Liza Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Russia Qatar Discuss. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fentona Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Qatar seems like a mistake; I don't know how fans can be expected to make it through an entire soccer game sober. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMatt Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Qatar seems like a mistake; I don't know how fans can be expected to make it through an entire soccer game sober. The fans? What about the athletes before and after a game? They aren't known for being teetotalers. And then there are the 100+ degree temperatures they could face... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liza Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Someone asked me if there was grass (field grass, mind you) in either location. Tundra and sand, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SLBunge Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Although Qataris seem to be tolerant of what visitors wear, I worry that the progress made by Ms. Riquelme to define the role (and attire) of the lingerie-model/fan might be set back if Qatar hosts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Twelve years to work on that, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daisy Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Information that follows is from a friend who has put in significant time working in Qatar. It's not completely illegal to drink alcohol in Qatar although it's not easy to come by (swanky nightclubs, bars in the top hotels, low profile private clubs, etc. and these few and far between especially outside of Doha). But, public drunkenness is a crime with fairly harsh penalties. No doubt over the next few years some 'accomodation' will be made, some work-around engineered, for the World Cup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Allegedly, all the stadiums will be covered and air conditioned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mongo_jones Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 then let's hope france doesn't make it. you see, they don't bathe, and so their fans would make the stadiums smell rather strong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Information that follows is from a friend who has put in significant time working in Qatar. It's not completely illegal to drink alcohol in Qatar although it's not easy to come by (swanky nightclubs, bars in the top hotels, low profile private clubs, etc. and these few and far between especially outside of Doha). But, public drunkenness is a crime with fairly harsh penalties. No doubt over the next few years some 'accomodation' will be made, some work-around engineered, for the World Cup. Perhaps they can pass a law against vuvuzelas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I can hardly wait to see if Brazil or Germany wins in 2022. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prasantrin Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Canada. That would carry on the tradition of weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 So it comes around again, that month where it's impossible to watch a game of baseball in a bar because everywhere is crowded with American "soccer" fans, mangling the language of the game, befuddled by the US team's zero chance of glory, and desperately pretending that we don't already know who's going to win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stone Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I find that it's the hipsters who really love soccer. It's one of the truly artisanal sports. Last time around I was invited down to the City Winery to watch a game. It was a gingham explosion. I look forward to all the newspaper reports about how America is finally getting interested in soccer as something more than the game children-of-over-protective-parents play. And then another bunch of millionaires will throw their millions into the black hole that is MLS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 It's very difficult for the US media to cover this, in the absence of a narrative of US success, or US narrow but noble failure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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