The proper reaction to Italy's performance...

[fpb]

...would be to get good and drunk. But one of the privileges that go with Italian birth (especially if you are fortunate enough to be a citizen of the great cities Milan and Rome both) is that you can go straight to the singing stage without need to get stoned first, thus getting the best of the deal without need of after-effects.

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[fpb.livejournal.com]

Don't build too much on it. The neighbour's grass is not always greener. Soccer in Italy is corrupt and dominated by clubs of hooligans; decent people hardly ever go to the stadium any more. This was just me consoling myself a bit.

[elise-the-great.livejournal.com]

You realize you're crushing my dreams, right? ;)

(I will probably never enjoy sports, run by hooligans or drenched in beer-sweat or even played in corsets by distinguished gentlemen. But I was openly derided this morning in class for failing to recognize the supremacy of my university's baseball team, and for not knowing we had a baseball team, so I'm enjoying the rare delight of watching someone enjoy a sport without being a jerk about it.)