Despite a majority of Chinese people having zero interest in football, Liuzhou is currently in a state of world cup fever. This was somewhat confusing, until it was pointed out that, whilst the locals aren't interested in football as such, they do like betting money on it.
The world cup sweepstake seems to take place in every single British workplace at this time every four years so, in keeping with the local passion for gambling, we decided to bring this very British tradition to the south west of China. In the absence of a Chinese presence at the finals, and for a modest 10元 (£1.17), the people of Liuzhou can have a stake in this world cup and, just possibly, something to cheer about. The prize for the champions is 200元 (£23.50) with 120元 (£14) going to the runner up.
We drew lots at our regular Saturday evening meeting on 16th June. I wasn't overly happy with getting Mexico but, after their wonderful win over Germany on Sunday, things are looking more positive. Come on you boys in green!
The world cup sweepstake seems to take place in every single British workplace at this time every four years so, in keeping with the local passion for gambling, we decided to bring this very British tradition to the south west of China. In the absence of a Chinese presence at the finals, and for a modest 10元 (£1.17), the people of Liuzhou can have a stake in this world cup and, just possibly, something to cheer about. The prize for the champions is 200元 (£23.50) with 120元 (£14) going to the runner up.
We drew lots at our regular Saturday evening meeting on 16th June. I wasn't overly happy with getting Mexico but, after their wonderful win over Germany on Sunday, things are looking more positive. Come on you boys in green!
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