@bimbocommunist As a 40-year-old "Chinaboo" who first became interested in junior high: Chinese mass/pop culture hasn't ever really crossed over into the Western mainstream like anime/manga or kpop has.
@yifullofsin I'd like for Fraudgentina to go out vs England just so I don't have to watch any more of their games but part of me would like to see France absolutely destroy them in the Finals
@TownsUsa Probably the first time I've ever had a twinge of respect for England after they toughed out the Mexico match but it's still England so let's go Norway
@JakabfiK I grew up in a very Italian small city in the middle of NY State and when my parents visited me in Taiwan my Welsh boss was so tickled by my mother's accent he was speaking in a NY accent by the end of the night
@TheTumboy I dunno how old you are but at 40 coming back after not playing for 6 months my performance goal was "don't get a devastating injury" so I'd say two shots on goal is a rousing success
@Liv_Agar Grew up I would only hear how underwhelming and lame it was so when I actually saw it in person it I had such low expectations it was surprisingly impressive
@Liv_Agar Yesterday my thought was "FIFA is corrupt anyway what does a bit more of corruption mean" but having slept on it I think we should've just played without him and I hate that the whole thing has Trump's stink on it now