This is a question that was recently asked at my office of one of our new (non-American) IT people. The answer was "no". The lady that was asking was making an effort to make small talk over the recent Lebron James hullaballoo. Needless to say, the bonding stopped there.
I’m not a big sports fan myself and frequently find myself in the same position, mostly because American sports are so varied. Even if you focus only on the “big three” of basketball, baseball and football, you’re looking at hundreds of teams and thousands of players to keep up with.
Thankfully, since our sports scene has become almost as "celebri-tized" as our entertainment industry, it’s only really necessary to keep up with major players and happenings.
Solution: Once or twice a week, go to a major new site (CNN, MSN, Fox, Yahoo, whatever) click on the sports tab and skim the title, first paragraph and last of three to four articles. It won’t take more than ten minutes, but will at the very least allow you to participate in discussions in the world of sports, even if only through asking intelligent questions (which sports fans seem to love even more than the sports themselves).
No comments:
Post a Comment