It was totally our turn though :) - 1990 just came four years too early, because otherwise it would've been every 20 years. Means of course we have to wait a long time for the next one ;). But seriously. I am damn proud of the team. And my son gets a new jersey, because he needs one with four stars now :D.
As for the flags and the enthusiasm and the permission to be proud of the team, of the country and show it - I do remember that in 2006 there were comments about it when suddenly all of Germany disappeared under flags. Of the negative kind. Fortunately we were perfect hosts, so everybody got over it. Finally. But I agree with you on the love that we can do it now!!
You're right, there were some at the very beginning, and apparently some germans still think it's wrong. Yeah, don't know what to say to that! Funny enough, I first heard the song when our neighbors celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, way before World Cup started. Love it!
There are still people going around and ripping flags and stuff off cars and balconies, though, claiming 'people displaying a german flag means they are nazis' I actually heard it outside my window last week, because the house across has a bunch of flags out the windows.
Go to the US and you have flags lining the streets all year long. They don't even need a reason.
It is kind of sad that we get damned for even the slightest bit of patriotism when most people from back then aren't even alive anymore.
But we're world champions! And we deserve this *nods*
hee, yeah, I say, as long as you enjoy yourself and do it with your own money, have at it :)
Let me guess, those were germans? The average number of pessimists and thickheads is still way too high in this country... *sigh* Oh well. I was thinking more of the international reaction, I can remember headlines like "oh, they know how to celebrate!" :-)
It was actually a mix. The ones with the flags on the cars were German as far as I know, the ones on the street outside my window definitely were not.
I admit, I never really paid attention to that (how we supposedly celebrate), aside for when they have scenes playing in Germany on US tv shows and we look like we're all Bavarians from the 80s, listening to 80s music :D
LOL! Maybe that's what we should do then! I'm crossing my fingers that this attitude is slowly dying out! And I totally don't have the live ticker from Berlin Fanmeile open at work and watch the flag waving... nope... ahem...
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As for the flags and the enthusiasm and the permission to be proud of the team, of the country and show it - I do remember that in 2006 there were comments about it when suddenly all of Germany disappeared under flags. Of the negative kind. Fortunately we were perfect hosts, so everybody got over it. Finally. But I agree with you on the love that we can do it now!!
By the way - I love that song!!!
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Funny enough, I first heard the song when our neighbors celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, way before World Cup started. Love it!
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I actually heard it outside my window last week, because the house across has a bunch of flags out the windows.
Go to the US and you have flags lining the streets all year long. They don't even need a reason.
It is kind of sad that we get damned for even the slightest bit of patriotism when most people from back then aren't even alive anymore.
But we're world champions! And we deserve this *nods*
hee, yeah, I say, as long as you enjoy yourself and do it with your own money, have at it :)
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I admit, I never really paid attention to that (how we supposedly celebrate), aside for when they have scenes playing in Germany on US tv shows and we look like we're all Bavarians from the 80s, listening to 80s music :D
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I'm crossing my fingers that this attitude is slowly dying out! And I totally don't have the live ticker from Berlin Fanmeile open at work and watch the flag waving... nope... ahem...
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