Cheering for America vs. Your Native Land

[Munchkin03]

Originally posted by honeychile
I think I know where Stan's coming from - I was at last week's US v. Poland soccer game in Chicago. You would have thought that you were in downtown Warsaw, by the cheering - with the grand exception of Sam's Army, who were in fine form!!

You do realize that Chicago has the largest concentration of people of Polish descent outside of Warsaw, no? It wouldn't bother me to see Dominicans excited about a soccer game in the Bronx. Having pride in the nation you or your parents were born in and being a proud American isn't mutually exclusive.

Why is it so hard for people to understand this? As my mama would say, it's not that difficult.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
You do realize that Chicago has the largest concentration of people of Polish descent outside of Warsaw, no? It wouldn't bother me to see Dominicans excited about a soccer game in the Bronx. Having pride in the nation you or your parents were born in and being a proud American isn't mutually exclusive.

Why is it so hard for people to understand this? As my mama would say, it's not that difficult.

Of course I realize that. In fact, aren't there more people of Polish descent in Chicago than Warsaw? And the Fire games are announced in English, Spanish, and Polish.

But this was incredible - something that had to be seen/heard to be believed.

[DeltaSigStan]

Originally posted by honeychile

But this was incredible - something that had to be seen/heard to be believed.

That was NOTHING compared to when the USA plays Mexico in LA, San Diego....heck, ANYWHERE in the US.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

You should go to Astoria when Greek teams are playing. Oh my gosh. There are more Greeks in Astoria than there are in Athens, and they are very proud of their teams.

Americans have a lot of ethnic pride whatever that ethnicity is. I see it New York all the time. I think that it's one of the great things about living here.

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

I have a good feeling the USA will win the World Series again this year.

[DeltaSigStan]

Originally posted by PM_Mama00


Forgot to throw in here, when Italy won the World Cup in 1990, my aunt made a building-size Italian flag and hung it on her apartment building. 18th Ave in Bensonhurst was crazy with celebration. Now if you don't enjoy or appreciate Italian tradition, do NOT go there!

Wait.....

Italy HOSTED the World Cup in 1990 dumb dumb (said in a loving way), Germany won it.

Now, if she THOUGHT they won and that's why they hung it, then yeah, I don't think I want to hang around that group of people

[PM_Mama00]

Ok so it wasn't that year. What was the year they won? I just remember this one song called "Italia Novonta" and it was all about the 1990 Italian soccer team.

[honeychile]

<--- soccer geek!

The World Cup was played in Italy in 1990, but the last time Italy won was in 1982.

[PM_Mama00]

Maybe the guy just really liked the 1990 team. But I thought Italy did win the World cup. I know I was alive at least once when they did.

ETA: Ok I just looked it up. I have no clue what year it was that my aunt put up the huge flag... it might have been 1990. And the year I was thinking that they won was 1994.