Crybabies, stoics and patriots at the Olympics

[kudzu]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...sj_share_tweet

Upon getting a gold medal:

Women cried 3x more than men.

Chinese winners cried at ~half the average rate.

UK winners cried at more than double the average rate.

Discuss.

[EmDot]

I cry when we lose and I cry when we win and I cry watching practically all medal ceremonies. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.

[kudzu]

Women cried 3x more than men.

I cry when we lose and I cry when we win and I cry watching practically all medal ceremonies. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.

Yeah, so you're a chick.

[demopublican]

Discuss? It is cultural.

[EmDot]

Discuss? It is cultural.

Culture by location or by gender? Or does it just depend on the individual?

[NCBirdfan]

I cry when we lose and I cry when we win and I cry watching practically all medal ceremonies. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.

Reading your accounts of crying just make me want to cry.

[bawlmer_fan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1YPyMXHKjg