How can there be 20000000 portugueses in Geneva? Portugal is a small country. Do they all move to Switzerland? It's not until just recently, one week before the European cup started to be more precise, that I realised just how how big the Portuguese community really is. And they all seem to possess at least one Portuguese flag each, which they proudly display from their balconies/windows/backs.
It was with aw that I, a couple of days ago, spotted the by now all too familiar green and red flag hanging from not only the balcony next door, but also the one above ours. It is the European cup and I am surrounded by portuguese football supporters! To make matters worse: the Portuguese team is playing two of their matches here in Geneva! Ironically, these are the ONLY matches to take place here, as far as I know. I'm hoping that, should there be any Portuguese people left in Portugal, they won't all come to our house during the following week.
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I am not fan of soccer. But it's good to see the fans so glad. Nowadays in Portugal we do not have many reasons to celebrate.
Oh sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone... I have nothing against Portuguese people as such (the fact that there are lots of them here is merely a reflection I have made lately), it's the crowds of football supporters from the same country that I have a problem with - the way they get noisy.
Sure, I understand that the Portuguese people have very little to be happy about these days, and that the European cup is a reason for many to be proud of their heritage.
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