auf geht's deutschland, schieß ein tor!

I've been watching a lot of the WM (Weltmeisterschaft, World Cup) at the Public Viewing at Roßmarkt. It's always a good time, but the atmosphere is absolutely amazing when Germany's playing -- being in the middle of a sea of German colors, the arena full to capacity and everyone's eyes on the screen . . . . There's really nothing like it in the U.S., no Public Viewings in the middle of cities, no sport that captures the whole country's imagination, no Nationalelf whose first and last names everyone knows. The city was magical after the game, too: everyone yelling and blowing vuvuzelas and pouring into the streets and dancing. It's immensely fun to be in Germany for this.