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Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
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Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
tassava wrote:
From Aftenposten (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/ article2269555.ece) "A public opinion poll conducted by research firm Norstat for sporting goods retailer Anton Sport indicates that around 40 percent of the Norwegian population never goes skiing. Four out of 10 women questioned, and 32 percent of men, said they are not keen to go cross- country skiing, downhill skiing or snowboarding, according to Aftenposten-no's report on the new poll." I enjoy the fact that Aftenposten depicts this finding as proof that "much of the Norwegian passion for skiing is pure myth." A clear majority of women and an overwhelming majority men do ski! Well, you know that "only" about 25% or so will actually travel up into the mountains for the traditional 10-day Easter celebration. Try to imagine "only" 60 million Americans going to the ski areas at the same time. :-) Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
On Feb 21, 9:38 pm, "Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - 'Roid Rage Edition ®"
wrote: "tassava" wrote in message ... From Aftenposten (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/ article2269555.ece) "A public opinion poll conducted by research firm Norstat for sporting goods retailer Anton Sport indicates that around 40 percent of the Norwegian population never goes skiing. Four out of 10 women questioned, and 32 percent of men, said they are not keen to go cross- country skiing, downhill skiing or snowboarding, according to Aftenposten-no's report on the new poll." I enjoy the fact that Aftenposten depicts this finding as proof that "much of the Norwegian passion for skiing is pure myth." A clear majority of women and an overwhelming majority men do ski! Christopher Well.... compared to the United States (where I am), where 9 out of 10 people probably do not even know what cross-country skiing is (except a few northern states, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maine, etc.), I'd say 60% majority makes Norway a nation of skiers. As far as professional athletes go, Norway has by far the most World Cup nordic skiing medals than any other country (Finland 2nd, Sweden 3rd). So I say Norway still retains the title "hotbed of skiing." A better research question would be how many of them know how to cross- country ski, but don't do it now. I live in Ma. and often I am looked at as some pervert in tights when skiing. It's really the southerners who have moved up here that demonstrate a stupid attitude, but in a way, to question this article seems rather southern, too. |
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On Feb 25, 8:00 am, Blowhardbuster wrote:
On Feb 21, 9:38 pm, "Bellsouth Ijit 2.0 - 'Roid Rage Edition ®" wrote: "tassava" wrote in message ... From Aftenposten (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/ article2269555.ece) "A public opinion poll conducted by research firm Norstat for sporting goods retailer Anton Sport indicates that around 40 percent of the Norwegian population never goes skiing. Four out of 10 women questioned, and 32 percent of men, said they are not keen to go cross- country skiing, downhill skiing or snowboarding, according to Aftenposten-no's report on the new poll." I enjoy the fact that Aftenposten depicts this finding as proof that "much of the Norwegian passion for skiing is pure myth." A clear majority of women and an overwhelming majority men do ski! Christopher Well.... compared to the United States (where I am), where 9 out of 10 people probably do not even know what cross-country skiing is (except a few northern states, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maine, etc.), I'd say 60% majority makes Norway a nation of skiers. As far as professional athletes go, Norway has by far the most World Cup nordic skiing medals than any other country (Finland 2nd, Sweden 3rd). So I say Norway still retains the title "hotbed of skiing." A better research question would be how many of them know how to cross- country ski, but don't do it now. I live in Ma. and often I am looked at as some pervert in tights when skiing. It's really the southerners who have moved up here that demonstrate a stupid attitude, but in a way, to question this article seems rather southern, too. Actually, I meant myth not article and don't want to leave it at 13 messages here. As to football and baseball, they are the national spectator sports, but when it comes to claims about them being the "National Past Time" and other stupid assumptions, I often am miffed regarding the claimants. Many people have played these sports as children, but adults rarely play them. In fact, Lacrosse has surpassed American Football as the most popular collegiate sport. Rowing possibly outnumbers them both. Of course you see many crowded football stadiums during the fall on the idiot box, but in the region that contains the most schools, the N.E., the stadiums are never full for the saturday games and the practice fields often used for soccer and lacross. In fact, when I lived in Cambridge I saw many baseball fields kept in meticulous conditions by the moronic city employees because they were seldom played on. The soccer fields were always worn and grassless due to use. Boston can be said to be the same, although softball was more popular amongst male adults. Futhermore, Harvard had a ski team, not the best, but a team. I used to skate all over their practice fields in the winter snows, but saw no other skiers. I doubt if there is one school in Norway that you could have the fields all to yourself. |
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:14:36 -0800 (PST), Blowhardbuster
