Would you rather win Olympic Gold or an NCAA Title
Mar 13, 2019 1:07:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 1:07:08 GMT -5
Mar 12, 2019 21:56:41 GMT -5 @sandpit said:
Well of course a Gold medal is more prestigious. If you could just have one (or win one simply by playing in the Olympics without any training), it would be a no-brainer, so there's really no fun in discussing that.But I suspect this question is more aimed at fans anyway, since that's what most people on this board are. It's just that some of us chose to approach this from a player's perspective just for fun. So it's basically asking "As a fan, are you more loyal to your school or to your country (sports-wise)?". Of course, for me, I would have to substitute USA for Canada, so the Gold would probably have to come from the beach side (a bit of a stretch, but plausible) or from men's indoor (would probably require an epic Cinderella run). Or maybe I could do China for my ethnicity, but I was born in Hong Kong, and they compete in separate teams.
As for HK, I don't know...I've been to HK many times for work and I've spoke to Hkers, some of them take a big issue if you consider them just the same as mainlanders. They take pride in speaking Cantonese over Mandarin. They call mainlanders "Ah Chan" for some reason, any idea what that means? Another thing about HK...holy cow, their real estate price is through the roof! If you think New York or San Francisco Bay Area is expensive wait till you go to Mid-levels or the Peak in HK...wow, just wow.
They had to pass a law to stop people from booing the national anthem at sporting events, but I don't think this hate is projected on to the Chinese Women's National Volleyball Team - they're booing the Chinese government/CCP, not the team itself. Hongkongers have their own Olympic Team to cheer on, but it's probably in no position to put together anything resembling a Olympic volleyball team, and the Chinese women's team is regarded as a top team (I think they occasionally play some matches in Hong Kong that are quite popular).
As for "Ah Chan", that's basically a term for someone who is uncultured and unfamiliar with big-city life, sort of like "hillbilly" or "redneck".