In the nosebleeds
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: “<span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nosebleeds">nosebleeds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="nosebleeds">nosebleeds</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>.</p><p><span word="High">High</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="nosebleeds">nosebleeds</span>” <span word="means">means</span> – <span word="those">those</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span>).</p><p><span word="That">That</span> “<span word="nosebleed">nosebleed</span>” <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nosebleed">nosebleed</span>, <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="altitudes">altitudes</span> – <span word="ostensibly">ostensibly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="barometric">barometric</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="thinner">thinner</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="pejoratively">pejoratively</span> – <span word="often">often</span> <span word="jovially">jovially</span>, <span word="too">too</span> – <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nosebleeds">nosebleeds</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="binoculars">binoculars</span>. <span word="Understandably">Understandably</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="also">also</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nosebleed">nosebleed</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span>, <span word="nosebleeds">nosebleeds</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>), <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span>, <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> “<span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Days">Days</span>.” <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="popularize">popularize</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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