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On January 21 2013 04:36 Dodgin wrote:
Of all the ways I've seen a tournament thread derailed after it ends, this has got to be the dumbest way.
Well I guess It's better than discussing if Stephano is the next zerg banjo
Read your post and was going to type something about "awkward" but then I saw the post after yours.
So close.
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they w8 too much with the awards ceremony, most ppl already left the venue ;(
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Pretty awkward ending. awkward.
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On January 21 2013 04:32 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 04:30 Gojira621 wrote:On January 21 2013 04:26 Zealously wrote:On January 21 2013 04:21 Bowzar wrote:
I just dont understand how you can dedicate your life to a game and when you finally win a major tournament you look like you dont give a fuck. Like I wrote above, their culture is different. Western culture demands (arguable) that you look really freaking happy and scream and jump and all kinds of stuff - Koreans may not feel the same way. Have considered that it may just be the foreign community not understanding Koreans (or at least the Korean culture)? It's not arguable, what are you even talking about? I don't celebrate and get excited about things in my life because of the culture I was raised in. I celebrate and get excited because things happen that make my adrenaline spike and result in really happy (or crushed) feelings. It is completely natural and worldwide. A culture that teaches people to never be excited about their hard work and dedication doesn't sound so compelling to me. If that is really the case then I feel bad for these guys, but then again there are plenty of korean pros who show a lot of emotion when winning and losing. And as far "it may just be the foreign community not understanding koreans" I don't know what there is to understand about not being happy when happy things take place in your life. Some people have trouble showing emotion. Whether that is based on culture or the individual does not really matter - the thing is that you can be very happy without showing it. Not all people feel comfortable shouting and screaming, whereas some do. Korean or not. Surely that is not hard to grasp?
It's not hard to grasp, it just would make me feel stupid if i was cheering and applauding someone who LOOKED like they didn't really care about what they had just accomplished. Of course this isn't about me it's about them and their championships so getting pissy over it is kind of stupid.
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On January 21 2013 04:37 00Visor wrote:
Pretty sure Socke becomes the sick nerdballer award.
Me too. Would be fun if mOOnGLaDe got a special award for the FFA.
Ooooh the former jingle <3
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On January 21 2013 04:21 Gojira621 wrote:
there are few worse buzzkills than trying to be happy for someone winning a big tourney and that person doesn't even look that intersted. I'm sure on the inside First is happy but that's another reason why a lot of foreigner fans don't root as much for a bunch of the korean players, because they show very little to no emotion when winning. When someone wins a tournament you want to jump up and cheer for them but if they don't look like they give a damn then you just feel stupid and wonder why am I even cheering. Since there are probably a lot of euros in this thread I'll liken it to a team winning a big soccer match and when the refs blow the final whistle the guys on the winning team just walking back to the locker rooms looking bored and uninterested. You pretty much never see that right?
This is a really good post and warrants more attention. I couldn't agree more. It totally ruins my memory of a tournament and makes it seem like such a meh thing. Why are they so emotionless? Does Korean culture tell you not to celebrate? People are always trying to argue against rooting for foreigners for being foreigners, but I want to root someone who conveys emotion and shows me why I cheer for them.
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On January 21 2013 04:36 Dodgin wrote:
Of all the ways I've seen a tournament thread derailed after it ends, this has got to be the dumbest way.
Well I guess It's better than discussing if Stephano is the next zerg banjo
What's a zerg banjo? Is it a banjo of a shape of a viper?
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IEM São Paulo were great to watch, good memories !
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On January 21 2013 04:38 Snusmumriken wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 04:37 Makro wrote:On January 21 2013 04:36 Sated wrote:Awkward interview followed by awkward ceremony, no doubt. EVERY TIME, WHY!?!?  new condition for koreans: if you don't show hapiness, you don't win the money xD Many Koreans will go broke in 2013 then.
Parting takes ALL your money!
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i'm ready to feel embarrassed
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I wonder how much Cache those cpu-girls have
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And the reign of the elephants continues...
Would be nice to see a foreigner win once in a while, but I can't really complain - great final series!
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On January 21 2013 04:32 Boucot wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 04:26 NoGasfOu wrote:
Imagine him winning 50k like Leenock did at MLG, I'm sure there would be a lot of emotions. Nope, Leenock is a showman, First apparently isn't.
First lost to Leenock at the Finals of this event. Ah no sorry  it was Summer Championship and Leenock won 25k.
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On January 21 2013 04:41 Roman666 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 04:36 Dodgin wrote:
Of all the ways I've seen a tournament thread derailed after it ends, this has got to be the dumbest way.
Well I guess It's better than discussing if Stephano is the next zerg banjo What's a zerg banjo? Is it a banjo of a shape of a viper?
This guy
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On January 21 2013 04:46 Dodgin wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 04:41 Roman666 wrote:On January 21 2013 04:36 Dodgin wrote:
Of all the ways I've seen a tournament thread derailed after it ends, this has got to be the dumbest way.
Well I guess It's better than discussing if Stephano is the next zerg banjo What's a zerg banjo? Is it a banjo of a shape of a viper? This guy
I chuckled. Maniacally...
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First played BW on KT Rolster up until one year ago. Good to see him do well in SC2.
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EPT
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