With the NFL in London last weekend I got to thinking. It is really strange how many people wear stuff with random places in the US on it. I am not sure what the appeal is but it everywhere. Just about every store has some kinda shirt that says 'New York University Tigers' or something that is just ridiculous. Its all made up places with made up teams. Why would you ever wear something you had no idea about. For all they know the 'New York University Tigers' is a wife-beating team. Don't get me wrong, I have been know to sport a Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo, or a plain London shirt, but not something made up.
It really got out of hand and obvious with the NFL game last week. We were out and about on Sunday and by the end of the day I had a pretty fool proof system worked out.
1. If you saw a bears jersey that person was from Chicago, or at least a true bears fan.
2. A bucs jersey was a 50/50 chance bucs fan or at least someone from the US.
3. Other random jerseys you were 100 percent guaranteed that the person was not going to speak English.
If you saw pictures from the game half the stands were filled with people supporting teams that weren't even playing. Like wearing a OU jersey to a TU game. You would have to be completely clueless.
One of my favorite things is when you catch an American team hat or shirt with colors of their arch rivals. Clearly people are trying to make fashion statements, but as far as I am concerned they are just making a statement that they are not very smart.
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