Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:mr_nool wrote:Wonderwall wrote:freshie wrote:
What was it? I missed it
It was along the lines of being a striker can sometimes be like trying to get ketchup out of a bottle. You keep banging away and nothing happens for ages and then all of a sudden bang you get loads.... No idea why he thought of that?
That analogy is used commonly in Sweden as well. We even call it "the Ketchup Effect". It refers to the Heinz glass bottles.
Wouldn't surprise me that it originally is an American analogy.
In Finland as well. And especially regarding sports. Like you get one goal and then score loads in following games. Monkey off the back if you will.
Doomy, I wasn't trying to take the piss or anything. It's just phenomena that's very alien to most people in Europe. Like if I was having casual conversation with someone I didn't know too well and said "by the way I have German and Swedish Ancestors" they'd be like if "ok, what the hell do I care". In fact, now that I think of it, I don't have slightest of ideas where the ancestors of my best friends are from (if anywhere interesting). It's just not topic of discussion.
yeah...i wouldn't expect most American's would ever mention it unless they were literally IN a country seeking our relatives, ancestors or something like that. ODs experience, is just with a bunch of dofus spastics....normal Americans do NOT run around telling people random facts about their alleged genealogy.
However if i went to a town in Italy, or Holland where one of my grandparents or great grandparents lived i'm sure mentioning it to someone in a cafe or a pub wouldn't be the craziest thing ever, especially if i'm looking for some connection to historical roots.
it's a pretty common thing for Americans to seek familial roots in Italy or Ireland...and try and learn more about where their families came from. One of the most challenging thing is that most family histories are really hard to pin down...no one knows. It's largely a bullshit exercise i would never embark upon, but it is somewhat popular with the Baby Boomer generation here in the States. They've retired early because they are the last fuckers to get a chance to do so, and they're wadded, so...they invent exercises to occupy their time.
Anyway, back on topic...the American national team are coached by a German. Also, some of my family were from Italy 90 years ago.
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