대한민국!!
South Korea vs. Greece: 2-0
Here's the story:
I went to the streets in front of the Coex mall in Seoul to watch the game...along with 3000 other people standing with ponchos and umbrellas in the pouring rain. It was a SWARM of red (that's South Korea's color), and the feeling of pride was incredible!
Everywhere I looked, I saw red jerseys, thunder sticks, scarves, clappers, and light up devil horn headbands. People were clapping, cheering, and chanting the ENTIRE time!! I lost my voice, joining in the screaming. Quite exhilarating really!
Even after the game was over, people littered the streets chanting daeee-han-min-gook! bam bam .. bam bam bam! (haha the bams are claps btw) Car horns tooting, random high-fiving, crazy people dancing. It was all so friendly and happy!
Turn on your speakers!
The great thing about Korea is the unity of the people. If you read my previous posts, you'll find the one about how Korea is group-oriented...well this made it VERY obvious!! And this unity is constantly seen everywhere I go. Whenever I talk to someone about cultural differences, I always say "in America," but no matter who I talk to, they're response is ALWAYS "우리나라에," which means "in our country." I find it very inviting because if you are in "their country" you become part of it.
It was like a big fat high school pep rally!
~Melissadaptable
i was there last summer during two world cup games and it was insane! love the korean pride in their soccer!
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