Comments on: Hot August Night: Argentina v. Ivory Coast http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106 Observations on Asia and the world by Adam Minter, an American writer in Shanghai. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34310 Tom Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:56:02 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34310 Oh, I would say "the" is OK too. You can say "there's a Mexican Wave going round the stadium", but it can also be "the" as in "doing the rhumba". Rhumba? Why was that the first example that came to mind? Well, whatever. Oh, I would say “the” is OK too.
You can say “there’s a Mexican Wave going round the stadium”, but it can also be “the” as in “doing the rhumba”.

Rhumba? Why was that the first example that came to mind? Well, whatever.

]]> By: Adam http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34302 Adam Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:27:40 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34302 Maxie - You're absolutely right, of course. I don't know why I didn't think of that. Thank you. Maxie – You’re absolutely right, of course. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. Thank you.

]]> By: maxiewawa http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34301 maxiewawa Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:46:45 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34301 They actually should have used the indefinite particle "a" instead of "the". Blame those bad Chinese textbooks. They actually should have used the indefinite particle “a” instead of “the”. Blame those bad Chinese textbooks.

]]> By: humberto http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34288 humberto Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:46:16 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34288 trust me adam, it isnt called the mexican wave in mexico, and of course it isnt called the mexican wave at twins games either. Heck, i think even the fifa game for the wii calls it the mexican wave. it is all due to those english commentators that dominate the football games on TV. trust me adam, it isnt called the mexican wave in mexico, and of course it isnt called the mexican wave at twins games either. Heck, i think even the fifa game for the wii calls it the mexican wave. it is all due to those english commentators that dominate the football games on TV.

]]> By: Brother Love http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34287 Brother Love Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:36:26 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34287 Am I mistaken or is that a Neil Diamond reference in the post title? Am I mistaken or is that a Neil Diamond reference in the post title?

]]> By: Adam http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34286 Adam Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:52:44 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34286 Humberto - Glad to see you here! And thanks for the clarification ... I must admit, I have never, not once, heard The Wave referred to as a Mexican Wave. And I've been doing The Wave since ... a while. I'll leave it at that. Learn something new every day. Humberto – Glad to see you here! And thanks for the clarification … I must admit, I have never, not once, heard The Wave referred to as a Mexican Wave. And I’ve been doing The Wave since … a while. I’ll leave it at that. Learn something new every day.

]]> By: Otelin http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34285 Otelin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:16:39 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34285 I guess this is proof that Americans shouldn't write or comment on blogs about soccer! Yikes! I guess this is proof that Americans shouldn’t write or comment on blogs about soccer! Yikes!

]]> By: humberto http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34284 humberto Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:51:43 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34284 they call it that in europe, yes. I've heard it during many champion league's matches. Rumor is that the first time it was done was during the aforementioned '86 world cup although there is a guy from the States wanting to take credit for it too. they call it that in europe, yes. I’ve heard it during many champion league’s matches. Rumor is that the first time it was done was during the aforementioned ’86 world cup although there is a guy from the States wanting to take credit for it too.

]]> By: Otelin http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34283 Otelin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:43:17 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34283 I was there tonight and I wondered about that to. Humberto I think adam is asking whether it is normally called the mexican wave. Am I right? I was there tonight and I wondered about that to. Humberto I think adam is asking whether it is normally called the mexican wave. Am I right?

]]> By: humberto http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106&cpage=1#comment-34282 humberto Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:25:25 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=1106#comment-34282 hey adam, hope all is well. the wave is very common in soccer/football stadiums. I remember doing it at the '86 world cup in mexico hey adam, hope all is well.
the wave is very common in soccer/football stadiums. I remember doing it at the ’86 world cup in mexico

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