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Touchè (or touche) stoopid. I respect your judgment, but I remain convinced of the absolute superficiality that has permeated the "event" and that there is nothing to be proud of nor virtuous in living (and this applies to all aspects of existence) things without having the slightest consciousness of them.
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Useless? Discussing sports while providing food for thought on our local vices would be less useful than reviewing an album or a movie? And why rebelde?
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Take a trip around Milan, Jack, before you start talking.
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I follow football like millions of Italians and I participate in "niche" sports myself. As you can see, I have neither biases nor preconceptions. However, I live in Milan and I know a lot of people who know less than I do yet are excited to watch the match. I have the humility to admit this, even though I've been involved in competitive sports at good levels for a long time, not just in one discipline. So it’s not like I’m speaking as a complete novice and without understanding. I'm not really the kind of person you describe, so keep your nonsense to yourself.
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Fallen, how can I not agree with you. This corollary that revolves around football is disgusting. Football as a sport, however, remains a beautiful game.
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In the meantime, the fact that something is liked or not is at the core of any review; these are opinions that do not claim to be absolute truths. What matters is to provide arguments, and I don't think I've said just that. The idea that a lot of people go because it’s a fucking trend seems quite justified to me and not very honorable. Not a bullshit. And if you’ve read the comments, it’s not that I don’t understand a damn thing; that might be you.
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Fallen ... did I ever say that???
Actually, Muffin, I don't think I'll stoop to a fracas with one of the well-known human cases on the site.
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Paolafrancesca, of course that is a personal opinion. Something that is expressed in any review of any subject discussed. Rugby is a very, very slow sport, but I believe you know even less than me about it...
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Although I don't like it at all, I hope it really becomes a game that Italians passionately embrace in the healthiest way possible. I'm saying this as someone who practices "alternative" sports and also as a die-hard Inter fan. However, I have a strong doubt that this will happen. The average Italian is an individualist, and given the strongly team-oriented nature of rugby, I believe it is completely alien and light-years away from our roots and our nature. I think that a packed Meazza does not represent a sign of "cultural" change, but merely a hollow display of glamour, and I believe that the true game will remain niche in a few geographical areas where, for various reasons, it is genuinely popular.
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Know it and justify it ... fishman is a dear friend.