As a European I am always baffled by how normalized throwing fists is in the US. I've never witnessed a real fight my whole life and I don't known anyone who ever did, it's just so rare.
It may vary by region. I don't think I've ever seen a fight in the US. I'm sure someone I've known at some point probably has witnessed one, but I doubt I could pick them out of a lineup.
The only fights I've ever been in that weren't sparring with friends were when I was a kid.
First one some kid decided to tackle me and we ended up just kind of rolling in the grass not unile the two that fell off the front. Just less coordinated since neither of us knew how to fight. We kept trying to pull wrestling moves but didn't have enough strength to do it. I'm sure if I were to see two kids trying to fight like we were, I'd be trying not to laugh as I half-heartedly tell them to stop. No damage done to either of us except from the initial tackle we both had scraped arms. Never saw him after that.
Second time I was in highschool, had taken some self defense, got punched in the back of the head, turned around and told the kid to fuck off. When he (very cartoonishly) wound up for another punch, I backed up, he stepped forward, and I stepped in to grab his arm, used his momentum to throw him head first into the lockers and went to math class. I never got in trouble for it even though I know it happened in front of cameras and our school had a habit of punishing both the bully and the one they were bullying. Weirdly also never saw that kid after that day. I think he was moving and just decided to start a fight on his last day?
Maybe 3-4x a year I hear about a local bar that had to throw out some guys who were fighting.
Nowadays the only fights I see are between squirrels. Although a discord server I'm on recently had some drama where two members did the bird-arm t-pose at each other aggressively while yelling about how they were going to fight. Neither was drunk.
If my day ever goes so south that I'm thrown off a roof, get three strikes on one swing and a miss, and get choked out all in the span of 30 seconds, just send my soul to hell.
15 Comments
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 48d
How do two guys fall off and a third get thrown off yet all are still peacocking around? Tough hombres.
Steve@startrek.website · 7 pts · 48d
You gotta learn how to fall
EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 22d
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug
They felt everything the next morning
TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website · 12 pts · 48d
I need context
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 48d
Seriously. Looks like they must battle to win the job to do the roof lol.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 47d
As a European I am always baffled by how normalized throwing fists is in the US. I've never witnessed a real fight my whole life and I don't known anyone who ever did, it's just so rare.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 47d
Its still the Wild West. You think they'd be more reserved without healthcare for free
paraplu@piefed.social · 4 pts · 47d
It may vary by region. I don't think I've ever seen a fight in the US. I'm sure someone I've known at some point probably has witnessed one, but I doubt I could pick them out of a lineup.
EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 22d
The only fights I've ever been in that weren't sparring with friends were when I was a kid.
First one some kid decided to tackle me and we ended up just kind of rolling in the grass not unile the two that fell off the front. Just less coordinated since neither of us knew how to fight. We kept trying to pull wrestling moves but didn't have enough strength to do it. I'm sure if I were to see two kids trying to fight like we were, I'd be trying not to laugh as I half-heartedly tell them to stop. No damage done to either of us except from the initial tackle we both had scraped arms. Never saw him after that.
Second time I was in highschool, had taken some self defense, got punched in the back of the head, turned around and told the kid to fuck off. When he (very cartoonishly) wound up for another punch, I backed up, he stepped forward, and I stepped in to grab his arm, used his momentum to throw him head first into the lockers and went to math class. I never got in trouble for it even though I know it happened in front of cameras and our school had a habit of punishing both the bully and the one they were bullying. Weirdly also never saw that kid after that day. I think he was moving and just decided to start a fight on his last day?
Maybe 3-4x a year I hear about a local bar that had to throw out some guys who were fighting.
Nowadays the only fights I see are between squirrels. Although a discord server I'm on recently had some drama where two members did the bird-arm t-pose at each other aggressively while yelling about how they were going to fight. Neither was drunk.
TimeNaan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 47d
Which part of Europe do you live in?
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 47d
Germany
TimeNaan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 47d
That explains it. My country borders yours to the east and I have been in/seen many fistfights.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 47d
The two guys who just start working again. Lol
But seriously. Extremely dangerous. Luckily no one was seriously hurt.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 47d
I mean, ‘fighting on the roof’ only describes about 1/4 of the video at most.
JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social · 5 pts · 47d
If my day ever goes so south that I'm thrown off a roof, get three strikes on one swing and a miss, and get choked out all in the span of 30 seconds, just send my soul to hell.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 47d
teft@piefed.social · 1 pts · 48d