27.6.2010: Weltmeistershaft- Deutschland gegen England

So today Jane, Flo and I (my house mates) all met up to go to Heiligengeistfeld and watch the Germany/England game.  We work different schedules and rarely see each other in the house!

By time Flo got out of work, and I got ready, we were only able to make it there by half time.  Which was okay by us, since the three of us aren't really football (soccer) fans.  But we are in Germany, and everyone else here is.

I knew that it was a big deal in Germany.  Why would the German department at UM have a class completely dedicated to the subject if it wasn't?

But I wasn't really prepared for what I witnessed today.  It was crazy.  We may have only been at Heiligengeistfeld to see two of the goals, but each time the crowd went wild (okay, we were only there for maybe 20 minutes).

The part that I thought was amazing though, was how crazy it was out and about after the game.  Germany won 4-1 against England, which meant every car, truck, bus was honking like mad.  There were plastic vuvuzelas, many whistles- any kind of noise maker- making as much noise as each person could.

Now, it wasn't for just a few minutes after the game.  Flo, Jane and I got ice cream (for only 80 Euro cents- can't beat that!) and went to a small nearby park to wait out the crowds.  But the noise continued for at least an hour and still hadn't stopped by time we decided to leave.  When we got to the Bergedorf station (about a half an hour later), everyone was still honking, making noise and overall, just being joyous and celebrating.

Nothing compares to anything I've ever seen at home.  Of course, if the University of Michigan was to finally beat OSU, maybe I'd finally see something a little bit closer...