30 years ago this month
by Mr. Natural 
, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 18:56 (6 days ago)
I took my oldest son to Birmingham, Alabama to watch Argentina beat Spain 4-0 in an Olympic football semifinal. It rained the whole time and we were tickled by the devotion of both sets of fans, undeterred by the rain and talking glorious trash and singing en espanol all day. It’s going to be crazy in New Jersey on Sunday.
Which reminds me of a question I got stuck on
Do soccer fans in Barcelona have a soft spot for Messi, who brought so much glory to FC Barcelona? How will they feel when he goes vs their national team?
And also, I’m reminded of this:
I cant help but think the Final match will be a lot of fun regardless of outcome.
That’s very funny
by Mr. Natural , Thursday, July 16, 2026, 15:07 (5 days ago) @ Mark
When I went to Paris, my friend who speaks it very well said “don’t bother learning anything beyond bonjour. They appreciate the effort but they don’t want to hear a bunch more butchered French, and most people in Paris speak plenty of English”.