Nippon!

June 24th, 2006

Ah, back when Japan had a chance in the World Cup. These dudes came out to the racetrack with about half the town on Sunday night to cheer on Japan during the match versus Croatia and watch the game on a giant screen TV. It was a crazy atmosphere with the young and the drunk chanting “Nippon! Nippon!” in front of so many TV camera crews and spotlights that it was impossible to actually focus on the soccer game. The mayor appeared trashed and was prancing around in his black crocs waving the Japanese flag, embarassing himself by trying to dance (I blushed on his behalf). Sadly, though, we were all disappointed and amazed with Japan’s suckitude when we neither won nor lost (but obviously it was enough to lose in the end). How pathetic, Japan. I will also note that since I am American, it was the first real soccer game I had ever seen from start to finish. Pretty anticlimactic, but the cheering was good! It should also be noted that I have no idea who these guys are, but since I am leaving the country and the hemisphere in a matter of weeks, I’ve become quite bold and have taken to doing whatever I please whenever I wish to. It’s very liberating!

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