Euro 2012 sweepstake anyone?

[kiwiMark]

I don't hate the UK at all but I did an exchange year after highschool in Germany and that was pretty much the first time I paid attention to football outside of the world cup, so I guess I support Germany.

I do feel some vague allegiance to the netherlands for winning me $90 in the world cup sweepstake, but fuck the dutch, so...

[rong]

I don't hate the UK at all but I did an exchange year after highschool in Germany and that was pretty much the first time I paid attention to football outside of the world cup, so I guess I support Germany.

I do feel some vague allegiance to the netherlands for winning me $90 in the world cup sweepstake, but fuck the dutch, so...

Huh? Off topic, but explain something to me. You hit 18 and decide that it would be cool to spend a year abroad. You have the whole world at your disposal with the opportunity to go and explore (and study I imagine) and for some reason you choose Germany?

I could understand many European countries being quite tempting, such as Italy, France, Spain, maybe even heading to Scandinavia. They all have different cultures and lifestyles, sexy women to whom you'd seem exotic, different landscapes, food etc. America and Canada would also be understandable but I guess culturally a little similar to home.

But how did Germany even make it on the list? I appreciate it has some if the same qualities mentioned above, but not in the same abundance. I just don't get it.