Anyone but Wales (or England, Scotland, Ireland, NZ, Oz, Saffer etc. etc)

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Well I'm not a card-carrying member of the ABW brigade, but I have to admit to being sympathetic - a camp follower.

Blame my youth. As I was growing up, it was always the bleedin' Welsh clubs and sides that constantly peed on my parade. That wouldn't have mattered so much until I had to suffer the frequent jibes from Welsh work colleagues (being English, they had to seek me out out as the minority rugby fan). Plus in those days they used to boo the National Anthem and so I caught the ABx bug. But thankfully a mild strain. But once infected, I'm not sure that there's an antidote.

Curiously however I am usually accused of being Anti-Irish (a country I love, but talk straight about). I've also been accused of being anti-Scots and anti-English.

It's not that I don't like Wales. But there's a worm in my brain that just makes me want to support the opposition.

Except if they are playing Australia -in which case I am totally neutral (but my second love is cricket)...

SafeAsMilk wrote:Sod the sentiments, Stereophonics are one of the worst bands that ever, ever recorded music.

I hear that. Worst band...ever!

Cause I guess for the average Joe, classical covers from Medieval, Baroque to Renaissance to Romantic era, all in between, from a quartet to full symphony orchestra and all other bits in between, each of course very different.

So maybe classical in quotes means non contempory music? What say PenfroPete??

TheGreyGhost wrote:

What's your favourite Opera?

Neigh bours

viewtothegym wrote:Anybody except England plain and simple

You didn't post 'smashed in the scrum' view?????

OzT wrote:Cause I guess for the average Joe, classical covers from Medieval, Baroque to Renaissance to Romantic era, all in between, from a quartet to full symphony orchestra and all other bits in between, each of course very different.

So maybe classical in quotes means non contempory music? What say PenfroPete??

Pretty much covered it their Ozt

Favourite Opera ? Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

PenfroPete wrote:

OzT wrote:Cause I guess for the average Joe, classical covers from Medieval, Baroque to Renaissance to Romantic era, all in between, from a quartet to full symphony orchestra and all other bits in between, each of course very different.

So maybe classical in quotes means non contempory music? What say PenfroPete??

Pretty much covered it their Ozt

Favourite Opera ? Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

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