The Lost Joy of Monoculture

Like most American sports fans, I find the very low scoring in soccer to be a bit vexing.1 Despite that, I had a ton of fun watching the World Cup this summer. Our family, wearing the Scotland gear we’d picked up on spring break in Edinburgh, went to see Scotland play Morocco live, and even though Morocco was clearly playing better, it was only a 1-0 game and it felt like Scotland might equalize it at any moment. The whole stadium was on its feet the entire game, chanting and cheering. We had a blast.