I am finally taking in the magnitude of what Rugby 7s weekend is all about. I'm not quite sure how many come to HK for the party but so many, many more came here to party regardless of having tickets for the show....heck, the show was going on last night and well into this morning, as costumed, tipsy, morning walkers along Hollywood Road in Hong Kong clearly were not at the stadium but were out for the all-night carnival that will last the weekend.
The tables next to me on this Saturday morning at the FCC are normally empty. They're full of middle aged Brits who look tired after the night and are here for breakfast prior to their trek to the stadium for the day's worth of rugby.
The game is fast - there's not sufficient time to read an ebook reader during the lull times between games or that minute half break. Beer flows without stop. The lines grow in geometric proportions in wait for a urinal as the event goes on. Being a teetotaller (not by choice) alleviates the need to wait on line.......and, I suppose, permitted me t have a less 'distorted' view of what was happening on the pitch.
.......but in the long run, nothing beats those tail gate parties outside of Candlestick Park from the late 80s for sports partying!!!!!
And oh yes......wearing my Leicester Tiger jersey was an 'ice breaker' for the half-dozen or so fans who gave me thumbs up.....lots of Brits here this weekend!!
The tables next to me on this Saturday morning at the FCC are normally empty. They're full of middle aged Brits who look tired after the night and are here for breakfast prior to their trek to the stadium for the day's worth of rugby.
The game is fast - there's not sufficient time to read an ebook reader during the lull times between games or that minute half break. Beer flows without stop. The lines grow in geometric proportions in wait for a urinal as the event goes on. Being a teetotaller (not by choice) alleviates the need to wait on line.......and, I suppose, permitted me t have a less 'distorted' view of what was happening on the pitch.
.......but in the long run, nothing beats those tail gate parties outside of Candlestick Park from the late 80s for sports partying!!!!!
And oh yes......wearing my Leicester Tiger jersey was an 'ice breaker' for the half-dozen or so fans who gave me thumbs up.....lots of Brits here this weekend!!
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