Profile for alister - I'm slowly turning American. A bit...

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Feb 21 '07 by alister
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I'm slowly turning American. A bit...

I'm starting to like American Football! I know, but I'm English. I still need to get it though. I only kind of get it.

alister on Feb 21 '07 at 12:08pm

And i have set a goal to go to an American Football game at some point in my life. As i set many goals

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:10pm

funny, i was an american football fan all my life until i played rugby.

now i think it's one of the most boring games around.

unless the chicago bears play. if you go to a game, go to a bears game, 2 hours early so you can tailgate with the locals. best time ever

melhel86 on Feb 21 '07 at 12:11pm

you'll get it... and sometimes watching college football is more fun... or at least the tailgating is.

alister on Feb 21 '07 at 12:11pm

I played rugby but didn't like it much. And i saw the bears play on TV not too long ago. That was the turning point.

alister on Feb 21 '07 at 12:12pm

What do you mean by tailgating??

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:14pm

it's the 'pre party' if you will. basically, people hang out in front of/by the stadium, drink piss, barbq food and have a great time.

rugby is the best team sport, imo. i've played soccer, football, baseball basketball hockey, i boxed for a bit too, nothing compares in the overall fitness level on needs to succedd and the reliance on your teammates to cover your ass when you're tired. just an opinion.

alister on Feb 21 '07 at 12:17pm

Rugby is so tiring. Thats why you play 10 minutes less than a football match.

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:18pm

yah.

i was over in England in 99 for the world cup. just as a spectator. great country ya got over there.

victimofopportunity on Feb 21 '07 at 12:19pm

tailgating is the best part of a football game. so much fun.

alister on Feb 21 '07 at 12:20pm

It not so bad, can get on your nerves though. I've been to the USA. Really want to though. Shame i don't know exactly where i want to go lol.

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:22pm

thing about america is, despite the movies and stereotypes, it's really a great place. it's massive, first of all, and right now, it's almost 70 degrees here, but say, in chicago, it's like 20. point being, there's a wide variety of climates and temperatures from state to state, kinda. downside, most american's think america IS the world.

alister on Feb 21 '07 at 12:26pm

How wrong they are. Have they never heard of places like The Netherlands and Belgium

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:29pm

it's not that they haven't heard of them, it's just that, people get caught up a little too much here. and, like i said, there's a lot of america to see and experience. two states are quite a distance away from the rest in themselves. im not saying they're right. not saying you're wrong. it's just been my experiences with those folks who unfortunately had the opportunity travel.

again, rugby, has literally taken me around the world. i'm fortunate for that.

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:32pm

*hadn't had the oppourtunity to travel

victimofopportunity on Feb 21 '07 at 12:34pm

^I've never been outside the U.S.

ianrose on Feb 21 '07 at 12:35pm

I'm making the opposite switch - grew up on American football, and getting much more interested the past few years in actual football (aka American "soccer"). Just wish American fans had the patience for it - maybe if it had more car crashes.

shirtflirt on Feb 21 '07 at 12:38pm

there aren't any american sports which end in 0-0 tie and the fans are happy. so it's just a foreign concept to most yanks.

ianrose on Feb 21 '07 at 12:39pm

Yeah, I guess the idea that a 3-2 win could be called "a goalfest" is a little outside of the American experience.

ianrose on Feb 21 '07 at 12:40pm

I don't know, though - at least the sides I watch, the fans aren't too happy with a 0-0 draw either - the Celtic fans sure weren't yesterday

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