What was the World Cup like in Argentina you ask? Well it was basically one big party. People were actually happy and nice and excited. You could really feel a change in the city. I think people were really excited for each game to start, well each game that Argentina played in. All the other games were basically time fillers in between the real games which were the Argentinas games.

 The argentine flag was everywhere and world cups banners and posters celebrated Messi and the rest of the team were everywhere. I've never seen a whole country rally around one sporting event like the  Argentines did during the World Cup.

We were able to go downtown to watch a game in the park where the city had installed giant screens to watch the game. It really was an experience. I've never heard so many old men cuss and yell in Spanish. La puta que te pariooooo, la concha de tu madre, la puta que le pario fue falta... Even my wife let out a couple,, every time Argentina scored we cheered and jumped and everybody kissed, I guess in Argentina it's really important to kiss the person you are with when Argentina scores, luckily I had Monica. It was fun, smokey, (lots of people smoked) crowded and exciting.

The rest of the World Cup was entertaining and luckily for the country Argentina made it to the final, I think people were more nervous than excited and were really disappointed not to have beaten Germany. It felt like the whole country had died and forgotten the joy and good spirit they had had for the whole tournament. People went back to their daily lives and people started talking about crime and inflation and the good times were forgotten. It was amazing to see what soccer could do to a whole country and something that the United States and Americans in the usa really will never understand about the soccer.

Argentina is a soccer crazy country. Walk anywhere on any street in the city and you will see just how crazy they are for their futbol. Billboards and posters are scattered throughout the city. The colors of the argentine national team are always within an eyes glance. Players take on a super heroe like status as their images are plastered all around the city.

Turn on the tv and it's hard not to find a channel with a World Cup countdown. Are they counting down to the start of the World Cup, the first game between Brazil and Mexico? Noooo they are counting down to Argentinas first game, the World Cup starts and ends with Argentina. Im really excited to be in this country where the whole country rallies around their team and the excitement for the World Cup is palpable. I just hope Argentina makes it to the final and therefor the whole country will be happy and cheerful. I fear that if Argentina does lose, everyone will lose interest and be extremely grumpy. That is the pompous some what arrogant attitude of the argentine people.

If Argentina does make it to the final it might be crazy to go downtown and watch the game on the big screen, it would probably be like Madrid when Spain won. I can't imagine the celebration. They say that it was a wild fun happy celebration in 1978 and 1986. Hopefully 2014 will be their year.

They even have soccer themed deodorant. I wonder if iniesta uses it?