Nosebleed Seat

The phrase nosebleed section is applied tongue-in-cheek to those seats of a public arena, usually an athletic stadium or gymnasium, that are highest and, usually, farthest from the desired activity. A common reference to having seats at the upper tiers of a stadium is "sitting in the nosebleed section" or "nosebleed seats."

The reference alludes to the propensity for nasal hemorrhage at high altitudes, usually owing to lower barometric pressure.

- reference wikipedia.com

For Asians who excels academically, colloquials are very difficult to learn as you cannot find them in any academic text books. Here's a funny story about what I think is "nosebleed seat."

When I heard the term I figured it either meant one of the two things: the seats closest to the action, or the seats farthest away. I've always guessed that it was the seats that's right next to the field. Never would I have guessed that seats can be so high that the lack of oxygen is going to give you nosebleed...

Here's my theory of why nosebleed in the first row:

(1) you are so closed to your favorite player your nose bleeds from sheer excitement; or

(2) you are so close to the action that occasionally you might get hit by a ball or puck, ergo, nosebleed...

The girl next to me, upon hearing my theories, said I'm such an embarrassment that she'll never take me to a game...