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Whats it to do with me and why should I feel proud?

TheCatWoman

Lots of sport on telly right now, as many of you probably already know, i don't like sport or really understand it and I dislike and don't understand competitiveness. But why am I expected to care when someone wins something, and the only thing we have in common is country of birth?

I didn't ask them to do it,

It makes no difference to my life if they win something,

Would they be proud of me for doing something well, I make really good mashed potato, but I don't think anyones going to give me a trophy and thousands in prize money, nor would I expect them too? Then they want me to do it all over again and keep doing it year after year until I "retire" usually due to age or injury? It makes no sense!

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  • I enjoy watching Wimbledon and I find the rhythm and sound of the balls being hit over the net soothing.

    I don’t know who is expecting you to care about someone winning in any sport or to be proud of the winner(s), and you should be respected for not understanding competitiveness (assuming that you don’t really desire understanding), as we all have things that we like and dislike, and understand and don’t understand.  

    I know some people would never cope with academia or researching things online. Sport is just a different thing that people do and enjoy, while competition gives some people an incentive to become the best at their sport. 

    I don’t like football and avoid seeing anything of it, but I have noticed that after a big European or World win, there seems to be much joy and pride by fans, politicians and lots of individuals of the winning country. On the negative side, some individuals have politicised losses and wins by using the result to boost their sense of superiority or use it for propaganda. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I was told that I was being unpatriotic by not supporting our national teams and olympians, this continues to confuse me and when I'm confused and don't understand something I tend to keep asking in the hope that I will get an answer I understand.

    If there were international potato mashing contests I wouldn't enter, I don't like being surrounded by competitive people and anyway what some people call mash I think is a puree, mash is thick and can be dolloped, puree is thinner and can be piped.

    I think not understanding and avoiding competition and competitiveness is something that many people don't understand and get really cross about, especially when they ask me to just play without any winning or losing pressure and I win, then they get upset because they lost to an uncompetitive newcomer.

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  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I was told that I was being unpatriotic by not supporting our national teams and olympians, this continues to confuse me and when I'm confused and don't understand something I tend to keep asking in the hope that I will get an answer I understand.

    If there were international potato mashing contests I wouldn't enter, I don't like being surrounded by competitive people and anyway what some people call mash I think is a puree, mash is thick and can be dolloped, puree is thinner and can be piped.

    I think not understanding and avoiding competition and competitiveness is something that many people don't understand and get really cross about, especially when they ask me to just play without any winning or losing pressure and I win, then they get upset because they lost to an uncompetitive newcomer.

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