dichroic | a brief digression on T-shirts

Less than 10 minutes to go and still no score – there almost was a Dutch goal a second ago, but there was a flag on the play.

I forgot to mention earlier that a lot of people in the centrum are wearing shirts that were obviously bought in case Germany beat Spain. I saw one that said “If you h*te f*cking Germany, clap your hands” and another that said “I support two teams: Holland and anyone playing Germany”. I was actually kind of glad Spain won because I was a little worried about things getting ugly, though someone told me that really only happens for local teams, not national ones. Makes sense – there is no one here rooting against Holland right now – at least, if there is they’re staying home and not going out in public. Smart move.

By the way, the live commentary says this is only the third scoreless World Cup in history. Into overtime!! (At least, I think that’s what they mean: “We’re heading to extra time just as in 2006 after the second scoreless final in World Cup history following Brazil-Italy in 1994. “

Mirrored from Dichroic Reflections.