Quote Originally Posted by Billy Goat Sverige View Post
Yeah, ****ing idiotic. Why has this clapping **** become a weekly thing? It was a bit embarrassing the first time, now it’s just getting worse and becoming more of a spectacle every week. I don’t get it. Firemen put their lives in danger regularly and nobody makes a fuss. It’s their ****ing job!
To be fair, I strongly suspect it's one of those phenomena that are less widespread than the media would have you believe. I don't know of any member of my family who've had it happen where they live, for instance.