9 out of 10 British Men Lie About Liking Sports

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Nine in 10 British men fake their love of sports to impress their friends and colleagues

• Only nine per cent of men have not lied to others about enjoying a sport
• Football was the most fibbed about, with 61 per cent hiding their dislike
• The national game was followed by F1, cricket, gold and rugby
• One in three admitted to lying because they thought it would aid their career


"Ha! Good one Stu old boy!" (I have no idea what he's talking about) but will pretend to laugh heartily. Ha! I say. HA!

Nine out of ten men lie about liking sports to impress friends or to get ahead at work, it was revealed today.

Football was the game that men most faked a love of, with two out of three admitting they gushed to mates about the national sport to avoid being unpopular, a survey found.

The poll of more than 500 Britons, released today, revealed that only nine per cent of sports fans have never faked their love of it.

'I really detest football but it’s all my mates talk about. I’ve learned to bluff about it so I’m not left out of conversations, but most of the time I just find it boring. Luckily there’s usually beer to drink,' one man polled said.
More than half of the men asked, 52 per cent, said they had lied about enjoying Formula One despite secretly hating it.

'It’s cool to like F1 but the truth is it’s just incredibly loud cars going round and round and round. I went along to a race once, for large parts I wasn’t actually sure who was winning,' another survey participant said.

And despite England beating Australia in 3-0 the Ashes this summer, 46 per cent had lied about enjoying the sport and understanding its rules. Just over a third of people surveyed - 34 per cent - fibbed about liking golf, often because it is a sport that they believe could help them get promoted or find a new job. A quarter of blokes said that they didn’t like ruby but hid it and 13 per cent lied about liking athletics. Tennis and snooker were among the sports that people were least likely to hide a dislike of. A spokesman from LHDcarsupermarket.com, who carried out the survey said: 'It was a surprise that so many men lied about liking football. It makes me wonder whether it really is the nation’s favourite game? 'There must be a lot of men out there lying to look good with friends and enduring dull nights in order to be part of the group. With 9 in 10 male friends lying about the sports they like this survey could change what men talk about in the pub.'

[kaili]

sad.
edit: made me think of this

[dickman69]

fake ass bitches

[ezza]

the only thing worse than watching sports is the people who watch sports

how can u care so much about some irrelevant game lol its like life or death to some of these stnuc. who cares.

the worst is people who support their team cus its where they're from. no one on the team is even from the same country, let alone the same city/town lol

[ezza]

sports ruin pubs too

& i love pubs

but when 'the games on' its just full of slightly retarded hooligans

man i h8 sports

whos with me?

[AxeD]

Nine out of 10 British men apparently.

[dickman69]

wonga ur gay

[ezza]

might be cool in murrica dont get me wrong

but england sports suck in a social sense

playing them can be fun, but yeah :/

[garethom]

lol agent as if you don't like sports, what a pussy

beer wings sports #buffalowildwings get me fam

[ezza]

i think you may be american garethom

do you really like a local pub full of 40 year old dole dossers shouting at players on the screen

NIGHTMARE IMO

[garethom]

do you really like a local pub full of 40 year old dole dossers shouting at players on the screen

No lol, I stay the fuck away from them when footy is on the tv. I love sports, but football fans are the worst thing about going to games

[skimpi]

me and my mom were having a chat yesterday and got on to the point that I dont get why some people like sport so much, that they would go and batter someone who likes a rival team, just cos they want another team to win.

Some people love football so much lol, this guy I used to be mates with seems to be travelling round the country to different matches, of two random teams that he doesnt even support, why the fuck would you do that? lol

I dont hate sports though, Moto GP is sick and Tennis is alright too, but people getting obsessed over football is a bit lame lol

[Jap Trungle]

Sport is good for keeping the plebs occupied

[Harkat]

We invented cooler shit than running around in a field

[ezza]

i know lol

i guess its the same as ppl on here being crazy elitist and pretentious over music

[garethom]

me and my mom were having a chat yesterday and got on to the point that I dont get why some people like sport so much, that they would go and batter someone who likes a rival team, just cos they want another team to win.

But mate, 99% of sports fans don't get that either.

Sport is good for keeping the plebs occupied

It's just entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less, you're not a good person cos you like sports, you're not a bad person if you don't*. Just like saying books are good for keeping the plebs occupied, same for films, drugs, music.




* u r a faget if u dont tho

[Pedro Sánchez]

Fat cunts questioning the fitness of the winger while sweating over a pint, wearing a xxxl polo shirt.

[garethom]

In fairness though, if you're contributing part of the wages for that guy to be at his fittest, you're allowed to moan

[Jizz]

lol, thats the biggest irony about it; most of these guys complain about how shite their players are but they can barely kick a ball themselves. also, I'm amazed there isn't more uproar about how much money's involved... cmon, 86 million for one guy?

[dub-ray]

just reminds me of this: