I had decided well before it all kicked off (ahem) that I wouldn’t be watching the World Cup matches this year. In fact, I could have told you that this time last year. It’s not that I despise my country, it’s not that want to bring down popular culture, I just have absolutely no interest in football. However, much to my disappointment, the footie is somewhat unavoidable. It’s on the news. It’s in my RSS feeds. It’s being talked about in church during communion. And it’s on Twitter.
On that note, I was mildly amused (and at the same time mildly annoyed) by a couple of friends giving a running commentary on Twitter as the most recent England match was being played. I wondered who exactly those tweets were for the benefit of. If I had actually been interested in the football, I would have been watching, and wouldn’t have needed the commentary. As it is, I chose not to watch the football, because I’m not interested. So you give me a running commentary anyway. Is there no escape??
As it happens, my natural tendency to shun all popular sports stems from years of denial, conscious and sub-conscious decisions not to follow the crowd, and embarrassment.
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