If Germany win the world cup, and you go to a place crawling with Germans for holiday (Spain, Portugal - not that I'd go there, Hungary - where i'm headed, Austria, Germany etc.), will you feel that when talking to a German, if it got onto talking about football, you'd have to give them a comment about them winning and give them a smile and a pat on the back, or they might think you are being bitter?
2006-07-04 08:21:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Why not, if they get all high and mighty, remind them that they lost both the World Wars..................
2006-07-04 08:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't mention the football at all.
Just because i'd spoken to a German over in Germany, it wouldn't nesacarily mean that they condone or even like the game of football.
They might not have been the slightest interested in it and i don't see how i should have to bring it into the conversation.
If they were to bring it up - i wouldn't say 'well done' or even appear to be remotely interested. Why should i give the person that mentions that their team won, a pat on the back?
Did they personally go out there onto the pitch and kick the ball or contribute to the game in any way, shape or form? No. they haven't and probably never will.
If i came across one of the players that were part of the team that won the cup i may then give them a pat on the back if they mention it in conversation, as they have contributed towards winning not just sat at home like a fat couch potatoe and scoffed crisps and beer whilst watching what they call 'The Beautiful Game'.
Oh Please.
2006-07-04 08:30:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, if uncertain, try not to get into a situation when you are talking about football (in America it's soccer, but in Europe it's football, so watch out) if you do get in that situation, first I would recommend if the person was rooting for Germany, or for some other coutry, just in case. Then start off by discussing the game (if you were lucky enough to catch it) if not, then ask for highlights, you won't even have to mention them winning if the conversation gets to be very heated (exciting, etc. for a lack of a better word). That is a very useful strategy for a situation when you are uncomfortable with something: just skirt around the edges of the sertain part of the conversation, while still not making the other person feel concious of it :) cheers!
2006-07-04 08:32:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well considering they crashed out last night ...
I'd tell them that i sympathised with them (as it is not easy to lose by 2 goals to nil in the last 2 minutes of the game, especially when they were sure to win on penalties)
no!!! I'd simply say that it's foot ball! You never know until the referee blows the whistle. Then i'd add that they did better than England anyway!
2006-07-05 06:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 03:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked with alot of Brazilians when brazil won the world cup and they use to drive me crazy about how great the brazil team is, so I use to tell them they since they sucked at everything else they did they had to be good at one thing. But Germany is doing good so that wont work
2006-07-04 08:28:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would do that . well done to them i say , but i hope France win as they've been good entertainment and played well . i hope Germany win tonite and play France in the final.
don't think they would be bitter if you didn't .
i wouldn't if people didn't congratulate me if wales had won or even been in the world cup..
2006-07-04 08:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by j.j. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who bloody cares if they or anyone else wins the flippin' football, I'm sick to the back teeth of bloody football!
Hardly a major achievement is it winning the world cup.... it isn't a cure for Cancer or for world hunger... so really, who f***ing cares!
2006-07-04 08:26:18 · answer #8 · answered by Violent and bored 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh really what does it matter what they think!! As long as you like them and they like you that is all that matters. Of course you would congratulate them on winning, but if they think you are being bitter when you are not, then it is teir problem to deal with and not yours!!!!!
2006-07-04 08:30:44 · answer #9 · answered by Gar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could always try "It's nice that you won something for a change".
Especially gratifying if you march off whistling the great escape theme.
2006-07-04 08:25:13 · answer #10 · answered by Firematt26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't ! I don't worry about stuff like that. Plus it's not them personally that would win it ( if they do) ... So: no! I don't care! And I don't care what anybody might think!
2006-07-04 08:27:22 · answer #11 · answered by ♥*´`*ღPink♥*´`*•.¸¸ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