fun facts about the world

So during the World Cup (or the Copa Mundial as my Latin friends call it), the stark differences between the United States and the rest of the world (or the Mundial as my Latin friends call it) has become increasingly clear to me. I’m not really basing this on much other than what "Hondo" (the guy in the NY Post who makes "wagers") has to say, however many American, specifically the younger generation, seem to be unable to grasp how amazing and beautiful a game soccer is. And it pisses me off.

It seems as though our ADD-ed out, "I want it now" culture has completely warped our perspectives to the point where a complete non-sport like basketball (if you like basketball, you should really throw yourself headfirst into the nearest fire. 3 points if you do it from more than 6 feet away.) is able to captivate the minds of children all over the country (and, not to be biases I recognize that basketball is increasingly popular in Europe, but they are a bunch of followers anyway. No disrespect to European women.) simply because there is a lot of scoring. However the drama and tension of a soccer game seems to be completely beyond the comprehension of your average American.

My point is, if you don’t appreciate soccer (and I’m not talking about MLS here) on the highest level, as it is played in the World Cup (I’m not going to make the same joke three times in the same blog) maybe you should up your dosage of adderrall, spend four years sitting around reading books and having in-depth conversations on one topic that last more than twenty minutes and then try again. You fucking moron.

FORZA ITALIA!!

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