Talk:Balconing

Case number error
While translating this article I've realized that while in the "Statistics" part it is said that there were 46 cases until 2019, in the "history" part a smaller number is mentioned — Preceding unsigned comment added by J. A. Fortuny (talk • contribs) 22:49, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

The -ing suffix is likely not a reference to the practitioners' nationality
There is a history of Spaniards adding the -ing suffix to create terms (even when they don't really exist in English), because they are perceived as cooler or more modern. Hence we have "puenting" (from "puente" = "bridge", which means "bungee jumping"), "footing" (meaning "running", as in the sport of running, but luckily this one is now in disuse) or even "mitin", which derived from "meeting" to refer to a political rally. Some don't even sound cool anymore, and they became usual words in Spanish which actually make no sense in English, like the use of "parking" for "car park" or "parking lot".

Balconing is a humorous take on such "inventions" as puenting or footing, to make it sound as a proper sport.

Of course this is my view as a Spaniard and I cannot provide any references to it, but I can assure you the use of -ing is not a reference to the balconing practicioners' most usual nationality. Sinhote (talk) 01:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC)