I can remember having Super Bowl memories from as far back as ten years old. Growing up I would always watch the game with my brother at my grandmothers. My parents would go out to parties and have fun without kids. The game I remember most was the 1999 game when the Titans took on the Rams. Eddie George was from Ohio State so my family wanted the Titans to win and they ended up coming one yard short at the very end of the game. When I was about 16 I started watching the game with my friends. My freshman year in college was a very memorable game because of who I watched it with and we had really great party in the dorms. I can usually remember the commercials for about a month after the Super Bowl but then the memory fades away, even the really good ones. I feel like the commercials are only a big deal because the media makes them that way.
I also have memories of watching international soccer. I mostly like to watch the World Cup and The Olympics. My fondest memory of soccer is the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France. I was with a group of friends and we went to Frickers to watch it. We had worked for our friends parents that morning so they said they would pick up the bill. It ended up being over $250 and we didn't even drink alcohol back then, so we thought it was a lot. It ended up being an amazing game and the team I wanted to win(Italy) had in overtime.
I'm glad you could reminisce about the memories you had of watching the World Cup as well as the Super Bowl. How did those two experiences compare? There has to be something different about knowing that the whole world is tuning in to watch soccer. And yet, in the U.S., watching the Super Bowl has become like a national holiday.
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