I saw that video earlier today Meaty, and thought it was great the way the crowd helped her out.

I'm glad the little girl realised a dream but personally I can't stand the US Anthem, - not so much the words but the key it has to be sung in which is usually in an operatic style voice. Then again I don't enjoy musically the majority of Anthems, just personal opinion.

 *gulp*

awwww, wasn't that lovely

and I bet that cackling woman is hoping her voice can't be recognised

That little girl acted like a true professional.

Good on her

Awww I wonder if that was her daddy who came and knelt behind her.

I am not surprised by how the crowd reacted. When I was over there every single American impressed me with their courtesy and outlook. Something we Brits have lost decades ago saddly.

The Americans have a strong belief in themselves but are a tad too religious at times.

Good on them all

Agree James.  This probably wouldn't have happened over here.  The Yanks have big hearts and are total softies when it comes to something like this.  This clip is great thanks Mr Mince.  Love your avatar BTW James. 

I take issue with the comment that it probably wouldn't have happened over here.

The British are great at helping out in times of crisis. Look at all this snowy weather we have just had. Loads of good examples of that great british spirit. And I am confident that had that happened over here, the crowd would have reacted in exactly the same way.

The only National anthem I like is the French one,ours is a dirge.

Sung any slower and it would have been frozen in time.
Excruciatingly slow.
Milked until it curdled.

I agree Issy

Fair play to the yanks but omg the hate on youtube for the woman who laughed when the mic went, you'd think she ran up to the little girl and stabbed her instead of just laughing (nobody even knows what she was laughing at ffs). People fall over each other on the net trying to show what caring kind individuals they are by pouring unbridled hatred on an easy target such as this one. It's quite pathetic really.

 You will all be one with the Borg

The only problem I have with our anthem is it is all just the Queen, What about our nation?

That's how I feel. I don't want to save the Queen thank you  very much. It is a empirical  nonsense that is out of date.

QUOTE issy:

I take issue with the comment that it probably wouldn't have happened over here.

The British are great at helping out in times of crisis. Look at all this snowy weather we have just had. Loads of good examples of that great british spirit. And I am confident that had that happened over here, the crowd would have reacted in exactly the same way.

You've misinterpreted me Issy.  I know that the British public have big hearts and good hearts when there is a time of crisis.  I'm just saying (as several people have said here, including the O.P.) that I don't believe that the crowd would have carried on singing to save her embarrassment as they did there.  I have seen people react on X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, and how they  mock and boo and take the piss if something goes wrong or they are basically shit, and I have seen how British crowds react when there is someone they dislike.  So I stick by what I said; that I seriously doubt that they would have behaved like the Yanks did.  'Take issue' all you like, but people are entitled to have different opinions.

For the record, I have no big problem with the current National Anthem: it's about the celebration of our sovreign and the Monarch, and the song is about our monarch, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to bring it up to date, to celebrate the country and its people, but many other things need bringing 'up to date' too, so where do you draw the line?

If I had been in that crowd when the microphone went, I would have sang away at the top of my voice

No doubt about it Issy!  

Several people being you and James.   

Well I may have too Rexi, but my singing sounds like Alan Partridge and I really do believe that the Brits are a cracking bunch of people and I'm not slagging us all off and saying that the Yanks are better than us; I was just saying that I doubt that The Brits would have all started singing along to save the lass's embarrassment and on an occasion like this, would have been more likely to have taken the piss and made up a facebook page entitled 'that awkward moment where you're 10 years old singing in front of a billion people and your mike f**ks up LOL,' where people would inevitably post 100s of inane and spiteful comments about how hilarious it was that this girl's act went horribly wrong:  JMO of course. 

Me and James AND the OP Scotty.  *blows raspberry*!   

Love YOUR avatar too.  I was thinking it was a kitten for a while, but then I noticed it was a scotty dog!  I need to go to specsavers.  ,

Everyone's opinion is valid, starbug

I just realised that that post (started 'well i may have too rexi..) was one massively long sentence!  I need to work on my English language skills and grammar. 

Thanks Rexi. 

Stop being so pedantic you little squirt!  Three does not a several make!                                     
* blows huger raspberry back*  

Go back to specsavers - it`s a dancing kitten  

The difference is Starbug that the contestants on the X factor and BGT hold themselves up for ridicule - it is part of the game, A bit like the booing on Big Brother. It is pantomime and we all like to boo the baddy or laugh at the clown.

But I am confident that no British person would boo or laugh at an 8 year old girl in a large stadium and would support her.

It is, in the end, human nature.

When it did happen here we didn't laugh at her.
 

I think that is case closed thanks to Longcat...

British people do have heart - for the genuine.

That was lovely and brought a tear to my eye...

Me too......

Mostly from US citizens from what I can see, maybe they're not all so goodly after all?

I seriously doubt the crowds here wouldn't have done the same! The last time I was at football one of mascots was only about 2 which prompted a huge 'awwwww' from the crowd when he went onto the pitch..,,I'm pretty sure that same crowd would sing along to help out a kid!

I agree that the British Public are unlikely to take the piss out of a little girl, but I do agree with the original poster (and the others who said that the Brits are more likely to take the piss out of people in general,) that the Brits are more likely to take the piss.  (in this kind of situation.)  I'm not sayiing everyone definately would - and I agree with some of the points posted by the people with opposing views.  But I think it's more likely that people would take the piss over here than in the U.S.

And I don't think 'the case is closed,' (as issy said) because as starbug said, people are entitled to different opinions. People are going on their own experiences and putting their own views based on what they think.  IMO, it's unfair to day 'case closed' because that's basically saying 'you're wrong.'  As Rexi said earlier, everyone's opinion is valid.  And no-one is 'wrong.' 

It's uncanny how you and Starbug agree.........you're almost twins 

I was just thinking the same masel stoory  

     Bugger this not able to quote malarky Ditty .........

*nips back*

  back atcha Stoory xxxx

I've got to say I agree completely Brits would have reacted in exactly the same way but I think that little girl in the BGT clip was just having a tantrum. She didn't seem upset at all. No tears is always a dead giveaway but despite all that the crowd were behind her anyway.