Saturday one of my neighbors came over with a surprise. If you look closely at the beverages below you will see Chimay Red and Hoegaarden, two of my favorite Belgian brews!
I was surprised to find that when I took this snap of the delicious Belgian trappist that the infamous purple shirt was in the background. While in Antwerp last fall I left the Crowne Plaza to walk across the lot to a petrol station that was next door, wearing this very shirt. While waiting in the checkout line a group of guys began speaking in Flemish and tugging at this shirt. Things got a little heated and I was beginning to think about how I would explain to Roger that he had to bail me out of a Belgian jail! Eventually the cashier asked the guys to leave and things settled down.
Initially I was puzzled as I had believed Europe was far more progressive when it came to....men wearing purple shirts and I was right. It turned out that there are two local soccer clubs in Antwerp and apparently these guy's favorite team, Royal Antwerp, had just been beaten by their rival; the Germinal Beerschot which have PURPLE team colors!
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