We are currently in the midst of soccer madness here in the GTA caused by the FIFA World cup in Germany. You cannot go anywhere in the GTA without hearing or seeing something about this event.
Canada is one of the most unique places in the world where we have immigrants from almost all parts of the world. This diversity is evident by the variety of flags seen on cars. It is great for people to show passion for their country of origin, however, I can tell certain people are annoyed by all this hoopla. I saw a car earlier today with a Canadian flag and not because they are cheering for the Canadian soccer team, since it failed to qualify for this years World cup, but rather a counter-reaction to all these flags.
I find no problem in people displaying passion for a sport they have grown up to love and continue to when they arrive in Canada. It is no different than a Canadian kid being a fan of the Montreal Canadian because he/she grew up in Montreal and now lives in Toronto. People should not be offended by the behaviour of soccer revellers in our streets rather we should celebrate our differences, since it is what makes us Canadians interesting and unique.
For the record, I am cheering now for Trinidad and Tobago. I know they will not be winning the World cup, but any country that celebrates a tie like they won the tournament must know how to have fun.
I am one of those people who refuse to read documentation that accompanies consumer product or software. I believe that I am “smart” enough to figure out how things work without assistance. So, whenever I cannot figure out how something works, I conveniently blame the poor design of the product rather than myself.
This week, I become so frustrated when I could not figure out how to set the time on my alarm clock in the hotel room. How difficult can it be to design an alarm clock? It does two things: tells time and wakes you up. This annoyance caused a reflection of the many poor designs that I have experienced.
- Trying to operate certain television remotes (in my house they are called converters), the button names and placement drive me crazy.
- Finding a setting on your cell phone. I am still searching how to turn up the volume on my cell phone.
- I once told my mom to return a toaster oven because toasting bread was too complicated.
I wish there was some sort of verbal-Google that I could use to read documentation for answers. I think one day I will eventually read documentation that accompanies products because it seems that I am not “smart” enough anymore for some of these products.
We are currently in the midst of soccer madness here in the GTA caused by the FIFA World cup in 
