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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
So, V&F, you've actually hit on one thing I like about the Midwest (it has a comforting feeling), and one thing I *don't* like: the FOOTBALL!
I just can't figure out why anyone cares who wins, yet football is HUGE here. You're right about that. Stadiums fill with screaming people and there are massive pre-game tailgating parties with grilling and beer.
The best part about football games is when I go and sit in the home team side, and then cheer for the opposition. Kinda annoys the people...maybe they sense I'm mocking them. Mostly, football just makes me feel like an alien visiting a strange planet.
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That's probably almost as fun for them as it is for you when you're sitting in a restaurant eating a salad and the family next to you orders six veal cutlets and a suckling pig. Great lesson for the kids; if you don't like/understand something, ridicule it and all those who are trying to enjoy it.
Idiotic comments aside, going to the University of Iowa, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern, Illinois, or Indiana to watch a football game is always one hell of a good time. Plenty of beer and food to go around, coupled with a large amount of knowledgeable, blue collar fans who are more than willing to treat complete strangers like family.