Just returned from Taipei City Hall, where I watched Brazil beat Germany with 200,000 of my closest sweaty Taiwanese friends. In Taiwan, like in the rest of the world (besides the US) the World Cup is a really big deal, and here, everyone watched it all month long. Tonight, City Hall was packed to the gills, and one of Taiwan’s most famous singers came and sang at halftime. (actually, she is Singaporian) For some reason, everyone was rooting for Brazil, as though the Taiwanese hadn’t forgiven Germany for being part of the Axis during WW2 or something. When Brazil scored their first goal, the place exploded. There was one girl standing next to me who was rooting for Germany though, and she kept saying the Chinese phrase for encouragement, which roughly translated means, “Step on the gas!” I guess Germany had no more gas, and now, the World Cup is over. How sad. . .
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