Quote Originally Posted by Kellen Bassette View Post
So much of that nationalist stuff comes out of China and east Asia in general. It is always strange to me that a athlete winning or losing against a foreigner is so tied up with national pride. I don't think too many people here would think of Weidman vs Silva as a USA vs Brazil thing...but it's not my culture, so I may not be able to understand it...
Well, this goes way out of the thread's topic, but sport in Chinese culture is a completely different beast. Maybe I'll start another topic on it.

That being said, there is no reason why that behavior should be acceptable in the US.