Canadutch
One thing you can never say about the Dutch is that they aren’t patriotic. Especially when it comes to football! This past weekend Holland lost to Russia and are out of the semi finals.
It sucks, but the Dutch milked the short ride for all it was worth. Everywhere you looked was ORANJE (orange), which is the true color of the Netherlands, even though it is not on the flag.
The people in the above video are taking down their decorations now that Holland is no longer going to be playing. It’s crazy though, how much some people put into it.
Personally, I’m sad that Holland is done… but I won’t miss the entire city screaming all at once. When you aren’t actually watching the game it scares the bejesus out of you.
That’s not an exaggeration, by the way, when the Netherlands scores a goal the whole of Rotterdam screams at once, blows their horns in the car, blows off air horns and even guns I think! I’ve nearly jumped out of my skin on a few occasions.
I will miss all the decorations though. Even if you aren’t a football fan, or Dutch, you can’t help but get swept up in the excitement of it all.
ha ha ha… and now it’s all back out in force!! with the added sounds of vuvuzela’s!!!!
I’ve watched every game, so I know when to expect the shouting. I also loved seeing all the orange on the Dutch expat blogs, and I was betting on Oranje to go all the way to the final. I am sad that they’re out, they played so beautifully in the first round. When we get up there, we will be shouting with the Oranje fans, but we’ll be in Utrecht, so you probably won’t hear us.
alalas last blog post… ack
The Euro Cup was my first oranje experience. I love how they get right into it, but I have to agree with you..I think I lost a few years off my life from the noise. Lord knows my poor dog needs valium just to settle down from it, he’s still twitchy.
I’m an Azzurri fan, but alas we are out too.
Melissas last blog post… Before and After
In Montreal, all I see are Italian and Turkish flags…Now that Italy lost there will be other flags.