tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176548427164692161.post9082317738545056174..comments2024-01-16T05:48:39.680-05:00Comments on The Tuque Souq: The Barefoot Guide to Indian Football, aka SoccerThe Tuque Souqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695625715741501833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176548427164692161.post-30616070976193647432010-06-07T04:20:59.231-04:002010-06-07T04:20:59.231-04:00My colleague's son and his cousin, both around...My colleague's son and his cousin, both around 10 years old) came round last weekend to "play" on my computer - we drew things in Paint - it is all I had - and searched Google for pictures of cricket and cricketers. Oh yes, they knew the players and the teams, and the colours. So I thought I'd try a sport I knew something about which is also topical ie football / soccer - no, nothing. They just about knew there was a game called that , but not much more. I explained about the tournament for World Cup - which surpringly one fo them did recognise a picture of! I showed them the teams. Where was India, they asked. I had to explain they hadn't qualified. Oh dear , sad faces all round. I suspect they won't even watch it on TV. Coming from a country which hasn't qualified for years, I usually like to support the country I am in, but in this case I shall be supporting my second home - Algeria - which probably means only for the first round! For a Scot, nothing changes - plus ca change.ashramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372074132235819250noreply@blogger.com