Why is the US so obsessed with sports? They are boring as fuck.

Shhh! I’m trying to watch the game here.

YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH OTHER PEOPLES CHOICES AND INTERESTS...MAYBE SPEND MORE TIME ON YOURSELF...MIGHT HELP WITH ALL THE JEALOUSY AND BITTERNESS.🙂

Yeah I don't get it either, but I'm unusual that way. Its a personality quirk that I didn't develop for whatever reason. The latest ballgame scores and the minutiae of its star players is so mind-numbingly irrelevant to me that I find it borderline offensive. I dunno its like, some guys like heavy metal, other guys like drinking, still other guys like hunting, but for most guys sports is the thing they like to obsess about to make life a bit more fun (besides women). I find sports to be a rather shallow and useless thing to obsess about, but what do I know, I binge-read movie forums during my free time.

Which country might that be?

(yes, I know you are American, but this is a board on the world wide web, and there are many people here who aren't from the USA)

IN YOUR OPINION, of course ;)

I like watching rugby league, tennis and athletics (love it around Olympics time - always enjoy flicking on the TV and watching whatever's on at the time). I'm not obsessed though and honestly sport would rank lower than movies and music in terms of my favourite pastimes.

I think Australia would give America a good run for your money in terms of sports obsession. Especially if you live in Victoria, AFL football is like a religion there. And let's not even start on about cricket!!

Live and let live though Buff, there are certainly worse things for people to be passionate about than sport. Think about how you would react seeing a thread stating unequivocally that kayaking and fishing are as boring as fuck. Not to you, ay?

usa here
i only watch the ufc

Reasons why people love sports :

•Feeling a connection with team and
or city

•Competition

•Exciting plays

•Visual enjoyment of a well executed
play

•Buzzer Beaters, Hail Marys, Walk Offs
can be the ultimate moment of drama
if you enjoy every reason listed above

•Fantasy sports and legal sports betting also can add enormous excitement

I love the sights and smells in a ballpark or stadium and it's unique to anything else I can think of other then maybe concerts. Other then concerts or sports what else would bring 100,000 people together all packed in together?

That alone is something I enjoy about sports, crowd watching

most boys dream of being sports stars growing up.