A culture clash indeed. I grew up playing competitive tennis, as staid, quiet and refined a sport as they come. My children play football, basketball, rugby, hockey and soccer, and it took me a while to learn that boisterous cheering, jumping up and down, yelling "wooo-hoooo!" and whatnot is not just expected but encouraged. I think I'm going to have to adopt "Shaka-laka-laka-boom" into my repertoire, otherwise I'll have to turn in my Embarrassing Mom tiara.
That's the absolute best kind of embarassment for Stoke to have to handle.
A culture clash indeed. I grew up playing competitive tennis, as staid, quiet and refined a sport as they come. My children play football, basketball, rugby, hockey and soccer, and it took me a while to learn that boisterous cheering, jumping up and down, yelling "wooo-hoooo!" and whatnot is not just expected but encouraged. I think I'm going to have to adopt "Shaka-laka-laka-boom" into my repertoire, otherwise I'll have to turn in my Embarrassing Mom tiara.