Isn't this where Riz would normally jump in and say something like "IF THERE IS ONE MORE POST THAT EVEN SMELLS OF POLITICS I WILL NOT HESITATE IT TO MANDARLO A LA SECCIÓN DE NSR - Y ¡NO PENSÁS QUE NO VOY A HACERLO!" But out of curiosity, if I hold two passports, one of a Spanish speaking country and one of the US, and speak both languages, does that make me "hispanic"? Nevermind, I don't want an answer.
Well, there you go. You're a Latino. As is anyone speaking Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, or Romanian.
I have been thinking about trying Pollo Comparo for a while now but have never been. It seems like good food, they support United, and actually bank at the same bank as I do, but I just have never gotten myself all the way down the Pike. I love feel good stories and would just like to add my vote to hear this one, it will probably make me stop putting it off and try them out.
In an attempt to get back to the original topic: My personal experience (not backed by any numbers but personal observation) has been that DCUnited fans have become more diverse over time. The stands seemed to have mostly salvodoreans in the first couple of years. I would say for the last 5-8 years and given the marketing emphasis given to schools and family type deals (group discounts, birthday parties, halftime scrimmages, etc.) the demographics have changed to make the stands look more like what DC really looks like outside. While there is a big latin-american influence still, I would say no more than 27.5% are latin american.
The Etruscan League!!! Ah that was good football! Who can forget the Curtun-Perusia clashes? And the PK final of the Etruscan Cup in 631 B.C.??? Good times, good times. They don't play soccer like that anymore....
It's all gone downhill since they stopped playing with the heads of the vanquished. "They make a desert and call it 'pitch' " -- Seneca
Revelation: What's this thing? "ROMANES EUNT DOMUS"? "People called Romanes they go the house"? Lowecifer: It, it says "Romans go home". Revelation: No it doesn't. What's Latin for "Roman"? Lowecifer: (hesitates) Revelation: Come on, come on! Lowecifer: (uncertain) "ROMANUS". Revelation: Goes like? Lowecifer: "-ANUS". Revelation: Vocative plural of "-ANUS" is? Lowecifer: "-ANI". Revelation: (takes paintbrush from Brian and paints over) "RO-MA-NI". "EUNT"? What is "EUNT"? Lowecifer: "Go". Revelation: Conjugate the verb "to go"! Lowecifer: "IRE". "EO", "IS", "IT", "IMUS", "ITIS", "EUNT". Revelation: So "EUNT" is ...? Lowecifer: Third person plural present indicative, "they go". Revelation: But "Romans, go home!" is an order, so you must use the ...? (lifts Brian by his hairs) Lowecifer: The ... imperative. Revelation: Which is? Lowecifer: Ahm, oh, oh, "I", "I"! Revelation: How many romans? (pulls harder) Lowecifer: Plural, plural! "ITE". Revelation: (strikes over "EUNT" and paints "ITE" to the wall) (satisfied) "I-TE". "DOMUS"? Nominative? "Go home", this is motion towards, isn't it, boy? Lowecifer: (very anxious) Dative? Revelation: (draws his sword and holds it to Brian's throat) Lowecifer: Ahh! No, ablative, ablative, sir. No, the, accusative, accusative, ah, DOMUM, sir. Revelation: Except that "DOMUS" takes the ...? Lowecifer: ... the locative, sir! Revelation: Which is? Lowecifer: "DOMUM". Revelation: (satisfied) "DOMUM" (strikes out "DOMUS" and writes "DOMUM") "-MUM". Understand? Lowecifer: Yes sir. Revelation: Now write it down a hundred times. Lowecifer: Yes sir, thank you sir, hail Caesar, sir. Revelation: (salutes) Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off. Lowecifer: (very reliefed) Oh thank you sir, thank you sir, hail Caesar and everything, sir!