Yesterday I embarked on an epic adventure. About half of DIS as well as myself decided that it is seemingly impossible to get a real feel for Danish culture without going to a soccer game. So off we went to see F.C. Kobenhavn vs. Brondby. It was quite exciting because it is the fiercest rivalry in the Danish Soccer league. After giving up the first goal to Brondby, FCK came back in full force after halftime to win the game 3-1, with an amazing last second goal! To add a little more excitement, the Brondby fans were protesting at the game and many of them boycotted due to new rules requiring them to get fingerprinted when entering the game.
--- inserting my own tangent here: why is it that when I need to get fingerprinted for a Summer internship with the USAO that it is nearly impossible to get my fingerprints taken, but when there are disputes at soccer games, all of a sudden 1,500 people who don't even want their fingerprints taken have the opportunity. Not only is this occurring at the game, but also at A Bar the other night. Security, had electronic fingerprint scanners to ensure that they didn't let anyone in who had been kicked out in the last 3 months. INSANITY I TELL YOU!
---now back to scheduled programming: So, the game. Apparently the last time Brondby came to Parken Stadium in CPH, they lit off flares inside the stadium and some of the stadium seats caught fire. Hence the reason they were increasing security. Anyways, FCK won! YAYYYY
Also, if you note the title of this post you will see one of the many peculiarities of the Danish language. Soccer = futbol in most of Europe, but in Danish it is Fodbold... this is because the letter 'd' sounds nothing lie our version. Example: Vestergade is the street DIS is on, but it is pronounced Vestergall.. others
Y's sounds like U's - Valby = Valboo
E's are often A's : Roskilde = Roskilla
and some you just don't know why : Stroget = Strull
Hope you all enjoyed your Danish lesson!
Lis...I really love reading your blog. Before I go down memory lane about my experiences in Egypt though, that fingerprint thing bugged me before you inserted your tangent...and if I were in your shoes, I'd have inserted my own tangent. :)
ReplyDeleteBut back to Egypt, your blogging has made me go back and re-read the stuff I wrote while I was over there, and I don't even remember writing some of it...which is cool because its like I'm re-living it all over again. I don't know if you fully appreciate your blogging efforts yet, but when you have those flashback moments like I've been having, you will.
Keep 'em coming!
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ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying the blogs... I'm sure I will look back on thee fondly some day and say to myself "wow... I really wasn't as witty or charming as I thought I was"
Hope F&M is treating you well