Just been on one of the Chicago architecture boat tours. Hearing I'm from London, the guide then asks about football, and if I support Millwall as they'd had trouble with them before!
I was in an Italian restaurant in New York last week (they were Italian and not the NY version claiming accestry) and because I was English one of the waiters says what team do you support so with heavy heart I say Charlton fully expecting him and his mates to interpret it as Chelsea and I'll have to spend 5 minutes trying to put him right and he responds 'Charlton athletic, play in red'.. Proper football fans
I was in Dallas on business last week and they started asking who I support. Thinking they would have never heard of us, I just did the usual "oh it's a small club, where I grew up"
"Is it Arsenal!?"
Me: "No, they play in red as well though."
Yank: "What are they called?"
Me: "Charlton, they're in South East London. Real small"
Yank: "Oh yeah, Alan Curbishley right!? I remember you guys were in the Premier League!"
......Those remarks are impossible to escape, even the yanks come out with the same spiel!
Just been on one of the Chicago architecture boat tours. Hearing I'm from London, the guide then asks about football, and if I support Millwall as they'd had trouble with them before!
it could only have been Big bad world, he hasn't been here for a while.
I was in Dallas on business last week and they started asking who I support. Thinking they would have never heard of us, I just did the usual "oh it's a small club, where I grew up"
"Is it Arsenal!?"
Me: "No, they play in red as well though."
Yank: "What are they called?"
Me: "Charlton, they're in South East London. Real small"
Yank: "Oh yeah, Alan Curbishley right!? I remember you guys were in the Premier League!"
......Those remarks are impossible to escape, even the yanks come out with the same spiel!
Millwall supporters goes to the registry office to registry his son's name as ' Bermondsey Millwall Den' says David Beckham named his kid Brooklyn so why can't he name his kid as Bermondsey.........
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"Is it Arsenal!?"
Me: "No, they play in red as well though."
Yank: "What are they called?"
Me: "Charlton, they're in South East London. Real small"
Yank: "Oh yeah, Alan Curbishley right!? I remember you guys were in the Premier League!"
......Those remarks are impossible to escape, even the yanks come out with the same spiel!
I can't think of any other spanner that would be on an Architecture tour of anywhere.
I can't think of any other 'small' club that gets as many references across such a wide spectrum/multitude of areas.
All complimentary as well
Millwall supporters goes to the registry office to registry his son's name as ' Bermondsey Millwall Den' says David Beckham named his kid Brooklyn so why can't he name his kid as Bermondsey.........