Contestants clapping on the telly. Why?

[PaulB]

I don't mean audience members or others who clap in the right places. Something that annoys me is when contestants on quiz programmes give an answer and then when it's revealed they are correct, they applaud themselves like a performing seal! The audience and fellow competitors are congratulating them, why do they need to clap themselves?

 

[Kies]

Americanism .... They do it,so now we have started to do it.
I can't stand it either

 

[Smurfy]

It's 1000000000 times worse when people do that in cinemas. Hey people, the actors aren't even there to receive your applause.

 

[MontyVeda]

they don't want to be the only person not clapping... they'd feel left out.

 

[Paulus]

Because they are told to by the floor manager, who has his/her orders from the producer.

 

[Arch]

they don't want to be the only person not clapping... they'd feel left out.

There might be a slight element of that. For people not used to facing an audience, it can be quite hard to take total attention and applause without feeling awkward. Joining in the clapping gives them something to do, rather than just sit there.

Also, it's a celebration, just like footballers taking off to run round or dance after a goal.They feel pleased with themselves (and relieved) so they clap with happiness.

 

[MisterStan]

It's 1000000000 times worse when people do that in cinemas. Hey people, the actors aren't even there to receive your applause.

It irks me somewhat when people applaud the pilot when the plane lands.

 

[MossCommuter]

It irks me somewhat when people applaud the pilot when the plane lands.

Yeah, they should applaud the take off really

Landing's easy

Things always land

 

[Arch]

It irks me somewhat when people applaud the pilot when the plane lands.

But maybe it makes the pilot feel good, and I know which of you I'd consider more important in an aviation situation!

The other week, our work vehicle broke down, and I had to stay with it and wait for an engineer to come out, and liase with base about it all. All rather tedious and stressful. When I finally got back, just after lunchtime, everyone looked up when I came in, and applauded. They were just glad that I was back, and that the truck was fixed. It was a bit of a joke, but it felt rather nice to be so welcomed.

 

[Arch]

Yeah, they should applaud the take off really

Landing's easy

Things always land

A good landing is one you can walk away from.

A great landing is one where they can use the plane again afterwards.

My Dad was in the FAA, and made lots of good landings, not so many great ones....

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I saw Casablanca at the cinema few years ago and there was clapping at the end from the mainly 'older' audience - I thought it was rather nice.

 

[Nearly there]

I hate clapping full stop its an annoying sound

 

[Arch]

I saw Casablanca at the cinema few years ago and there was clapping at the end from the mainly 'older' audience - I thought it was rather nice.

Yes, I like the idea. It's a drawback of cinema that when the credits roll, you just think "Oh, that's it" and you're back out in the real world. With theatre, the applause sort of breaks the spell, provides punctuation between the performance and going home.

 

[Lanzecki]

Personally It's the clapping along to music that really get's my goat.

With 4 daughters and a wife addicted to Dance wassit, and X yobbo's that it's constant. I hear the starting lines of a song, and think "That's a nice song" only to be ruined by people clapping. Often slightly off rythum as well.

 

[vernon]

Try attending a Blackmore's Night gig. The audience clapped in time with most of the songs.

It was one of the most undewhelming gigs that I've been to. A rock god reduced to a fawning fool fronting some mediocre medieval music yet workshipped by an adoring audience. I felt guilty for persuading four of my school mates to come with me to the gig. We were all in agreement that it was a 5hite gig apart from the one who was besotted by Blackmore's wife.