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Beer and hot dogs vs tear gas and riot police. (Or the European who went to a game of baseball)
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Kind of like visiting another planet, huh? Nice to have a European perspective on America’s rather sedate national pastime. (An American football game would have been a rather different experience. )
Minor idiomatic point: baseball is always played in a “park” or “stadium”, never an “arena”!
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It was indeed! I’m not sure if I’d like to see football becoming like this over here in Europe, but it was a pleasant experience anyway.
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Brilliant. We (a couple of Brits) were stunned when we went to Wrigley Field: but…but, the fans are all sitting together….being fed beer all day….this is going to be carnage! Would someone please think of the children?!!
It was great, everyone was so friendly.
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Yes, it was quite different from the Kop at Anfield, wasn’t it? Thanks for passing by!
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Great reading!, it seems an other world (perhaps, it is!)
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It is, it is!
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It’s nice to hear about our affairs from a different perspective. Thank you for keeping an open mind. I hope you make your way out here again!
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Thanks for reading! I’ve wondered, since that match, whether I like more a sport outing such as the baseball game I’ve been to, or a shouty, adrenalin-filled European football match. I’ve come to the conclusion that they are completely different events, and I liked them both!
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Ahhh…experiencing America’s past-time. Glad you had an open mind about it and wrote about your time at the game!
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Glad I did, it was sad to read the recent developments in Charlotte. Thanks for reading!
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It is sad, but it’s only the growing pains the US has to go through to overcome our past.
Keep up the great writing!
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Will do my best!
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