Dear South Africa: Vuvuzelas suck

Don't tell me I don't appreciate your culture.
Don't tell me they're an essential part of the experience.
Don't tell me they contribute to the atmosphere.

I can't hear the cheers of the actual fans of the game.
I can't hear the ebb and flow of the game.
I can't hear the commentators for most of the game.
I can't watch the game at work where I monitor the audio in the background and check it out when I hear things happen.

They might be *your* favorite thing in the world, but they're completely fucking useless for anyone who actually cares about the *game* and not the bullshit in the stands.
You want to make it a cultural experience? Fine. Blow like a Vegas hooker for the RSA games. But there's no reason at all - none - for them to overwhelm the US-England game, or the Holland-Denmark game, or the Slovenia-Algeria game. You're just being completely annoying, and by the time this tournament is done, I'll never come anywhere near an RSA sporting event again until you get rid of the greatest sporting annoyance since Tommy Smyth.