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Originally posted by sawbench
An then they drive him a 10 mph around the track to the appluase of the crowd (never got that bit, applauding for crashing and not knowing the condition of the guy) to the medical centre.
Only in America.
If you said to them they were slack in any part of their society, they'd be mortified.
They were slack today.
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Not fair.
In other American sports when a player is injured, the fans stay silent until the player either gets up or is placed on a stretcher. If placed on a stretcher, the crowd politely claps (not applaudes) while the player is removed. This is not done to say "We are glad you got hurt", it is done out a show of sympathy and hope that he/she will be OK.
I have not spent much time in Europe, but I'm sure it's just a cultural thing, not disrespect.