I met a Commander fan in Bern, Switzerland

[haleyrules]

I saw a Dallas Cowboys bumper sticker at the Swizzle Inn in Bermuda!

Yeah. I have seen Cowboy gear all over the world!!

 

[Bullflop]

I've never been to Switzerland but I'd love to go... because she's from Switzerland:

Hey, folks, this video is awesome. Check it out if you haven't already.

It's hard to believe the human body is capable of some of this stuff.

 

[Szczepanik]

Even eagles fans?

Yes, even eagles fans.

 

[TX_Yid]

Sounds horrible

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

It made me wonder what life would be like if I decided to live in Switzerland. I have hundreds of relatives there. It's an amazing and a beautiful country. I would still stay up on Dallas Cowboys football, but if I invited a friend or a relative over to watch a game, they would not understand it. For one thing, the announcers speaking in American English quickly would be hard for them to understand. To boot, NFL rules are quite complex. I would spend the whole game explaining what was happening. Every country does not follow our most beloved sport, but that's okay. I've never gotten into European soccer, though I'm sure it's a great sport.

I live in Japan and am basically in that situation. I keep up with the Cowboys but either have to watch live games at weird hours or watch them on delay through the NFL's overpriced season pass. None of my Japanese friends like football or understand it all. I have a few American friends here but almost all of them are indifferent to sports. Japan doesn't tend to attract sports nuts. My Asian wife can't understand the passion I have for this team or this game. I usually end up watching the games by myself and then talking about them after I've seen them with friends that are still in the states.

 

[DFWJC]

The Giants are a serious threat. Dangerous Defense and have somewhat improved the offense for the aging Manning.

That Giants D gives us trouble.
Plenty of receiving weapons too. But that oline and run game is not even average.

The Skins seem to have the more balanced lineup. No truly glaring holes that I can think of. Not great,but not sub par anywhere.
But the Giants cause us more problems for some reason. Stout.

 

[Seven]

Stab him....

 

[Pants]

so, much like the cheese from that country, this guy's thought process on his favorite team has holes in it

 

[Longboysfan]

Bern is the capital city in Switzerland. I was there recently while I went to Switzerland for a family reunion. I was checking out the Capitol Building there, which overlooks a cliff and has an amazing view of the city. I was wearing my white Roger Staubach Cowboys jersey. When I was there, I was approached by a gentleman who asked me in American English if I spoke English. I said, “yes” and got into a conversation with him. He was about my age (50 something) and was a Commander fan who worked as a corrections officer in a prison somewhere near DC. I had to respect him because that's a really tough line of work. He said he was surprised to see a Staubach jersey since Staubach hasn't been the Cowboys QB for quite some time now. We got into a conversation about the Cowboys/Commanders rivalry of the 70s and how intense it was. We both agreed that the Cowboys/Commanders was the game we looked most forward to and the other team was the one we most wanted to beat. He was a great guy. I was happy to meet him. It's easy to forget that, although the Commanders are a team I can't stand, there are some fine people who root for them. We also talked about how hard it is to explain our passion for American football to Swiss people. It's nothing against the Swiss. Their country is one of my favorite countries on earth, and is where my grandparents immigrated from. I've just never found a way to communicate to them how madly passionate Americans are about our brand of football, despite speaking two of their languages fluently, German and French.

It made me wonder what life would be like if I decided to live in Switzerland. I have hundreds of relatives there. It's an amazing and a beautiful country. I would still stay up on Dallas Cowboys football, but if I invited a friend or a relative over to watch a game, they would not understand it. For one thing, the announcers speaking in American English quickly would be hard for them to understand. To boot, NFL rules are quite complex. I would spend the whole game explaining what was happening. Every country does not follow our most beloved sport, but that's okay. I've never gotten into European soccer, though I'm sure it's a great sport.

American football is pretty much an American thing, though I believe there are some Canadians who understand it. My conversation with that Commanders fan made me miss the rivalry of the 70s with his team. There's still a rivalry today, but it's not like it was back then. Today I get more passionate about playing the Eagles than the Skins. There's nothing more American than passionately cheering for your fav NFL team.

American football rules are like in a way like Soccer rules. Advantage.
Did someone or something happen to get an advantage or take an advantage away.
Where as soccer is more flexible in some ways on penalties than American Football.

 

[YosemiteSam]

If you didn't pull a Damien Wilson and acquire some felony assault charges in the process, then you were doing it wrong.

 

[waving monkey]

I live in Japan and am basically in that situation. I keep up with the Cowboys but either have to watch live games at weird hours or watch them on delay through the NFL's overpriced season pass. None of my Japanese friends like football or understand it all. I have a few American friends here but almost all of them are indifferent to sports. Japan doesn't tend to attract sports nuts. My Asian wife can't understand the passion I have for this team or this game. I usually end up watching the games by myself and then talking about them after I've seen them with friends that are still in the states.

Thats why Cowboyzone is so important to us ex-pats we get our insanity out

 

[csirl]

Unfortunately there are a lot more Commanders and Giants fans in Europe than Cowboys fans. This is due to the history of TV coverage.

1980s - loads of football on TV in Europe as US Networks gave it away free as they didnt think Europe had an audience.

1990s - US networks/NFL started charging European networks so most coverage was dropped.

2000s - Audiences rise dramatically so European networks start buying coverage to the extent that its now nearly as extensive as in the US.

Older fans tend to follow teams that were good in the 80s - 49ers, Broncos, Bears, Skins, Giants.

Younger fans - since 2000s tend to follow Patriots, Seahawks etc.

Cowboys wouldnt rank in the top 10-15 most popular teams as their success coincided with a downturn in TV coverage.

 

[MWH1967]

Hey, folks, this video is awesome. Check it out if you haven't already.

It's hard to believe the human body is capable of some of this stuff.

That girl can kiss her own....never mind.

 

[Risen Star]

Commanders fans know better than to approach me.

 

[Bullflop]

That girl can kiss her own....never mind.

Yep -- I'd bet she could!!