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Old 08-07-2007, 08:40 PM
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Re: An outsider's look at the 2005/2006 Piston season
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Very interesting. I just finished reading Paul Shirley's new book Can I Keep My Jersey: 11 Teams, 5 Countries and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond. He describes his two months playing in Kazan, Russia (UNICS Kazan) as the most miserable two months of his life. One of his many complaints is the lack of warmth of both the climate and the people:




I digress....the author of the article you translated seems very accurate and to the point.
He's just not used to the local culture. For the most part, once people get to know you, they are extremely friendly. As far as look on their faces, well, that's just what they look like. I noticed that going back to visit.
What was interesting, is that the article was right on the point.
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