Ein Hoch Auf Uns
So, you might have heard that Germany won the World Cup... :-)
Took us only 24 years! *lol* Now, I wouldn't call myself a football/soccer fan. Absolutely not. I care about the ups and downs of our local team Arminina Bielefeld because my best RL friend is a huge fan, and I like how similarly fannish we get when she talks about it. So I care about that team.
Then why am I watching the World Cup, and am really loving it? It's a weird reason, I'll try to explain. I have always been a little envious about nations like England or the Netherlands who are never ashamed to be patriotic. Flags everywhere on every occasion. And despite Second World War being over for 69 years now, that was always something Germany was shy to do. The dreaded unfortunate associations. But when the World Cup was held in Germany in 2006, where we came out third, something happened that I still call magical. The german team made an unexpectedly awesome run, and all of a sudden it was like someone told Germany "Yes, you are allowed to be proud of those boys, and show it. You are allowed to show your black, red and gold." And boy, we did. And since then, it happened every Euro Cup and every World Cup, no matter if we won or lost. No unfortunate associations anymore, at least not where I could see them. And that is something I love.
So I am proud of the guys. My car has black-red-gold mirror socks, and they will stay on for another week just because. :-)
And you know what? The most awesome side effect of the final game? Germans flew to Brazil just for the finale. Packed their hand luggage, flew to Rio, bought a ticket for the game, celebrated, and got back on the plane to Germany, all within 48 hours. And they all say it was worth it. So from now on, if anyone dares to tell me that I'm crazy to spend a lot of money for a con just to see Christian Kane, I will just smile and say "Rio de Janeiro". HAH. :-)
Took us only 24 years! *lol* Now, I wouldn't call myself a football/soccer fan. Absolutely not. I care about the ups and downs of our local team Arminina Bielefeld because my best RL friend is a huge fan, and I like how similarly fannish we get when she talks about it. So I care about that team.
Then why am I watching the World Cup, and am really loving it? It's a weird reason, I'll try to explain. I have always been a little envious about nations like England or the Netherlands who are never ashamed to be patriotic. Flags everywhere on every occasion. And despite Second World War being over for 69 years now, that was always something Germany was shy to do. The dreaded unfortunate associations. But when the World Cup was held in Germany in 2006, where we came out third, something happened that I still call magical. The german team made an unexpectedly awesome run, and all of a sudden it was like someone told Germany "Yes, you are allowed to be proud of those boys, and show it. You are allowed to show your black, red and gold." And boy, we did. And since then, it happened every Euro Cup and every World Cup, no matter if we won or lost. No unfortunate associations anymore, at least not where I could see them. And that is something I love.
So I am proud of the guys. My car has black-red-gold mirror socks, and they will stay on for another week just because. :-)
And you know what? The most awesome side effect of the final game? Germans flew to Brazil just for the finale. Packed their hand luggage, flew to Rio, bought a ticket for the game, celebrated, and got back on the plane to Germany, all within 48 hours. And they all say it was worth it. So from now on, if anyone dares to tell me that I'm crazy to spend a lot of money for a con just to see Christian Kane, I will just smile and say "Rio de Janeiro". HAH. :-)