And now, some British people being snooty about the Super Bowl
Attention, fellow Brits! You know we invented cricket, right? And sing 'Hey Baby' at football games. We hardly have the moral high ground
Britain. The sporting nation. We love all sports, from tennis to croquet to tennis with a feathery ball. But there’s one sport we can’t abide.
https://twitter.com/wjhughes19/status/562012509801283584
https://twitter.com/Grace_Wilko/status/561883570843975680
Yes, American football. We don’t like the name…
American Football is not 'football'. You guys hardly kick the ball around. You should call it American Soccer or Armored Rugby.
— Aggour (@Psypherize) February 1, 2015
…we don’t understand the rules…
https://twitter.com/joeheenan/status/561964471422574594
…and we really hate British people who pretend to be interested just because the Super Bowl is on.
https://twitter.com/charlvtte/status/561983830366879744
If you like American football there's something wrong with you
— cfc away (@Cfcaway) February 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/Scriblit/status/562027392097849344
https://twitter.com/jackwhitehall/status/562030248867680256
Unlike straightforward British sports (which include terms like ‘hooker’, ‘sticky wicket’ and 'out for a duck') American football sounds ridiculous.
https://twitter.com/Trevornoah/status/562003090464051200
Unlike the Premier League, American football is like, really commercial, yeah?
https://twitter.com/Lord_Sugar/status/561994874946592768
They eat ridiculous food. Not like strawberries, a punnet of cream and barley water. Or prawn sandwiches.
https://twitter.com/ShowbizMillie/status/562030512584556544
Their music choices are baffling. Not like English rugby fans singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. Or footballers coming out to Hey Baby by DJ Otzi.
https://twitter.com/post__nothing/status/562026287565656064
We Brits don’t bother with anything as crass as a halftime show either (although, opening ceremonies are another matter, of course).
https://twitter.com/TSBible/status/562057532588707842
https://twitter.com/piesportsbooze/status/562140029116755968
Nevertheless, Idina Menzel singing the national anthem is enough to inspire traitorous feelings. Sorry, your Majesty...
https://twitter.com/Ecstasy_Swift/status/562030725328019456
...and, much as in history, the Patriots had the last laugh.
All the British people are wearing Patriots jerseys and it's adorable
— Emma Crowley (@E_Crowleyy) February 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/_ScratchNSniff_/status/562047111408017408
This Patriots' Defense is looking shoddier than the British defense of Boston Harbor in 1773
— Tyler Eads (@T_Eads) February 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/joe_morgan/status/562029116422389761
The Patriots will never be better than The Patriot. They beat Seattle. He beat the British. pic.twitter.com/rSX85l0jgc
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) February 2, 2015
Congratulations America, see you next year!
Love,
The British