July 10, 2006
Yay Italy!
"Hurry up, I want to beat the World Cup traffic in Bensonhurst."-My brother on driving me somewhere.
"If I was Italian, I'd care. If I was French I'd care. But I'm not, I'm American, so go Yankees!"- Gruff biker dude at Jordan's Lobster Dock in Brooklyn, Saturday afternoon.
I spent the weekend in Brooklyn and I can report that Brooklyn decidely favored Italy in yesterday's World Cup Final. There were Italian flags flying on many of the houses in my parents neighborhood of Bensonhurst and there were noisy crowds packed into tiny cafes all along 18th Avenue. The reasons were three:
1. Pro-Italy- There are lots of Italians in the borough.
2. Anti-France- There is not a lot of love for the French in "real" Brooklyn.
3. Pro-America- The U.S had tied Italy in a previous match, therefore their win means we're not so bad. Though, of course, we are.
Ace has a funny post on the match.
Posted by Karol at July 10, 2006 08:36 AM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: France Italy World+Cup Zinedine+Zidane Soccer Football Andrea+Pirlo
I'm Italian and the whole thing annoyed the shit out of me. Nothing but retards with Italian flags taped to the hoods of their cars on the roads yesterday.
Posted by: Allah at July 10, 2006 01:08 PMAnd in "real" America, nobody cared.
Posted by: Von Bek at July 10, 2006 01:26 PMI personally don't mind, just as long as France lost.
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at July 10, 2006 02:24 PMI won the World Cup pool I was in. Thank you Azzurri!
Posted by: PAUL at July 10, 2006 05:16 PMDitto.
I felt like I was living in Naples for the past month.
Only with retired mobsters, instead of active-duty mafioso.
Posted by: Gerard at July 11, 2006 01:37 PM
