I never much liked the World Cup, and yet, given the international disgrace that has become caught in the face, there would be enough to hide in a closet and never emerge again until I left for the airport. Because I can tell you, the foreigners LIKE France and has for some strange reason, they believe that our football team is composed of gods, we can not lose etc.. While you and I know well we are going to collapse into insolvency since 1998 and that even the presence of the final four years ago tasted like arrogant, very bitter (even before our national icon is carried away as a small boss ... go fast in the cupboard.). We know we're going to pubs in pubs, we know that it goes into scheming scheming by cons we still do not know what our coach is there, and we would be unaware of the sex scandals that make the glaucous Sports headlines for several weeks ...
Brrref, knowing all that, I'm always surprised when people glorify the French football before me. But while there, since our defeat (announced, but here on the island, everyone was surprised) (they were unaware of the case Zaia, phew) (at the same time because they are not aware that it does not happen so it's a half-relief), I feel it's someone in my family that brought the opprobrium on all my country as I get dismayed by remarks of Japanese who I have NEVER spoken but who learn in the aftermath that I'm French.
Even three days later.
"A ~ Furansu No Machiruda-san! His ka-ha ~ hontou Zannen deshita do not do Taihen deshita ~" ...
Interpretation: "Ah, the French Mathilde! About football, it's too bad eh ... yes, it really was not pretty eh" (try translate "hontou no Taihen deshita do" in this context, I find that "cétait not pretty")
It was the polite version of my old teacher stories and stories (along with THREE DAYS AFTER then she has never talked about football in class, I find it annoying, I can not help me if they play like feet, I'm not leading them)
... it's going to type until Taiwan's who I've never spoken, and who begins to laugh when I told him I'm from France. "Oulala, football, it's very wrong here." Ha good? no kidding? But as I am honest, I told him that all world had supported South Africa that night (true, my Facebook page was hilarious), it was even more laughter, it is already that our reputation is definitely rotten but at least we amuse the gallery .
I still took off on my base ... So I appreciate this World Cup because:
1) Watch an international competition in an international context, it's still funny. My Italian friend, who cries wolf at the slightest gnat, turns out to be completely crazy as soon as his team plays macho, and all he found to explain it "I'm a boy, 100% Boys play football in Italy, you have no choice, it's even worse than the catechism, and those who fear are arbitrators. I was a referee for fifteen years, I am unbeatable.
My Canadian friend spends his time will agree with me when I say that my only wish is that the U.S. lost because thin, they are already super strong in all sports, FIFA and it can be won by South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, the States but is banned. And all our conversations punctuated by football "in Hockey ... when I went to this hockey game with my father ... when we won the cup of hockey ... "... with a so naturally I do not even fun to tease him about Canadian stereotypes, I just smile stupidly.
2) matches, so you look in our kitchen, with cakes, having done our homework, our three chairs lined up like little old Marseille sitting on their bench and watching the alley, and it's really nice .
Last night match vs. Japan. Danmark at 3 am in Tokyo (sorry, I preferred to sleep) ... Result this morning: not a cat in college! and merchants bentos (lunch boxes) have not been as successful as usual Friday, it was really weird ...
And today in Shinjuku Station:
I'm really happy for them, I love when the Japanese are proud of them soundly. Let's hope it lasts!
Japan or South Korea in the finals! Go go go!
PS: Italian project with my friend, change of nationality. And frankly, a country where we turn Didier Porte de France Inter ... I think this is a sufficient reason for refusing to return, nah!
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