Social Science Things that please me - Part 3

[Hawk Dork]

Most Americans leave home to go to college its part of the culture,its not common for Australians to change state for Uni

 

[Off The Couch]

Won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but I thought it was funny

Watch as dead man has last laugh on mourners at his funeral

It's not easy to make mourners at a funeral laugh. But this man did, from beyond the grave.

7news.com.au

 

[peternorth]

It's more that a huge chunk of AFL players are pampered private school kids

doubt its to do with the schooling.

its our culture. dont travel interstate, or even hours away, for education or tertiary education traditionally, or majoritarily. over there, its commonplace. ive always felt listening to college players, against our draftees or first/2nd year players (same age as college) is so different. college players seemed more relaxed, well spoken, but not to the point of pure media trained robots. our youngsters are called "kids" in contrast. Perhaps associated with usa students being away from home and maturing faster. or something.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

doubt its to do with the schooling.

its our culture. dont travel interstate, or even hours away, for education or tertiary education traditionally, or majoritarily. over there, its commonplace. ive always felt listening to college players, against our draftees or first/2nd year players (same age as college) is so different. college players seemed more relaxed, well spoken, but not to the point of pure media trained robots. our youngsters are called "kids" in contrast. Perhaps associated with usa students being away from home and maturing faster. or something.

Ive always hated young players being called kids. Though I’m guilty of it, it just seems so patronising to call someone playing a professional sport a kid.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Ive always hated young players being called kids. Though I’m guilty of it, it just seems so patronising to call someone playing a professional sport a kid.

What about this bloke then?

 

[peternorth]

Ive always hated young players being called kids. Though I’m guilty of it, it just seems so patronising to call someone playing a professional sport a kid.

or young.

everyones a youngster, or a young player

 

[NaturalDisaster]

or young.

everyones a youngster, or a young player

Young isn’t so bad imo

My personal fav is when someone calls them a “young kid”

“We have some many talented young kids coming through!”

Righteo, sounds like they’re talking about an under 10s team.

 

[Billy ray]

 

[Bomberboyokay]

The homesick thing in AFL is weird. Don’t see it much in any other sport.

It's a bullshit cover. Sounds better than Player: "I wanted to leave", Club: "We didn't want to pay him more to stay".

 

[FRUMPY]

It's a bullshit cover. Sounds better than Player: "I wanted to leave", Club: "We didn't want to pay him more to stay".

Homesickness always coincide with a long term contract offer - amazing really

 

[Hawk Dork]

Homesickness always coincide with a long term contract offer - amazing really

and if your the right players in the right franchise can be cured by becoming an instant Gillionare Ambassador

 

[Beerfish]

Chobani caramelised fig yoghurt.

 

[FRUMPY]

Kids are tall enough to go on the big waterslides, I now have someone to go on them with me!!!

 

[peternorth]

60% of the time, it works every time

 

[Shell]

Kids are tall enough to go on the big waterslides, I now have someone to go on them with me!!!

Wet n wild is fair dinkum the ****ing worst theme park to go to when alone.


Just saying.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Free hockey tickets from work.

 

[ash_1050]

A stack of Southpark episodes are now available on Netflix.

 

[Beerfish]

A stack of Southpark episodes are now available on Netflix.

I haven't watched it for years. Been enjoying catching up very much. The Whole Foods/Sodasopa/Shi Tpa Town episode was great.

 

[Quivorir]

The best of season they have built is great. Hope they do that with more shows.

 

[Shell]

Country kitchen buffet is my favourite ep.


And any ep where Butters features alot.

 

[Scotland]

AFL players are soft *****. South American players travel thousands of k's across the globe to play in Europe and Asia. AFL player moves from Melbourne to Sydney "waah I miss my mummy"

Leo Messi joined Barcelona (on the other side of the world) at the age of 12. When I was 12 I was still battling away at the original FIFA on SNES. Meanwhile adults in their 20s and 30s move between Melbourne and Geelong to be closer to family.

Agree that AFL players are sheltered. Australia might have 25m people but most of them are in the cap cities and like others have said if you are born in Perth then chances are you'll go to university/TAFE/whatever in Perth then get a job in Perth etc. etc. Outside the cap cities and a couple of regional centres there isn't much going on. Most people that move are drawn from the country to the city for education/work.

'Murica and Europe are very different. Dallas is called a smaller city than Perth, but in reality it's about half the area with more than twice the people. Dallas-Fort Worth is comfortably bigger than Sydney. We like to think we have big cities but Sydney and Melbourne barely scrape into the top 100 in the World as metro areas and are nowhere near it as actual cities. How many people live in Perth city proper? A few thousand? Playing for a club in a small city in the Netherlands or Germany is really like playing for a club in Melbourne or Sydney rather than playing in a small isolated city.

The AFL is also a highly regulated competition. If you are an above average player you should earn somewhere from $500k to $1m a year and you can do that anywhere, and while it doesn't translate every club should have a chance of winning the flag eventually. If you are someone like Chris Ikonimidis you have to weigh up that you might be able to get $200k a year playing for Perth but will be one of the better A-League players and will get a start each week against moving abroad in the hope of earning more and playing in a higher standard comp but risking being a bench player and falling out of the Socceroos squad. Rostyn Griffiths has played for about 10 clubs now. A-League, China and didn't like it, A-League, Netherlands and couldn't get a game, A-League, Uzbekhistan for money and didn't like it, A-League... Someone like Mat Ryan is starting to become established at Premier League level. He will face the choice of staying with a club like Brighton or risking losing the #1 shirt to move upward to a team that can contend for trophies. Or a team like Man City could come along and offer him triple his pay to be their #2. This sort of stuff doesn't apply to AFL players. If you are established in the system then your livelihood is pretty secure and you can be choosy.

Not just soccer either. Teenage basketball hopefuls apply for college in the US hoping to get drafted to the NBA. I know a guy that did that, was gone from age 17-21 and didn't make it. No one says 'I'd rather just stay in the NBL and play for the Wildcats because of mum's home cooking', they know that the NBA is head and shoulders above all other competitions in the world as the highest standard and that's where they want to test themselves.

 

[Billy ray]

Ok doing a southpark netflix binge soon

 

[Gough]

If I'd been good enough to have played AFL I would have wanted to spend a couple of seasons at least playing for a Melbourne based club because that's where the beating heart of the game is, even in footy mad towns like Adelaide and Perth you're still away from the centre of the action.

 

[Scotland]

I reckon I could adapt. WC have about 20 players on the list from outside WA and none are screaming to go home. Living in Adelaide or Geelong or Gold Coast isn't that bad. And you get to kick a footy for money.

Playing footy in NSW/Qld would be kinda cool. George Hewett finished 2nd in the Swans B&F. He's been on the list for 6 years so probably makes a decent salary by now, maybe $4-500k which is a lot more than the average Joe. He can probably walk down the main street wherever he lives and get a coffee without anyone recognising him. Sign me up.

 

[Shell]

I dont really begrudge afl players going home tbh. But i am a soft **** so idk