This may look to American readers like a soccer stadium. Maybe even one of those massive sports and music venues that go by pompous classical names in the US -- "Forum," "Coliseum" -- when they're not named after office-supply-store chains. In fact, as Berlin readers already know, it's just the Adidas Arena, a smallish model of Hitler's Olympic Stadium and a "branded environment" thrown up near the Reichstag for the duration of the World Cup, where people can watch a bit of soccer.
Live soccer? Like in the real Olympic Stadium?
No. Soccer on TV:
Note the red couch in the middle of the (unused) field. Two guys sitting there were served McDonald's by two hot chicks at the half. I think you have to be first in line for that or something.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
3:47 PM
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This is completely off-topic - the sort of thing you get thrown off tranlation job-lists for - but thank you a million times for your hospitality and invitation last night. It was really nice putting faces to names/pseudonyms.
