You may have guessed by now that I have been following the World Cup matches closely. Somewhere along the way I got hooked on watching the World Cup. America has dropped by the wayside, too early in my opinion given their talents. Today is the big game between Germany and Argentina. The weather has been quite hot by German standards, breaking 35 degrees Celsius the last couple of days and headed there again today. That's 95 degrees Fahrenheit by my metric calculator WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING. Needless to say, I'm not going to public viewing today. A couple of friends are coming over for coffee, cake and soccer viewing.
Go Germany!
4 comments:
So THAT'S why you've gone silent! Is Germany like England, with every car sporting 2 flags of St. George protruding from the top, or like France, where, thank goodness, this doesn't happen? Anyway, it's all nearly over, thank goodness......
You sound like a disgruntled football widow, Margaret. When I first started living in Germany, no one showed the flag. The turning point came in 2006 when suddenly it was acceptable to show national pride. There are plenty of cars with flags waving, but they are in the minority. The party atmosphere is great, with public drunkenness not as prevalent as I imagine it to be in the UK (or the US for that matter).
Wrong! When seeking a prospective mate, the first interview question is 'Do you like sport?' If the answer is in the affirmative, it's straight onto the reject pile.....
Not that I go in for interviewing prospective mates, you understand
Gotcha. I'd rather be out biking or hiking than watching sports on TV, but I make a few exceptions for World Cup, Champions League and, of course, the Tour de France.
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