If you didn't think the world was going to hell in a handbasket before... It is now... Apparently the burgeoning sex industry in Germany is suffering because of the invasion of World Cup spectators this summer.
What kind of world do we live in, where a man would rather go out boozing it up with his soccer hooligan buddies than visit a house of ill repute? Or where the "regulars" are scared away by the domination-seeking tourists? (Too bad you can't blog sarcasm.)
I think we in this country just don't get how important soccer (or "football") is in the cultures of our friends across the Atlantic. Here in the United States, soccer is something you make your kids do because they have too much energy to be kept in the house playing video games. We finally got major league soccer in this country a few years ago, and sportsfans from sea to shining sea responded with a resounding "Isn't that nice." (Which those of us from the South know translates as "Who gives a f*ck?!?!")
As I've learned from my sojourns in Germany over the past few years, there are really only a few things that a German man needs to survive: Ordnung ("order"), Bier (beer), Wurst (sausage) and Fussball (soccer). Sex barely rounds out the top five. I am not shocked that it is taking a back seat to the World Cup. I was in Germany for World Cup 2002. Let me tell you... we got half days at work whenever Germany was playing in an elimination round. And you know something is a big deal if a German is willing to miss work for it.
So take heart, Whores of Deutschland! As soon as Germany wins the cup on July 9th, you'll have more business than you can shake a... *ahem* yeah... at. Assuming, of course, that you're done before 10pm. Some people have to go to work Monday morning.
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