For me, very interesting and unusual situation was with rugby in the UK. I heard that people love this game in the UK but I didn’t expect that they are so crazy about this game, especially in Cardiff. They are so proud of their team. Fans are crazy; it was one moment in the university when the teacher said to us that “Rugby is a religion for us”. I was so shocked about this and firstly I didn’t believe but then when I visited the game of Wales’s vs Argentina, I saw that this is really a religion for them; the places at the stadium were all taken.
For people, fans its very special day when they have games because at this moment they can relax, enjoy their time with a friend or with family, they unite and go together to watch a game. It’s very hard to describe what I am writing about. You should see it in a real life and during this moment you will have goosebumps. To compare with my culture, I have seen this before. We don’t have so much support at the stadiums but in the UK, you can see it with every team, it doesn’t matter what is the level of this team.
For people, fans its very special day when they have games because at this moment they can relax, enjoy their time with a friend or with family, they unite and go together to watch a game. It’s very hard to describe what I am writing about. You should see it in a real life and during this moment you will have goosebumps. To compare with my culture, I have seen this before. We don’t have so much support at the stadiums but in the UK, you can see it with every team, it doesn’t matter what is the level of this team.
But on the other hand there are can be a lot of fight with a drunk people, you have to be very careful. There are a lot of people in the streets and you don’t know what to expect. Especially when they have SIX Nations, this is a very attractive tournament, there are thousands of people and each of them supports their team, they can fight or do stupid things.
From my point of view before going abroad you have to learn more about the host country and learn their cultural traditions. You should know what to say, what to do, what are the rules of the culture you have to follow. Communication with people from other culture is very important, you can explore new things and in some way, you can save your life or do you journey more attractive.
In conclusion, it’s difficult for me to talk about episodes that confused me because I always travel a lot and for me, it was not a new experience in an exchange program. The UK and my culture are pretty similar so I was in comfort zone but this experience was amazing, I achieve all my goals and I am so happy that I was there. Hope to do it again.
Wow that sounds surprising to me as well! It's interesting that they themselves also can say that they are crazy about rugby. Some cultural aspects are the kind of, that the people in the country don't really bring their specialities out because it's everyday life to them.
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