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Wrong. Go to any park in Queens, NYC on a Sunday and there's not a field that isn't being used by an amateur league full of Central and South Americans who take that shit seriously. Very seriously.Declaro said:
If you're interested, check out the PBS documentary, "The Golden Age." From PBS's website:
The Golden Age documents a season in the life of the Golden Age League, a soccer league in Corona Park, Queens, New York. Not just any soccer league, the highly competitive Golden Age League is made up of middle-aged former World Cup players from mostly Central and South America. With muscles creaking, hairlines receding, and waistlines expanding, these incredibly skilled players compete at a level never before documented. During the week, these men are window washers, traders, and electricians -- but the weekend is theirs, and the passion for the game remains.
I'm an English-born American-living poster and I have a question for every American girl ever.
Why do you always have to ask me to "Do something British"? What do you expect me to do, oppress the poor? Or when they ask me to say [insert word here]. Tis annoying.
Why do you always have to ask me to "Do something British"? What do you expect me to do, oppress the poor? Or when they ask me to say [insert word here]. Tis annoying.
Have you ever seen the people on the Jersey Shore? Now imagine the English equivalent of that basically.Radoh said:
Yeah, it can get absurdly high scoring, but it can go on for so long that its easy to get bored. Not living in a place that plays cricket regularly I don't get to watch it much, as so the rules have always been somewhat fuzzy for me, but I believe that one team bats until they think they have enough points to stop and then they opt to turn it over to the next team. Games can literally last for daysDeclaro said:
A chav is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. Also known as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England "chavs" are said to be aggressive teenagers, of working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.Radoh said:
Depends. There's been a recent movement towards what's called "limited overs" matches (i.e., a limit on the number of balls bowled (or "pitched" if you wanna use an analogy to baseball)). It tends to ensure that games don't run for three and four days. Those matches can be low scoring. But in traditional Test cricket, yes, runs scored can be high in number. That one batsman would score 100 runs by themselves (a "century") is frequent.Declaro said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChavRadoh said:
You probably aren't one, because you got through three sentences without a spelling mistake, or a major grammar error. That simply would not happen were you a chav.
largely its used to described someone who lives on a council estate, were burberry or a shell suit, is on the dole. but its often used just to described the more scumier population (usually younger 16-2 but not always)Radoh said:
Yeah, and I'm not doubting that (especially since a lot of those immigrants come from cultures that take soccer seriously), but the majority of Americans don't seem to take soccer seriously, at least not compared to things like basketball, baseball, football and so on.JDKJ said:
For example, try and get someone to name the MLS franchise nearest them. Then ask them the closest baseball team or football team.
Why do some American (90% of those I've met) either assume I'm either extreamly posh or some kind of anti-social, chavish dick? Is it how us Brits are depicted on Tv or is it just something Americans tend to assume unless they get to know someone from England?
American question for the Brits.
Is Dr. Who, like, "mainstream" over there?
Because here, almost no one's even heard of it, and that's really a shame.
EDIT: Hookay, I am literally getting a new message every minute since I posted this, so I'm taking the opportunity to say: Thank you. The question has been answered.
Is Dr. Who, like, "mainstream" over there?
Because here, almost no one's even heard of it, and that's really a shame.
EDIT: Hookay, I am literally getting a new message every minute since I posted this, so I'm taking the opportunity to say: Thank you. The question has been answered.
