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by Cali Scribe
Americans have been getting a bad rap in the last few years...mostly deservedly. I even heard a travel tip for Americans going abroad: say you're Canadian.
Well, Canadians might not want to be associated with us either; from SI.com:
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- San Jose Sharks fans loudly booed the Canadian national anthem Sunday night before Game 5 of their team's second-round playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers. The vociferous booing started from the opening notes of singer Annmarie Martin's rendition of O Canada. While other fans attempted to drown it out by singing along, the boos were audible until the final notes.
I had the dubious honor of being present at the game -- dubious because the Sharks proceeded to stink up the ice like a skunk on steroids.
Most of the boos seemed to come from the "end zone" areas of the HP Pavilion (the arena where the game was held) -- that would be the area behind the goal net for those unfamiliar with hockey terminology. Those are usually the "cheap seats" -- cheap being a relative term when talking about playoff tickets; the spouse and I were about 3 sections away, same upper level, and our tickets were $42 each (would've been $27 during regular season). There were a few shouts of "shut up assholes", including from yours truly. What made it even more hurtful and pathetic is that many of the Sharks key players are from Canada -- one wonders what they were thinking. The same people who booed "O Canada" seemed to also cheer and hoot and holler throughout "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- I put them in the same ilk as the 101st Fighting Keyboardists, those who are so gung-ho about Bush and America as long as their blood and guts aren't required. I also participate in a hockey message board that's been visited by a large contingent of Edmonton Oiler fans; to their credit, they mostly are able to chalk up this behavior to a relatively small crowd of bastards and not blame Sharks fans, nor the city of San Jose, nor Americans, as a whole.
But while many may chalk it up to hockey rivalry, there are those who will look at this story and just consider it as more evidence against "the Ugly American".
The Ugly American -- Case 5,483 | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
The Ugly American -- Case 5,483 | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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