At a bar in Aspen, where the only open seat was at a table with an older man and his son-in-law (who welcomed me and offered to put my beer on their tab), we cheered and groaned whenever the US got close to scoring a goal or missed a kick. In the periodic short breaks, we sounded each other out enough to find out that we were definitely in opposing political camps.
和世界各地的观众一样，美国人因为球队而团结起来，不管地方差异。在阿斯彭的一间酒吧，仅有的空座位于一张桌子旁，挨着一位老者和他的女婿（他们欢迎我入座，还提出请我喝啤酒），我们为美国队接近得分而欢呼，为美国队错失机会而扼腕。在中场休息期间，我们互相交谈，发现彼此政治阵营截然对立。