So, recently the Olympics ended, and it was a lot of fun.  I am from Seattle, but happen to be in Japan during that time.  It’s the same as it is in the states.  The news and Olympic coverage is biased, and focuses on events with national athletes.  So, in Japan, they were rooting for Japanese speedskaters, skiers, ice skaters, and curling.  BTW, did you see the Japanese Women’s Curling Team?  A bunch of cute ladies. 

One thing I’ve noticed, and feel a bit embarrassed about admitting is that I tend to root for the Japanese, although I am  2nd Gen Japanese American.  I feel a bit embarrassed or guilty because while my friends are rooting for the states, I usually secretly  root for the Japanese.  On top of that, if it’s soccer, I root for other teams like Italy, Brazil, England, Netherlands, Argentina, etc…but rarely the US.   Basically, I’ve never rooted for the US.  Even back when I watched tennis, I never rooted for McEnroe or Sampras or Agassi or Roddick.  I’d rather root for Becker, Edberg, Lendl, and Navrotilova.  I recently asked myself why this is.

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