Dont go then. Duh.

south africa is entertaining the world. if you're hosting a big party, you want to figure out some way to keep the uglies out. maybe they should charge british people a minimum of 850 euros per ticket.

Charging per teeth missing?

I am the Prime Minister of Great Britain and I am sure the disgusting comments in this thread have something to do with jealousy. Do not overcharge my countrymen because they are the best and the brightest in the world!

The English are perhaps the worst tourists in the world. South Africa is just trying to get some money in advance to help pay for the inevitable damages caused by groups of drunken louts.

swahnhennessy: The English are perhaps the worst tourists in the world. South Africa is just trying to get some money in advance to help pay for the inevitable damages caused by groups of drunken louts.

It'd be okay if they blindly tipped people, like American tourists.

But no, they're loud, obnoxious, fat, smelly, and white... and POOR.

Like they'd discriminate against certain ethnic groups. The roving bands of thugs are probably more effective in distributing stolen money from pick pocketed wallets than the government ever will be.

Hmmmm....

1. Be a South African
2. Buy cheap tickets
3. Sell to England fans for more than the cost but less than the cost to the English.
4. Profit

/Arbitrage is fun!!!

puffy999: swahnhennessy: The English are perhaps the worst tourists in the world. South Africa is just trying to get some money in advance to help pay for the inevitable damages caused by groups of drunken louts.

It'd be okay if they blindly tipped people, like American tourists.

But no, they're loud, obnoxious, fat, smelly, and white... and POOR.

From your description of British tourists Im able to define Americans nicely.
But no, they're loud, obnoxious, unbelievably fat, smelly, and white.

So the only difference is that poor americans are mainly not white and dont travel well done america

Yeah well someone has to pay for the amount of damage their fans cause

Not to mention food and boerd.

Oh come on, it's only £85, although that's a minimum I would have expected tickets to be around £200. Any thing more than £200 I would consider unreasonably expensive, except for the final, if your team is in the final and you're a huge fan I can understand paying up to a thousand quid if you've got that kinda money.

You've paid £1000 to travel and stay in SA and you're moaning that the tickets are £10-£15 more than what you'd pay to go to wembley?

FTA: But England fans following their idols, like Wayne Rooney, 24...

Why do we need to know his age? It provides no extra context and looks stupid.

Whole lot better than watching 32 other teams at the World Cup. Ask Ireland about that.

Who cares. It's not like the Brits are going to spend that marginal cost increase on something like dental work.

Favorite soccer/football clip I have ever seen.

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I'll be cheering for England during their games only because my GF is English. I'd much rather Ireland had made it personally.

Vuvuzela not included.

How can you spot an english fan in SA. He's the one being arrested!

Gosling: Whole lot better than watching 32 other teams at the World Cup. Ask Ireland about that.

Or don't, people don't like to talk about it here. We pretty much spit after the mention of Henry.

Piss off subby, we're awesome at the World Cup Quarter Finals 2010!!

france cannot handle the prices either, i read somewhere.

expobill: france cannot handle the prices either, i read somewhere.

Absolute Win Bill.

nugatory2: Favorite soccer/football clip I have ever seen.

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I think Ochocinco has his next touchdown celebration...

/oh wait, this is the OTHER football

But will it snow at any of the venues in South Africa? Because that would be awesome. Fog or 45 F at least?

That's how they'll pay for the stadiums and the fact that the stadiums will see little use in coming decade ;p

hopefully the football fans will buy the tickets off the locals for an agreeable price. hopefully - because then we won't see any vuvuzelas.