Post #1716103

2026-04-26 04:55 UTC

Getting onto a train in Stuttgart, Southern Germany. A strong smell of beer and cigarettes hits me. Everyone in the train carriage in front of me wears blue and white football jerseys. And everyone behind me wears white and red. And they’ve already started singing songs at each other.

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@starlinguk@lemmy.world 2026-04-26 11:31

I find a lot of German footy fans to be reasonably well behaved, despite the booze. It does depend on the team. Same for teams from other countries, I suppose. There was a bunch of Swiss fans (from Bern, iirc) a while ago who all dressed and marched like Proud Boys and sang songs that were absolutely terrifying. Their team lost. Karma.

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@early_riser@lemmy.world 2026-04-26 22:27

Any time anyone mentions football hooligans I instantly think of Orks from Warhammer 40k.

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@ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 2026-04-26 05:43

Every fucking time I forget to check the schedules on the weekends before I take the tram to the city.. I feel you

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@MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-27 21:35

On one of my first days in Edinburgh, back in 1990, I came out of Waverley station to find myself facing a battle royal between Hibs casuals and mounted police. I'd never seen anything like it, I was too stunned to be scared. I was later educated by locals on the topic and realised I probably should have been a little bit scared. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CCS+Capital+City+Service%3B+FEARED+HIBS+CASUALS+WHO+MOVED+UP+TO+THE+BIG...-a0625220870

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