Foreign Travels

[phil]

I have just returned from travels in East and Central Africa. It never ceases to amaze me about the popularity of the Premiership in African countries. I was speaking to a guide in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and he said that there were regularly fights in bars in Rwanda after games between the big four teams. I've heard similar stories from Masai tribesmen in Tanzania.

I managed to watch the Newcastle game live in Nairobi and (unfortunately) saw the highlights (?) of the Portsmouth game when I was in Uganda and the Hull game in Rwanda. Wearing a Spurs T-shirt brought expressions of sympathy from many Africans I met on my travels. Even two Americans, from Oregan, I met in Uganda knew of Spurs current woes. It seems that most Africans support the big four with Arsenal and Liverpool shirts being most in evidence.

I had intended to get myself photographed wearing a Tottenham shirt in front of the mountain gorillas in Rwanda but this did not prove possible. Visitors are supposed to keep 7 metres between themselves and the gorillas to prevent the spread of human diseases but obviously nobody has told the gorillas. Twice, I was closer than 7 millimetres to these gentle giants.

 

[fieryjack]

I have just returned from travels in East and Central Africa. It never ceases to amaze me about the popularity of the Premiership in African countries. I was speaking to a guide in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and he said that there were regularly fights in bars in Rwanda after games between the big four teams. I've heard similar stories from Masai tribesmen in Tanzania.

I managed to watch the Newcastle game live in Nairobi and (unfortunately) saw the highlights (?) of the Portsmouth game when I was in Uganda and the Hull game in Rwanda. Wearing a Spurs T-shirt brought expressions of sympathy from many Africans I met on my travels. Even two Americans, from Oregan, I met in Uganda knew of Spurs current woes. It seems that most Africans support the big four with Arsenal and Liverpool shirts being most in evidence.

I had intended to get myself photographed wearing a Tottenham shirt in front of the mountain gorillas in Rwanda but this did not prove possible. Visitors are supposed to keep 7 metres between themselves and the gorillas to prevent the spread of human diseases but obviously nobody has told the gorillas. Twice, I was closer than 7 millimetres to these gentle giants.

As a great philosopher once said, "stupid is as stupid does"

 

[Azrael]

I like travelliing a lot. Unfortunately up until 2005 I had found myself going to the US quite a lot so aside from the likes of Paris & Rome, where I'd already been, I made a point of exploring the continent and other places, so in the past year (aside form returning to places I'd already been) I've managed Spain, Ireland, Norway, Morocco, Austria and Iran (the last of which was very interesting).

 

[Bromavinci]

Twice, I was closer than 7 millimetres to these gentle giants.

That must have been pretty bloody awesome

 

[spurdownunder]

The Thai's are also obsessive over the EPL.
They love it and I love it that they love it.
More of them loving Spurs would be nice though as opposed to Manure.