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re: Englishman Says Americans Like You Annoy the Hell Out of Him
Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:03 pm to AbuTheMonkey
Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:03 pm to AbuTheMonkey
Go over to England or Spain or Germany. Go to your favorite teams matches and dress in their gear. Even fans of the same team will frick with you for being American. They will do it to your face and dare you to say something back. Thank god when I went to Liverpool I had a real life scouser buddy that brought me. It's an extremely humbling reality check for people that think they are American bagasse that no one wants to frick with.
No, it isn't everyone.. and no, it isn't dangerous... But you can say the wrong thing to the wrong person and wake up to the doctor picking pieces of glass out of your head
No, it isn't everyone.. and no, it isn't dangerous... But you can say the wrong thing to the wrong person and wake up to the doctor picking pieces of glass out of your head
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Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:20 pm to TigerStripes06
I've never had a problem in Liverpool. They actually go more out of their way to be hospitable when they hear Im an American. It's a lot like New Orleans.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:22 pm to TigerStripes06
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Go over to England or Spain or Germany. Go to your favorite teams matches and dress in their gear. Even fans of the same team will frick with you for being American. They will do it to your face and dare you to say something back. Thank god when I went to Liverpool I had a real life scouser buddy that brought me. It's an extremely humbling reality check for people that think they are American bagasse that no one wants to frick with.
Um no In England and Germany I had people buying me drinks b/c I wan American.
The only hostile thing I saw was when people were pulling out their phones taking videos at the pubs and guys who were clearly part of the Red Army got a little pissed.
This post was edited on 6/7/14 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:23 pm to BleedPurpleGold
Have you met my mate Stanley?
Posted on 6/7/14 at 5:40 pm to Dalosaqy
Have to say, some of you guys are taking him far too seriously ( he's has having fun) and are being waaaaay too sensitive.
I think it's great that soccer continues to grow in popularity, but he makes a couple of decent points.
I think it's great that soccer continues to grow in popularity, but he makes a couple of decent points.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 6:05 pm to VOR
His points are pretty silly.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 7:50 am to BleedPurpleGold
"taking him far too seriously"
Exhibit A:
BTW, anyone who suggests that many U.S. fans aren't simply mimicking what they've observed in other nations' fans is being obtuse. The scarves, the singing, the chants, the phrases? 75% derivative.
But again, it's a great game and I'm happy for its popularity. But some of you guys should be careful in your reaction to this article that you don't confirm the obvious.
Exhibit A:
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His points are pretty silly.
BTW, anyone who suggests that many U.S. fans aren't simply mimicking what they've observed in other nations' fans is being obtuse. The scarves, the singing, the chants, the phrases? 75% derivative.
But again, it's a great game and I'm happy for its popularity. But some of you guys should be careful in your reaction to this article that you don't confirm the obvious.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:04 am to StraightCashHomey21
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Um no In England and Germany I had people buying me drinks b/c I wan American.
Yep, lived there a while and travel back often and the amount of drinks I have been bought just to hear my accent is astounding. Most any pub I have walked into had at least one person that wanted to talk about something to do with the states even if I did not. If anyone felt persecuted for being an American in the UK it was somthing they did most likely.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:36 am to VOR
I do agree that US soccer fans imitate European fans, however, US fans didn't have the luxury to slowly grow and build their traditions over a hundred years. US fans had to learn how to follow soccer by watching on TV and observing fans. Technology is a blessing and a curse in this regard because it makes it hard to not be influenced from something elsewhere. An alternative to this is people duplicating the atmosphere of an MLB game. Fans have to start somewhere and I believe over time the US will find its own relatively unique fan approach.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:46 am to VOR
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BTW, anyone who suggests that many U.S. fans aren't simply mimicking what they've observed in other nations' fans is being obtuse. The scarves, the singing, the chants, the phrases? 75% derivative.
Of course American fans imitate their European counterparts. The thing is that this isn't bad. The things they're imitating (with the possible exception of scarves) are better than what American sports have. A football game experience would be 1000x better if the whole stadium was singing and chanting throughout the game.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:47 am to New York Yat
Posted on 6/8/14 at 11:55 am to VOR
You seem to know this guy pretty well. I'd believe you if I hadn't already heard the same lame diatribe from Europeans for years.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 12:05 pm to New York Yat
The author is not wrong.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 8:59 pm to TxTiger82
Honestly I would do everything to separate myself as a fan from those Euro floppers that have been ruining the great sport of soccer for a long time.
I would be annoyed to see USA fans in scarves too.
I would be annoyed to see USA fans in scarves too.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 9:31 pm to SUB
I don't get all the hate for scarves. They're a lot better than the XXL t-shirts from basketball games, and look better than towels. I like the fact that people bring their own and customize them so I can stop the game on dvr and look at all the different ones.
Screw that English douche bag or any Euro-trash that can only feel relevant by bringing up small bull shite like how I support my national team. It reeks of smug hipsters trying to say they did everything cool first.
ETA: Just because they did it first doesn't make it cool. What makes it cool is that I do it now.
Screw that English douche bag or any Euro-trash that can only feel relevant by bringing up small bull shite like how I support my national team. It reeks of smug hipsters trying to say they did everything cool first.
ETA: Just because they did it first doesn't make it cool. What makes it cool is that I do it now.
This post was edited on 6/8/14 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 6/8/14 at 10:46 pm to New York Yat
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Or that I view the coming World Cup and England's inevitable failure with a mixture of trepidation and dread, while your fans seem positively excited about the tournament.
This was the heart of the article. The rest was just misdirection and being a general kunt.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 11:30 pm to New York Yat
Doesn't matter; Mix Diskerud juggling mangos
Posted on 6/9/14 at 6:03 am to SUB
quote:
Honestly I would do everything to separate myself as a fan from those Euro floppers that have been ruining the great sport of soccer for a long time.
I would be annoyed to see USA fans in scarves too.
So you prefer the stale and lame game atmosphere in the states.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 8:49 am to StraightCashHomey21
The game atmosphere in the U.S. is not going to change because of mimicking fans abroad. You've been to american football games I'm sure. The potential is there to have that same atmosphere for a soccer game and we don't have to wear scarves to make it happen.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 9:04 am to SUB
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The game atmosphere in the U.S. is not going to change because of mimicking fans abroad. You've been to american football games I'm sure. The potential is there to have that same atmosphere for a soccer game and we don't have to wear scarves to make it happen.
The atmosphere at 90% of NFL games is absolutely terrible.
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