I think it's a failure of communication, rather than comprehension. I took your phrase to mean that lots of people around the world are familiar enough with American football to make a value judgement on how it plays (or doesn't), which would imply a much higher level of global awareness than I think is present.
I thought I made it obvious that I understood your general point by referencing cricket as a similar sport.
Hmmm. I think given the world wide viewing of the SuperBowl any excusing based on the premise that people 'aren't familiar' is unwarranted. I think you misread it and are now squirming like a cricket on a hook.
Well, given that I had no idea that the SuperBowl was televised globally or that anyone other than a few ex-pats and sports afficianados would care to watch, we would both seem to be in error right now.
I think it's a failure of communication, rather than comprehension. I took your phrase to mean that lots of people around the world are familiar enough with American football to make a value judgement on how it plays (or doesn't), which would imply a much higher level of global awareness than I think is present.
I thought I made it obvious that I understood your general point by referencing cricket as a similar sport.
Well, it is common, at least among the people I am familiar with, that many people not in the US have at least a passing familiarity with American sports of baseball and football, even if they don't know them well. And many of these people express that they don't care for these sports, because of all the standing around that goes on with them. There are more minutes of inaction than there are of action, and many sports fans don't particularly like that. So I had this though of what other sports had similar action.
Well, given that I had no idea that the SuperBowl was televised globally or that anyone other than a few ex-pats and sports afficianados would care to watch, we would both seem to be in error right now.
When Chanel 4 (4th UK TV station)started back in the 80s they broadcast American football. It got reasonably popular to watch maybe Darts and Snooker level.
Well, given that I had no idea that the SuperBowl was televised globally or that anyone other than a few ex-pats and sports afficianados would care to watch, we would both seem to be in error right now.
The trick is to stop trying to follow the puck and follow the player with the puck instead. It might sound crazy, but it is serious good advice. It will take about ten seconds for you to realize that the guy with the puck moves entirely differently than everyone else, so even though his stick is obscuring the puck most of the time there will be no doubt in your mind where it is. Then you will start being able to recognize from his movements not only where the puck is but what he is going to try to do with it.
Hmmm. I think given the world wide viewing of the SuperBowl any excusing based on the premise that people 'aren't familiar' is unwarranted. I think you misread it and are now squirming like a cricket on a hook.
Well, given that I had no idea that the SuperBowl was televised globally or that anyone other than a few ex-pats and sports afficianados would care to watch, we would both seem to be in error right now.
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