At any soccer stadium, it's normal that you can barely have a conversation at any time of the a game. It is always extra loud. Shouting, screaming, drumming, dancing, arguing, chanting, music, trumpeting are always mixed and produce lots of noise. At an American football game, we have tailgating. England has the infamous hooligans. Shouting invectives at players is not the same as the vuvuzelas in most European games. Except for the hooligans and racial epithets, all of that has never been too much of a hassle. Now some people want to ban the South African, typically cultural instrument from stadiums because of its noise effects. Nobody wants to ban the Japanese drumming or the Brazilian flag waving and hip swinging or backside shaking.
The vuvuzela is now an international instrument. People buy and stuff them in their suitcases and take them home. The vuvuzela will spread beyond South Africa's borders. It now has a new stage, the world of public opinion.
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