it isn't my intention to say anyone is wrong for enjoying a sport, i just think we are all products of our individual environments. I would say that I likely didn't even know what rugby was (or that it was even a sport) until i was a teenager... it just isn't something that was / is talked about in USA at all but the reverse is also true. When i sit with people that are excited about the world cup i enjoy it because my pals are really excited about it... and that is enough for me.

They return the favor by watching NFL with me and are just as unimpressed by that sport as I am by rugby. It's just different... not better, not worse.