How To Earn the Respect of an American Man
Its quite simple really. Be the only girl to show up to watch the Super Bowl. At 6:30am.
The showing was arranged by the Office of International Student Affairs and they offered to show it on the 12-ft screen in the Global Lounge. There were some technical difficulties at first, for instance they couldn't get the sound to route through the speakers so we had to listen to the first third of the game on headphones. Not terribly tragic. Except that they couldn't get the English feed until the beginning of the second quarter so it was all being simultaneously translated into Cantonese. Which was really annoying.
So other ways to earn brownie pts with the menfolk- cheer loudly in a silent room. Without the speakers the room was akwardly silent- didn't matter, Abby cheers.
-Trashtalk the guys who leave when they can't hear the commentary in English. There is no translation for 'touchback', 'field goal', or 'Randel El'. So the Cantonese was totally legit.
-When another girl does show up late in the second quarter, do not abandon your front row seat to sit and chat with her. Briefly aknowledge her arrival and then ignore her until half-time. A girl who shows up late and stops at Starbucks on her way in clearly has her priorities all wrong.
-Say you are a fan of a team that's not playing, choose a team to favor in this game and don't switch sides. I was a Seahawks fan right to the end. I lamented their loss.
-Show knowledge of the game when the Brits who show ask silly questions like "why are the linebackers so fat?" or "What is illegal touching?"
-Be upset that you have to watch the game without barbeque or beer. No, 7am isn't too early for beer! The super bowl comes but once a year!
-Be a hometown girl. Compare any and all coaches present or mentioned to Mike Ditka.
I haven't really been chumming up with the American boys here, I think my fabulous wardrobe and veggie friends frightened them. After the game today I got a wink, three nods of approval and a 'peace out playa'. I'm in like Flynn baby.
-Abby
P.S. Eating macaroni and cheese with chopsticks is hard.
The showing was arranged by the Office of International Student Affairs and they offered to show it on the 12-ft screen in the Global Lounge. There were some technical difficulties at first, for instance they couldn't get the sound to route through the speakers so we had to listen to the first third of the game on headphones. Not terribly tragic. Except that they couldn't get the English feed until the beginning of the second quarter so it was all being simultaneously translated into Cantonese. Which was really annoying.
So other ways to earn brownie pts with the menfolk- cheer loudly in a silent room. Without the speakers the room was akwardly silent- didn't matter, Abby cheers.
-Trashtalk the guys who leave when they can't hear the commentary in English. There is no translation for 'touchback', 'field goal', or 'Randel El'. So the Cantonese was totally legit.
-When another girl does show up late in the second quarter, do not abandon your front row seat to sit and chat with her. Briefly aknowledge her arrival and then ignore her until half-time. A girl who shows up late and stops at Starbucks on her way in clearly has her priorities all wrong.
-Say you are a fan of a team that's not playing, choose a team to favor in this game and don't switch sides. I was a Seahawks fan right to the end. I lamented their loss.
-Show knowledge of the game when the Brits who show ask silly questions like "why are the linebackers so fat?" or "What is illegal touching?"
-Be upset that you have to watch the game without barbeque or beer. No, 7am isn't too early for beer! The super bowl comes but once a year!
-Be a hometown girl. Compare any and all coaches present or mentioned to Mike Ditka.
I haven't really been chumming up with the American boys here, I think my fabulous wardrobe and veggie friends frightened them. After the game today I got a wink, three nods of approval and a 'peace out playa'. I'm in like Flynn baby.
-Abby
P.S. Eating macaroni and cheese with chopsticks is hard.
posted by Abby-Wan Kenobi at 8:13 PM
2 Comments:
Wait, did like 6 entries disappear or am I actually going insane? Moreso, anyway.
This is of course only for major sporting events. Being late for class, church, a date, the mall- all legit for starbucks. But the super bowl, the final four tournament and the lower oakland roller derby finals require punctuality. Since I doubt you'll be attending any of these you'll be fine.
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