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  • Who hasn't sat in a French/Spanish/Italian square at 1am marvelling at the mix of people

    I haven't - I'm always passed out pissed by then.

    irl - wandering round London on Sunday, my Italian partner was marvelling at the amount of people who thought they could be skulling pints from 10 am and still think they would be in a fit state to watch/enjoy/remember the game, behave like grown ups, create an atmosphere where everyone feels safe and happy.

    She was also wondering why people hadn't been driving around tooting their horns after the other matches like they would in Italy - same reason luv, they're all pissed as cunts...

  • For sure. I think my point is really that you would be far less likely to put a flare up your bum/dance on a bin with your willy out/throw shit at police etc if you would be doing so in front of your mum/your mate's dad/your primary school teacher/your boss etc. The self-regulating factor of knowing you would be accountable for your actions to people you actually know/care about is huge. Instead, we have vacated the spaces and allowed the sloppy minority to treat our city centres/football watching as a stag do with no repercussions/oversight. We need vigilante groups of mums to police these occasions with maximum shaming and tutting...

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