Comments on: shifting the focus http://artsportfolio.net/2007/04/13/shifting-the-focus/ An online resource for artists Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:21:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Harry http://artsportfolio.net/2007/04/13/shifting-the-focus/#comment-9 Harry Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:51:31 +0000 http://artsportfolio.net/2007/04/13/shifting-the-focus/#comment-9 Nice piece Art. It interests me how a culture so similar to my own, here in the UK has its own individual sports and interests. I mean I presume when you say football you aren’t referring to what we define as football (soccer as you call it), but rather a game not too dissimilar to another sport of ours, Rugby. Also instead of baseball we have cricket and rounders. Cricket is perceived as extremely English (“Its just not cricket, old boy!”) and baseball is very American. I think these subtle cultural differences are very important to ones (as the queen says) identity. I have noticed over the years though there seems to be a blending of cultures, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I remember for example when British people started using the term “Hi” instead of hello as it was only about 15 years ago. Also now I often hear people use the term “Yo!” which makes me laugh. Nice piece Art. It interests me how a culture so similar to my own, here in the UK has its own individual sports and interests. I mean I presume when you say football you aren’t referring to what we define as football (soccer as you call it), but rather a game not too dissimilar to another sport of ours, Rugby. Also instead of baseball we have cricket and rounders. Cricket is perceived as extremely English (“Its just not cricket, old boy!”) and baseball is very American.

I think these subtle cultural differences are very important to ones (as the queen says) identity. I have noticed over the years though there seems to be a blending of cultures, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I remember for example when British people started using the term “Hi” instead of hello as it was only about 15 years ago. Also now I often hear people use the term “Yo!” which makes me laugh.

]]> By: Art http://artsportfolio.net/2007/04/13/shifting-the-focus/#comment-11 Art Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:12:54 +0000 http://artsportfolio.net/2007/04/13/shifting-the-focus/#comment-11 Thank-you Harry and yes you're right the football reference was not to soccer. Baseball, by the way, evolved directly from Rounders in the 80 or so years between America's war for independence from Britian (how is that conflict remembered in Brish history?) and our Civil War. As to the blending of cultures, my hope is that it is the beginning of globalization on a politics aside, personal level. The more we speak each other's languages the better we can understand each others ways of being and that, can only be a good thing. Where the people lead, governments (even America's) will follow. cheers Thank-you Harry and yes you’re right the football reference was not to soccer. Baseball, by the way, evolved directly from Rounders in the 80 or so years between America’s war for independence from Britian (how is that conflict remembered in Brish history?) and our Civil War.

As to the blending of cultures, my hope is that it is the beginning of globalization on a politics aside, personal level. The more we speak each other’s languages the better we can understand each others ways of being and that, can only be a good thing. Where the people lead, governments (even America’s) will follow.

cheers

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