Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 15, 2018 10:15:43 GMT
Where did you watch previous World Cup finals? Did you miss any? Any interesting stories?
Here is what I remember since 1974, when I was seven years old:
1974: I have a vague recollection of watching at least part of it during the Sunday family lunch at a restaurant.
1978: I may have missed this one, I am not sure. My father was never a football fan and I don't know if I would have taken the initiative of watching it at my age - but probably yes, because I remember discussing the World Cup at school, so I was enough of a football fan already.
1982: I am sure I watched it but I don't remember the circumstances. Probably at home.
1986: at my younger brother's birthday party. We had a TV for the adults who wanted to watch the game while the kids played.
1990: with a group of about ten or twelve friends at a barbecue at the company owned by the family of one of them. Meat, beer and football.
1994: at my parents', with extended family
1998: alone in Toronto, on a street where the Brazilian community supposedly was congregating to watch the World Cup. I was outside a bar in a crowd, watching the game on a TV inside. Needless to say, it wasn't a big street party afterwards.
2002: at home alone, early Sunday morning. I then went out to see the celebrations from not only the Brazilians but their many supporters also - the Portuguese, the Haitians and others. Funny thing is, I was wearing black gym shorts and a white Adidas shirt (because I was going to the gym afterwards) so a few people thought I was a German fan!
2006: at a bar with a friend. After Italy's victory, we went to Montreal's Little Italy to see the party. Streets were closed, huge crowds.
2010: alone at a hotel in India, struggling to stay awake due to the late hour (and also to how boring the match was)
2014: with two friends at home
2018: alone at home, planning to go afterwards where the large French community congregates, in the event of a French victory. If Croatia wins, I don't think there are enough Croatian immigrants here to close a street for partying.
Here is what I remember since 1974, when I was seven years old:
1974: I have a vague recollection of watching at least part of it during the Sunday family lunch at a restaurant.
1978: I may have missed this one, I am not sure. My father was never a football fan and I don't know if I would have taken the initiative of watching it at my age - but probably yes, because I remember discussing the World Cup at school, so I was enough of a football fan already.
1982: I am sure I watched it but I don't remember the circumstances. Probably at home.
1986: at my younger brother's birthday party. We had a TV for the adults who wanted to watch the game while the kids played.
1990: with a group of about ten or twelve friends at a barbecue at the company owned by the family of one of them. Meat, beer and football.
1994: at my parents', with extended family
1998: alone in Toronto, on a street where the Brazilian community supposedly was congregating to watch the World Cup. I was outside a bar in a crowd, watching the game on a TV inside. Needless to say, it wasn't a big street party afterwards.
2002: at home alone, early Sunday morning. I then went out to see the celebrations from not only the Brazilians but their many supporters also - the Portuguese, the Haitians and others. Funny thing is, I was wearing black gym shorts and a white Adidas shirt (because I was going to the gym afterwards) so a few people thought I was a German fan!
2006: at a bar with a friend. After Italy's victory, we went to Montreal's Little Italy to see the party. Streets were closed, huge crowds.
2010: alone at a hotel in India, struggling to stay awake due to the late hour (and also to how boring the match was)
2014: with two friends at home
2018: alone at home, planning to go afterwards where the large French community congregates, in the event of a French victory. If Croatia wins, I don't think there are enough Croatian immigrants here to close a street for partying.
I reversed the order...I do it very often these days.