Shanghaiist: Come on you Aussies! Game of the tournament so far

hdp

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:40:47 +0800

As long as World Cup reports have a Shanghai angle that's fine by me. Pictures of expat fans enjoying their home teams, anecdotes from bars, friendly rivalry, etc.

Dan

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:55:58 +0800

I just assumed "suck it" meant something completely different and exceptionally polite in British English. It doesn't? I have to apologize for my lack of posting recently. I'm in Savannah, Ga., planning a wedding. So, mind and body have been elsewhere. I will resume posting next week ... and, as usual, it will be as Shanghai-centric as possible. But be warned that I, like most Shanghai residents, am a big World Cup fan. So posts about that are a possibility, and I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

阿凯

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:34:54 +0800

Yes, the phrase "suck it" could be considered incorrect. Please read the about section: "Shanghaiist is a website about Shanghai and everything that happens in it. That means news and events, restaurants and bars, happenings and goings-on." I don't find anthing wrong Jeff posting that he finds the World Cup boring and off topic. I don't find anything wrong with people telling him to chill out. I do find something with the, "This is my fucking blog so STFU" mentality.

Nick Withycombe

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:08:02 +0800

You don't like the World Cup. We do. Would the phrase "suck it" be totally incorrect here?

Owen

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:12:20 +0800

The Cowland went off, well it did in the Australian section where I was sitting, particularly in the last 10 min of the game. And you know Jeff, it was in Shanghai too.

philipp

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:25:45 +0800

Just take it easy, Jeff. It's only once in four years and will be over soon.

Jeff

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:40:23 +0800

I remember when Shanghaiist used to have articles about Shanghai, instead of updates on a boring sports tournament not happening in Shanghai and not even involving China, reports of coin usage in Beijing, some BS about Confucius, etc. There is basically nothing on the front page actually about Shanghai, except at the very bottom with reports about parts of the city closing.

Dan

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:36:01 +0800

Thank you for not mentioning the US match. Embarrassing. Thankfully I watched it in south Georgia, so I wasn't heckled by any America haters (just the odd stare or two from soccer haters).