is it wrong that I don't care at all about the olympics?

[IceBergSLiM]

yes or no

 

[gamepad]

no

 

[Electric Amish]

No.

I don't either.

 

[mugs]

Repost

 

[sjwaste]

Nope.

 

[ArizonaSteve]

Couldn't care less this time round. And I've always watched the Olympics in the past. I think the fact that it's being held in China has something to do with my apathy.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I don't care that you don't care.

 

[OdiN]

I don't care that you don't care that he doesn't care.

 

[oddyager]

Nope.

 

[BoomerD]

Nope. I couldn't care less about the Olympics this time around either.

 

[rocadelpunk]

No. We're inundated with sporting events and for the most part see the athletes we care about on a consistent basis. I am not a fan of swimming/gynmastics/track & field, but the reasons I watch are for the sob/special stories.

As far as I know the U.S. has been at the top if not #1 in medals for quite a while. Always winning somewhat undermines nationalistic pride as we just expect to always win, so we only perk our noses up when we lose. This is in contrast with some country who wins 5 medals, that's huge for them and their country...they are heroes.

Michael Phelps was the last olympics (and probably this one), but how many americans would recognize his face?

Even those extraordinary stories are forgotten and replaced in 4 yrs.

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I think that americans would need the olympics if the country lost its pride...something akin to a horrible war, gas rationing or an economic depression. For us, it is important when we need something uplifting in our lives. If you don't need any uplifting, then you probably don't care at all.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: mugs
Repost

This.

Oh and nobody cares that you don't care.

KT

 

[Chryso]

Yes

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: Chryso
Yes

ok as the only person who has said yes I must ask why.

 

[RESmonkey]

No. I just recently got interested in the Olympics and will watch it for the first time, really.

 

[Svnla]

I don't really care for it. I may watch a handful of events but that's it.

On the other hand, can't wait for football season <HS, College, and Pro>, only a month or so away.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
No. We're inundated with sporting events and for the most part see the athletes we care about on a consistent basis. I am not a fan of swimming/gynmastics/track & field, but the reasons I watch are for the sob/special stories.

As far as I know the U.S. has been at the top if not #1 in medals for quite a while. Always winning somewhat undermines nationalistic pride as we just expect to always win, so we only perk our noses up when we lose. This is in contrast with some country who wins 5 medals, that's huge for them and their country...they are heroes.

Michael Phelps was the last olympics (and probably this one), but how many americans would recognize his face?

Even those extraordinary stories are forgotten and replaced in 4 yrs.

---

I think that americans would need the olympics if the country lost its pride...something akin to a horrible war, gas rationing or an economic depression. For us, it is important when we need something uplifting in our lives. If you don't need any uplifting, then you probably don't care at all.

We may be #1 in medals after the Olympics, but who know where we'll be after all of the future admissions of doping.

 

[maddogchen]

no, i don't care either

 

[moshquerade]

there will be some human interest, triumph over the odds, kinda stories that will get people to follow it.

 

[meltdown75]

no, it's only wrong that you care if we care that you don't care.

 

[olds]

No.
I haven't cared since they added BMX.

 

[rocadelpunk]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
No.
I haven't cared since they added BMX.

you gotta be kidding?

 

[Auric]

Special or common?

 

[Dumac]

Why would that be wrong?

 

[jjones]

Yes. Start caring immediately.