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Haha That's fun! If I was outside the US I would probably end up going to local games too. Do you do hooligan shit?
Honestly, some people get really into it with fantasy football and other stuff. They know everyone's stats. They know the strategies. It can get really intense. At the end of the day, it is a game so I understand. But I just ultimately get turned off by the culture around American football to the point that it's virtually impossible for me to get into it.
Nah no hooligan stuff, though we do fire roman candles once in a while, but that's just for the vibes. I know a few hooligans actually, but that's more from my upbringing. It's mainly the big leagues that have those, they're surprisingly chill actually. Just dudes who found out they liked to fight and decided to meet up with like-minded individuals instead of assaulting random strangers in the street.
They agree beforehand on where to fight, with how many and with what allowed and when to stop. Really seems like there's no (nonconsensual) harm in it.
Edit: related story. One time I was at a bar with some of them. A guy comes up to me, sizes me up, asks me if "I wanna go?"
I've been in fights before and I'm pretty good at talking myself out of them. Ridiculing yourself is great, if you make yourself seem pathetic then they're less likely to go for you, since it would be weak of them to do so.
But if you're asked "do you wanna go?" Then that's it. There's no answer that doesn't start a fight. And this guy just came out of the blue, really fucked with me. No buildup.
I felt so stupid. I know there's some chuds and chud-adjacents in that culture, even in good clubs. I was looking kinda queer, of course something was going to happen. Stupid.
So what do I do? Well I make sure I have at least legal cover, for if something bad happens. I loudly proclaim "no sir, I do not wish to fight you. Sorry for provoking you." Maybe I'm lucky and I'll get attention from those around me. A few half-glanxes thrown my way, but no one reacts otherwise.
Fuck.
The guy is big. Not super big, but bigger than me. And he's a fighter, I'm not. I've been in fights, but mainly to get out of them. He fights often, and well you can tell. So I'm in for it.
What does he do? He shrugs, says "alright, have a nice evening" slaps my shoulder as he says "take care" and walks over to another guy, who he sizes up and asks if he would like to go.
The other guy says "nah man, not tonight" oh okay, see you around and on he goes. Fourth guy askedsays yes, they go outside.
Later on I catch them at the bar sharing a beer lol.
That's cool. That is really fun. It's good to have community outlet like that. I love when they light the Roman candles and flares! They look really badass in the pictures.
And, yeah, I had a friend from Ukraine a long time ago that said this was basically the same there too. Just fight clubs basically. That's shit I would do in like elementary and middle school. Have your crew regularly fight the other crew, who you allegedly don't get along with, but it's all really a game. Grew out of it but I guess I see the appeal.
Yeah the candles are a lot of fun! Super hot though.
I can relate. Added a story in an edit.