[Dixielandjazz] Sports & bowls & things

[Jim Kashishian]

All the talk about the Super Bowl on djml from the U.S. members, and the
lack of interest or understanding from the rest of the world made me laugh a
bit.  

As a displaced American living under the guise of a European citizen (I'm
granted EU residency as I am married to an Irish gal!), I have become
divorced from such sporting events.

This came to a crux one night as I was visiting my home town of Long Beach,
California a few years ago.  My wife and I were having a glass of wine at
one of those "sporting bars" where various tv's blared on about the World
Series.  The bartender was very interested and said something about so & so
inning.  When I asked him how many innings were in the game (honest, I
couldn't remember!), he said "where are you from?".  

I dug my hole even deeper when I had to admit I was "from there"!  So, I
then wasn't maybe a foreigner (bad enough!), I was now a freak!  

My wife could have asked the same question, and he would have been charmed
off his feet with her lovely accent!   :>

I've told this story before on djml, but the new occasion called for a
repeat!

Jim