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Subject: 波不一定是圓的(2006/06/12)


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舒展超
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Date Posted: 16:16:02 06/13/06 Tue

世界杯開波了!
開波當晚,收到家妹自紐約發來的電郵,問:「你有冇追世界杯呀?我和同事們在公司看直播呢!」
先答她問題:「我不是足球迷,但世界杯卻不只是足球,而是城中及全球的大Event,不能不看;否則,肯定會整個月與別人沒有共同話題,變相與社會脫節!」
然後反問她:「美國人向來對足球沒甚興趣的,為何你公司的人咁緊張,又居然可在工作時間中在公司看直播?」
且看世界杯開鑼後當日,美國幾大體育網站的頭條,大部分仍然是NBA總決賽,有的則是LPGA(女子職業高球)或NASCAR賽車,只見到有一個網(sportsillustrated.cnn.com)是以世界杯做頭版的。世界杯在美國的「不受注目」程度,可見一班;要知道,今屆美國隊是有份打入決賽周的啊!
那為何我妹妹公司的人咁特別?答案太簡單了!皆因她任職那間是歐洲某銀行的美國Office,公司上下很多歐洲人,自不然就會對世界杯特別關心了!
香港體評家的講波名言「波係圓的」,這句話甚至連特首都引用,但在美國卻不大適用。美國四大受歡迎的球類項目中,有兩種球都不是圓的:美式足球(欖形)和冰上曲棍球(餅形)。

Last edited by author: 16:23:09 06/13/06 Tue   Edited 1 time.


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