Tartan Army takes over Boston fan zones
Thousands of Scottish supporters packed Boston fan zones and pubs ahead of Scotland's World Cup matches, filling Boston Common and neighborhood bars with kilts, flags and drums. Supporters marched through streets, sang traditional chants and frequently booed opposing players such as Morocco's Achraf Hakimi when he touched the ball. The Tartan Army's presence extended into nearby Rhode Island and drew unusual local participants, including a group of American nuns who learned Scottish chants to back the team. The influx created a carnival atmosphere that boosted business for pubs and fan-zone vendors and turned Boston into a World Cup hub for visiting supporters.
>the tartan army are going around boston singing A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton unfathomably beautiful. what a nation
Brosemite Sam8>The Tartan Army are now singing across all of Connecticut and have entered the tri-state area "That's fine, we'll stop them at the GW Bridge" >Mein fuhrer... they have accessed the transit system and taken NJ Transit to the Meadowlands... all of New Jersey will be New Glasgow in a matter of hours
andrewtheblueskier6The logical sequel of that one song
singletrack2Have you seen the amazing robot someone built to sing that? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5y...
I’m loving the Tartan Army/Rock Chalk Algeria etc stories, but it amazes me that they are that many people who have the cash to spend two weeks at an expensive city in a foreign country with airfare, meals, and hotels, even before you get to tickets, and beer.
Call Me The Brie-ze9This has been a constant undercurrent in my head for the last week
aaron boothby 6weeks of paid vacation and free health care being standard help quite a bit for things like this also it's just really important for the people who do, like worth not doing any other big vacations for a few years. supporter groups also book together and save quite a bit that way
Ollie McClellan3Be a lot of home equity loans and maxxed-out credit cards there.
LurkyMcLurk3And Scotland is not the cash splashin’ part of the UK
Brenton Mincemoyer 2I know people who have taken multi-week European vacations that they see as once-in-a-lifetime trips that they save money for years to take. I personally can't see doing a 2 week international trip to KC or suburban Boston being equal to that, but to each their own, I guess.