Business Stops for Soccer
If there were ever a time a company should do something drastic to LG, it is now, while Korea plays in the world cup.
The entire company has gathered around one of many TV's that has been set up to watch the event. Not a single Korean sits at their desk doing work as they bring down the walls of the company every time the ball nears either goal.
As I write this Korea just took the lead, and I feared for my life that the pillars supporting this building would be shaken to the ground.
Watching sports is not about the sport. It is this. The feeling of belonging to a group, and something like this reaches even deeper into the core of people. This is a birth earned right to cheer for something. I sit here as the only American that has somewhat infiltrated the Korean culture, and yet, I am a complete outsider.
This is why people go to sporting events rather than watch it on TV. This is why guys invite all their friends over for these events. There is something to talk about, and common bond.
The depth and strength of the Korean nationality comes through in force. These people are fiercely korean. A bond I share with no one and barely comprehend. My circle is relatively empty... the only things I cheer for are generally tech related and very quickly get me ostracized even in my own home. "Turn that off" "Lower the volume"... Sorry Halo 3, you are not the world cup, and you aren't baseball. I suppose if I were to attend E3, the vibe there would be akin, albeit on a smaller scale.
Should I sign up for a sport just to be part of a group? I detest that mentality as much as I detest signing up for a religion for the exact same reason. In fact, my aversion to joining a group just for the groupy feeling probably stems directly from religion and impacts my ability to join other such groupy events.
The game has just ended, and I doubt much work will get done from this point forward. Everyone is too high on their orgasmic sporting experience to really put their minds to work at this point.
Everyone is talking about it in Korean, completely leaving the rest of the company in the dark.
I once knew what that felt like, but I quit being part of that group.
The entire company has gathered around one of many TV's that has been set up to watch the event. Not a single Korean sits at their desk doing work as they bring down the walls of the company every time the ball nears either goal.
As I write this Korea just took the lead, and I feared for my life that the pillars supporting this building would be shaken to the ground.
Watching sports is not about the sport. It is this. The feeling of belonging to a group, and something like this reaches even deeper into the core of people. This is a birth earned right to cheer for something. I sit here as the only American that has somewhat infiltrated the Korean culture, and yet, I am a complete outsider.
This is why people go to sporting events rather than watch it on TV. This is why guys invite all their friends over for these events. There is something to talk about, and common bond.
The depth and strength of the Korean nationality comes through in force. These people are fiercely korean. A bond I share with no one and barely comprehend. My circle is relatively empty... the only things I cheer for are generally tech related and very quickly get me ostracized even in my own home. "Turn that off" "Lower the volume"... Sorry Halo 3, you are not the world cup, and you aren't baseball. I suppose if I were to attend E3, the vibe there would be akin, albeit on a smaller scale.
Should I sign up for a sport just to be part of a group? I detest that mentality as much as I detest signing up for a religion for the exact same reason. In fact, my aversion to joining a group just for the groupy feeling probably stems directly from religion and impacts my ability to join other such groupy events.
The game has just ended, and I doubt much work will get done from this point forward. Everyone is too high on their orgasmic sporting experience to really put their minds to work at this point.
Everyone is talking about it in Korean, completely leaving the rest of the company in the dark.
I once knew what that felt like, but I quit being part of that group.
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