Hacker News Reader

Yes, but, I don't have stereo vision, so all my attempts to play with balls (soccer, tennis, volleyball, etc...) Have failed.

I also grew up in France and can attest that it used to be difficult to integrate in any sort of group if you didn't play and didn't care for "Le foot".

View on HN

I was the same with soccer. Poor motor skills etc. Fortunately, I was saved by rugby at secondary school where despite my physical uncoordination, I was keen and could tackle hard. As soon as I got into the rugby team, all the bullying stopped.

This must depend on the place. I grew up near Versailles in the 80', was not interested in football and never had problems to integrate. I hardly knew people who would be particularly interested in football as I now think of it.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com