Hear the Vuvuzela!
Vuvuzela facts:
- Vuvuzela is an African word for a horn.
- China makes nearly 90% of all Vuvuzelas sold.
- Jiying Plastic Products Factory had sold more than 1 million horns since April.
- Vuvuzelas range from 7.3 cm to 67 cm in length.
- They are exported at prices ranging from 0.6 yuan to 2.5 yuan.
- However, they are sold for between 18 yuan (about $ 2) and 53 yuan in South Africa.
- One vuvuzela is reportedly sold in Britain every two seconds for two euros apiece.
- Amazon.com has reported a 1,000-per cent sales increase of its horns, which sell for $ 9.99.
- Ebay.com had more than 400 bids for vuvuzelas, with one already reaching $ 17.64.
- Fans have said vuvuzela enrich their World Cup experiences by creating a sense of participation.
- “I can’t go to South Africa, but blowing vuvuzela while watching the games makes me feel as if I’m among the fans in the stadium,” said Cheng Qing, a 25-year-old Shanghai International Studies University postgraduate student.
- As a part of efforts to boost primary education -I understand- Govt. of India is planning to import and distribute 250 million Vuvuzelas among all school children. This will be a bilateral trade pact and India will export 2 billion mosquitos for bioresearch to China. But one cynic in Kolkata is said to have remarked that with all the corruption, CPM, Congress and BJP politicians will corner all the vuvuzelas for future election duty.
