Vasconcelos]

Germany always gets to the semis or finals and sometimes win , that's why Svanhild , who knows this , always says if in her sentences pro Germany.

You didn't get it, it was a joke about Gary Lineker's famous quote.

"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."




Oh, and ignore South-Europe hating quotes, it just proves people's ignorance.

[Lars]

Idiot, what does "spanish/portugese teams mean" ?? There is only 1 spanish team (Spain) and only 1 portuguese team. (Portugal). This thread is about Argentina, which is not spanish nor portuguese. Get your fucking facts straight

I was obviously wrong about the fury thing.

I meant that South America is heavily influenced, both culturally and genetic, as a result of the Spanish and Portuguese colonization. That was why, I wrote Spanish and Portuguese teams because I meant Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and somewhat Brazil (which has the highest percentage of other ethnicities) because I think those teams/people are very similar to their colonizers. That is a common thought in my area of the world, but I guess your opinion differs?

[Ibericus]

I was obviously wrong about the fury thing.

I meant that South America is heavily influenced, both culturally and genetic, as a result of the Spanish and Portuguese colonization. That was why, I wrote Spanish and Portuguese teams because I meant Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and somewhat Brazil (which has the highest percentage of other ethnicities) because I think those teams/people are very similar their colonizers. What is a common thought in my area of the world, but I guess your opinion differs?

Yeah, EXTREMELY similar . Fuck off

[RoyBatty]

That's very stereotypical of you. Southern Europeans are no more emotional (save for Spanish women ) than Northern Europeans. We don't rage all the time, we're actually calm, very calm in fact unless something so outrageous happens then we're pretty vocal about it (which is often better than Western Europeans who tend to take those events up their ass).
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I'm not claiming Southern Euros rage all the time and it's not stereotypical of "the way I think about Southern Euros" although I do stand by what I wrote. In any case, I'm more Southern (not to mention African) than pretty much everybody else on this forum.

That little trivia came from business psychology courses I did which are designed to train Company Employees how to cope with business partners and customers from different geographical regions and cultural backgrounds in order to facilitate smoother relations, reduce the potential for conflict and to give the employee an advantage when it came to dealing with people.

I don't necessarily believe everything I'm taught or believe everything I read but I've not come across compelling evidence which refutes what I was taught in this part of the course.

As far as I'm concerned it's FACT that Northern Europeans, Finns and Japanese are regarded to have "cooler" and more reserved personalities than Southern Europeans. It doesn't mean that ALL Northern Euros are "colder" and ALL Southern Euros are more "temperamental" but on average most fit with these somewhat stereotypical descriptions.

Even though one should remain sceptical of stereotypes there are often a grain of truth to them.

[Jarl]

As far as I'm concerned it's FACT that Northern Europeans, Finns and Japanese

Are you trying to reveal some steady gradient here?

[Vasconcelos]

As in claiming Finns are a mix of Japs and Nordics?

no offense, ofc

[Sahson]

Sookie thank you for some mild entertainment, however spanish speaking countries are completely different to Spain. Spain is more civilized then any latin americas

[Liffrea]

Originally Posted by RoyBatty
Even though one should remain sceptical of stereotypes there are often a grain of truth to them.

I think it can depend on the era and the social mores. In the 18th century English gentlemen were expected to display emotion and to cry at any display of emotional content (particularly the arts). It wasn’t until the beginning of the Victorian period that the stiff upper lip came to the fore, in direct contest with excessive emotional display and a sense of false modesty and decorum (of course the emotional outbursts of an 18th century aristocrat to a poem were also false by and large).

Today we are going back the other way, emotional displays are, once again, tolerated. Temperamentally I’m unemotional, I don’t like and cannot handle excessive emotion (particularly in men), I’m not sure it is a cultural thing my brother is the opposite cries like a child.

[Agrippa]

It's a shame the man who has entertained us all over the last few weeks with his exuberance and delightful antics had to get involved in something like this.

His reaction was entertaining too and nobody got harmed, so...

After all, nobody likes to lose and get mocked afterwards, probably some fans were not controlled neither - this was not just a loss, it was a horrible defeat and shame for the trainer, so.

People often expect from prominent individuals something which they themselves never practise...

And yes, certain people are more prone to stronger reactions, because they are not being upraised in a Protestant influenced, socially disciplined environment in which emotions and feelings are suppressed as much.

This has good and bad aspects, like clans and strictly patriarchal societies too. It's not just "black & white" and I think, the ideal would be often somewhere in the middle, moderation without neglection and the possible use of strong feelings if it can be advantrageous.

But right now I have a hard time thinking about which people come closest to a moderate expression which would be ideal...

His daughter looks nice - wondered how his daughters look, because one can just hope they don't go after the father with their appearance

[Amapola]

Sookie thank you for some mild entertainment, however spanish speaking countries are completely different to Spain. Spain is more civilized then any latin americas

I honestly think that the problem for countries like Argentina and Brasil is that they think of football as something else than a sport/game. They see it as almost one of the most important national pride, and many emotions actually depend on it.