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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 3:00:58 GMT
Oh my goodness, we were on Commercial Drive (Little Italy) today during the game. It was the last moments of the game and you couldn't walk on the sidewalks because of the crush crowded around the coffee bars - one had a big screen set up on the sidewalk. Within 3 minutes of the crushing victory, a car flying huge German flags drove up and down the Drive, honking its horn.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 21:52:44 GMT
Although I was very happy that France won against Iceland tonight, I was also very happy that Iceland managed to score two goals against the 5 scored by France. Total sports humiliation upsets me and makes me think of Charlie Brown.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 4, 2016 2:29:22 GMT
Nothing at all against France, of course, but on a certain level I wanted Iceland to win...
As for Italy, their loss turned my neigbourhood utterly silent.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 10:00:25 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jul 4, 2016 10:25:46 GMT
That was splendid, and an admirable show of sportsmanship.
The main France celebrations here are a bit south of where I live, in a part of Plateau Mont-Royal where there are many (new) immigrants from la mère patrie.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2016 18:04:35 GMT
It might just be temporary, but the Icelandic Viking clap has definitely left a mark on the French, as evidenced by what happened last night when the French beat Germany to advance to the finals.
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Post by htmb on Jul 8, 2016 18:09:53 GMT
I thought that was pretty sweet.
The car horns here in the southwest must have been honking for at least two hours after the game ended.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 21:33:47 GMT
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Post by mossie on Jul 11, 2016 16:12:44 GMT
I guess most of France is in mourning. I was hoping they would win.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2016 18:18:02 GMT
No matter who won, there would have been much celebration in France last night because the Portuguese represent the largest immigrant group in the country, with millions of mixed families and French-born Portuguese descendents.
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Post by chexbres on Jul 11, 2016 19:05:16 GMT
I got bored and went to bed, but didn't have to worry about who won, because the 48 Portuguese tourists staying in the one-bedroom vacation rental above me let me know.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2016 20:33:58 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jul 11, 2016 23:21:44 GMT
My lovely merino pullovers and other things have been heavily damaged by those bastards. I don't have a fortune to replace them; all wear bought on sale or in church bazaars etc. Lovely kind of warmth when cycling on a chilly day, under a jacket.
It was all good-natured here. The (recent) French immigrants and the old-stock Québec francophones certainly don't hate the Portuguese. Neither do people in my neighbourhood of Italian descent - I live in the old "Petite-Italie" but there are also a lot of Portuguese people, as their dads or grandads worked together on building sites, and their mums in garment factories. Kerouac, quite a few Portuguese people here arrived from France.
Note that both these sides have people of various origins.
One thing I liked about the Portugueuse side was that they managed to win without their superstar.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 4:13:34 GMT
The opinion of many sports experts is that Ronaldo's injury helped them to win -- the remaining players became more motivated and determined.
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Post by rikita on Jul 12, 2016 6:33:34 GMT
nothing against france, but i was kind of glad portugal won (in as much as i even care about football, which admittedly isn't that much), mainly because of that injury and thinking it would be nice if they win despite of it ...
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Post by onlyMark on Jul 12, 2016 13:24:22 GMT
At first I wanted France to win. Then, after Mr Cry-Baby went off, I didn't mind who won.
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