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American sports vs European Sports for Dummies.
1.) We only sing twice during the game. The National Anthem and then 7th inning stretch.
2.) Nobody gets trampled to death after or during the game.
3.) Face painting is your first clue that you might want to sit somewhere else or at least keep an eye on that superfan. He's the guy who will throw his beer or spill his nachos on you during an outburst.
4) You will probably hear a lot of racism during the game towards the players...especially when they are losing, even though the fans are rooting for the team that the African Americans who are playing the game. I've never understood that...but....even rednecks have money to buy tickets to the game.
5) Americans dislike being touched or having people in their space. This pretty much applies to everything and not just sporting events. Remember that when you are standing in line for a hot dog. Stand and be quiet, get your dog and beer and go back to your seat. Americans don't like to make chit chat when standing in lines. Lines are not a common occurrence here, except for the pisser and beer lines.
6.) If you catch a baseball you are allowed to keep it. Unless you are at Wrigley Field and its a home run by the other team. If you don't throw it back, you will get your ass beat in the bleacher section.
7) Those women down on the field are cheerleaders or Michele Tafoya, both equally worthless and irrelevant to the actual game.
With that, I'm going to go watch the Poland vs Portugal game I started on the DVR because I was out running errands when the game started today.
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