wrote: As to football and baseball, they are the national spectator sports, but when it comes to claims about them being the "National Past Time" and other stupid assumptions, I often am miffed regarding the claimants. Many people have played these sports as children, but adults rarely play them. I don't think even "many" people have ever played football. Certainly very few people have ever played tackle football. |
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I wonder if an appropriate college sample would be intramural sports
participation. rm Blowhardbuster wrote: A better research question would be how many of them know how to cross- country ski, but don't do it now. I live in Ma. and often I am looked at as some pervert in tights when skiing. It's really the southerners who have moved up here that demonstrate a stupid attitude, but in a way, to question this article seems rather southern, too. Actually, I meant myth not article and don't want to leave it at 13 messages here. As to football and baseball, they are the national spectator sports, but when it comes to claims about them being the "National Past Time" and other stupid assumptions, I often am miffed regarding the claimants. Many people have played these sports as children, but adults rarely play them. In fact, Lacrosse has surpassed American Football as the most popular collegiate sport. Rowing possibly outnumbers them both. Of course you see many crowded football stadiums during the fall on the idiot box, but in the region that contains the most schools, the N.E., the stadiums are never full for the saturday games and the practice fields often used for soccer and lacross. In fact, when I lived in Cambridge I saw many baseball fields kept in meticulous conditions by the moronic city employees because they were seldom played on. The soccer fields were always worn and grassless due to use. Boston can be said to be the same, although softball was more popular amongst male adults. Futhermore, Harvard had a ski team, not the best, but a team. I used to skate all over their practice fields in the winter snows, but saw no other skiers. I doubt if there is one school in Norway that you could have the fields all to yourself. |
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Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
Yes, that's the problem with these sorts of population-based
comparisons. A better one in the States would include participation in all sports, but would have to include golf - and maybe repairing the roof. rm Terje Mathisen wrote: Well, you know that "only" about 25% or so will actually travel up into the mountains for the traditional 10-day Easter celebration. Try to imagine "only" 60 million Americans going to the ski areas at the same time. :-) |
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On Feb 25, 8:12 am, wrote:
Yes, that's the problem with these sorts of population-based comparisons. A better one in the States would include participation in all sports, but would have to include golf - and maybe repairing the roof. rm Terje Mathisen wrote: Well, you know that "only" about 25% or so will actually travel up into the mountains for the traditional 10-day Easter celebration. Try to imagine "only" 60 million Americans going to the ski areas at the same time. :-) The best thing I can find online are some Census numbers for 2002 which show that 55.1% of all Americans participated in an "exercise program" (55% for men, 55.1% for women) and 30.4% (presumably a subset?) participated in "playing sports" (38.8% for men, 22.7% for women). The estimated U.S. population in 2002 was about 288 million, so 55% would be roughly 158 million people; 39% would be about 112 million, and 23% would be about 66 million. (Table 1222 at http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/07statab/arts.pdf) You can extrapolate more depressing numbers from a Centers for Disease Control report. In 2002-03, researchers assessed how many Americans got the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise of 20 minutes at a moderate pace and how many got less than 10 minutes. About 45% fell into the minimally-active first category, about 16% into the not- active second category. See http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5447a3.htm |
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Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
I wonder if those stats include walking around once or many times a day
as part of daily life is included. While we wouldn't think of these people as active, they are getting some of the benefits of exercise. tassava wrote: You can extrapolate more depressing numbers from a Centers for Disease Control report. In 2002-03, researchers assessed how many Americans got the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise of 20 minutes at a moderate pace and how many got less than 10 minutes. About 45% fell into the minimally-active first category, about 16% into the not- active second category. See http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5447a3.htm |
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Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
On Feb 24, 1:49*pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:20:51 -0800 (PST), "Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com)" wrote: The main thing, as has been suggested, is WATCHING. Yeah. *I laugh/cringe when I hear someone say they're really "into sports" and they mean watching it on TV. Indeed. In the early to mid-90s I joined a men's hockey league after being away from the sport pretty much since the late 70s/early 80s.* Yes, the usenet was on line back then! I looked up some newsgroups related to hockey to get the skinny on latest skates, gear, etc. and found that 99% of those that posted either had never played the game, or didn't have any knowledge about it because they hadn't played since they were teenagers. Worthless.... *I got it out of my system after about 5 years and decided (a) I liked skiing much better and (b) for the money I was spending on gear and ice time I could keep stocked up with really nice skiing gear! |
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