The World Cup is pretty much a huge thing being covered in China. One has
to remember that there are so many foreigners here from ALL OVER THE WORLD
so pride in one's country is shown here more than I have ever seen. I
think I posted about this , but in every pub, bar, patio walk, street,
restaurant, etc, the game of the day is being covered. The live games
play here usually at 10 PM and 2:30 AM, which is 10 AM and 2:30 PM United
States time,so many people go out to watch the game. I remember we all
went to watch the U.S vs. United States game at O'Mailleys which is an
outside garden/restaurant/bar and it had huge plasma tvs in each room.
There must have been atleast three hundred people watching that game in
that one place and good thing it was a draw because each side was too
prideful. There is a channel, CCTV, that covers each game all day long as
well as websites covering it. I feel as if the World Cup truly united
people here as it does all over the world and it is the one thing that
everyone can understand even if the commentators are speaking Chinese! At
home I watch a few games, but I have seen just about ten games here
already. I am still rooting for the U.S.A! Zaijian!
to remember that there are so many foreigners here from ALL OVER THE WORLD
so pride in one's country is shown here more than I have ever seen. I
think I posted about this , but in every pub, bar, patio walk, street,
restaurant, etc, the game of the day is being covered. The live games
play here usually at 10 PM and 2:30 AM, which is 10 AM and 2:30 PM United
States time,so many people go out to watch the game. I remember we all
went to watch the U.S vs. United States game at O'Mailleys which is an
outside garden/restaurant/bar and it had huge plasma tvs in each room.
There must have been atleast three hundred people watching that game in
that one place and good thing it was a draw because each side was too
prideful. There is a channel, CCTV, that covers each game all day long as
well as websites covering it. I feel as if the World Cup truly united
people here as it does all over the world and it is the one thing that
everyone can understand even if the commentators are speaking Chinese! At
home I watch a few games, but I have seen just about ten games here
already. I am still rooting for the U.S.A! Zaijian!
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Posted By: Alicia Tambe, Shanghai, China
