Multicultural learning through futbol

Well, it just wouldn't be a site about living in Italy if I didn't talk about the Longhorns winning the Rose Bowl. Or, I guess you could say that it wouldn't be a site about a University of Texas alumnus living in Italy and being home and able to witness the glory that was the Rose Bowl game, if I didn't gloat about having won that very well played and historically significant Rose Bowl championship game. (I am the queen of run-on.) As I watched the game at my friend Misti's house, I couldn't help but survey and compare male football watching behavior in the U.S. to male "futbol" watching behavior in southern Italy. This is what it looks like:

TEXAS: loud game on, men yelling, yelling men drinking many large beers

ITALY: loud game on, men yelling, yelling men drinking many tiny coffees

The post-game effects of these copiously consumed substances would be as follows:

TEXAS: loud post-game on, men yelling, yelling slurring men accidentally putting someone's eye out with mis-fired high fives

ITALY: loud post-game on, men yelling, yelling nervous men accidentally putting someone's eye out with overly-zealous Italian gesticulating