tonight's game is the international friendly of northern ireland against germany, in belfast. i'm in the heart of the city. the match is at 8 pm and right now it's a quarter to seven. hundreds of northern ireland faithfuls are outside of the house i'm staying at, drinking beer and singing and chanting, interrupting the flow of traffic. already i saw 5 people urinating anywhere they find suitable. police in bullet proof jackets are everywhere. armoured vehicles are parked at the corner of nearby streets just in case. apparently, the national stadium is just a stone's throw from where i am. the singing gets louder, and now i'm hearing horns.

now it's 6.55 and i'm getting drowsy. i wonder if i can have a nap in this noise.

let's see...

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