I've seen countless x country/region vs y country/region arguments in a huge number of SC2 threads, whether LR or otherwise. Usually occurs when talking about EU vs NA, with average joe EU player talking down on NA players because the top foreign players happen to be from Sweden.

I said in my post that cheering for your countrymen is perfectly legit. But to talk down on an entire region because Thorzain is really, really good and you happened to be born a few miles from him is nothing short of stupid.

edc

United States666 Posts

June 16 2011 07:29 GMT

#66

I am half-Korean and live in the US, and am very patriotic towards my country (and foreigners in general).

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

June 16 2011 07:29 GMT

#67

On June 16 2011 13:23 MechKing wrote:
I support Terrans regardless of nationality.

^ same here!

Can't say I'm a big mOOnGLaDe fan, Although I'd be happy if he did well in any tournament!

I do have a bias towards "foreigners" in the Korean vs Foreigner clashes. Not because I'm racist, just I consider the foreign players underdogs, and I naturally tend to go for the underdog in any sport. Although if IMMvp was playing...might be different :D

Tofugrinder

Austria899 Posts

June 16 2011 07:32 GMT

#68

On June 16 2011 16:16 Big J wrote:
gogogo austrian progamers... hm wait... there are no

so what? fuck it

what's important is the skill and/or the personality of a progamer not the fuckin country

ShiShKeBab

Sweden43 Posts

June 16 2011 07:32 GMT

#69

I always feel in me the desire that the Swedish players that i like win more strongly than i feel it for other players i like. When i examine it objectively i have to admit it's because of a false sense that this somehow reflects on me and makes ME special, when in fact that is completely false. This is how nationalism works and its insidious because i don't want it, looking at older people though it seems to go away as one gets older and sees more people and define one's own person more. I would never however display this nationalism and it annoys me when other swedes shove it in other peoples faces.

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

June 16 2011 07:41 GMT

#70

I root for Korea in the MLG

I root for World in the GSL

I)etox

1240 Posts

June 16 2011 07:44 GMT

#71

On June 16 2011 16:41 Golgotha wrote:
I root for Korea in the MLG

I root for World in the GSL

what kind of monster are you /s

guluru

United States83 Posts

June 16 2011 07:52 GMT

#72

I support the Americans no matter how much hate I get for it.

I've never been big on the Koreans... I have the ones I will root for in the GSL, but I almost never root for a Korean against a foreigner

chosenkerrigan

858 Posts

June 16 2011 07:53 GMT

#73

I root for Korean players and Chinese players...Asians fighting!!! But I do respect Thorzain and naniwa a lot...

Alabasern

United States4005 Posts

June 16 2011 07:53 GMT

#74

I'm American and my old waterpipe KimBongILL is Korean so we have a lively rivalry.

Entropic

Canada2837 Posts

June 16 2011 07:57 GMT

#75

On June 16 2011 16:53 Alabasern wrote:
I'm American and my old waterpipe KimBongILL is Korean so we have a lively rivalry.

I salute you sir

Nerdslayer

Denmark1130 Posts

June 16 2011 08:00 GMT

#76

Im from Denmark we really dont got any international players.

So I root for Sweden, Ukraine and if i have to Germany

FreedonNadd

Austria573 Posts

June 16 2011 08:03 GMT

#77

On June 16 2011 17:00 Nerdslayer wrote:
Im from Denmark we really dont got any international players.

So I root for Sweden, Ukraine and if i have to Germany

What about ActionJesuz ?

Edit:miss spelled.

bwally

United States670 Posts

June 16 2011 08:06 GMT

#78

Non-Korean > Korean any day.

busbarn

Sweden984 Posts

June 16 2011 08:06 GMT

#79

Rivalry adds a shit ton to competition and I would say without a doubt that I wouldn't follow sc2 at all if all players were korean like with BW. Sure, shame on me I'm not that hardcore like all the BW fans here, but I love the excitement before big games and I don't think the excitement would've been that big if it weren't for rivalries between countries and their fans.

It's also super good for esport in the west if we really get the country vs. country going. Say if Peter, 40 years old browsing the internet, stumbles upon this stream were Swedes are fighting Danes. He would get involved because he fucking hate Danes in sport :D he would cheer for the swedish players and maybe tune in next time. Thats how you grow a sport. You can't get someone fresh and expect him to get how you play a video game, you can however, get him to understand it's pride on the line.

Btw I hate excessive patiotism on forums, makes me sick.