American football on TV in Paris?
Dec 12th, 2005, 12:53 PM
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You could try the canadian bars - which I've noted are sports fanatics. The Moose head seems to get all kinds of Cable - so you could try them.
http://www.mooseheadparis.com/
http://www.mooseheadparis.com/
Dec 12th, 2005, 01:45 PM
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KGL hasn't gotten back to us since September. I wonder if a) he found a place to watch football b) he decided to watch other things instead or c) he's enjoying Paris so much that Badger games aren't a priority...wishe he'd come back to let us know!
Dec 6th, 2006, 04:23 PM
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I just happened onto this post from over a year ago. Anyone who happens to go to Paris -- the Moose definitely has american college football on saturday nights, but really late! It's a blast their too. Go there for the Superbowl as well, but get there early, it gets packed!
And BTilke, i did all 3! Never saw a badger game, but got in a big ten game with Michigan.
And BTilke, i did all 3! Never saw a badger game, but got in a big ten game with Michigan.
Dec 6th, 2006, 04:44 PM
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When Europeans visiting the US are struggling to find a place where they can see a major soccer game, I wonder if everyone calls them "sad" also and questions why they can't ignore their love and just enjoy the US around them? Or is it only Americans who are scorned for such wishes?
Dec 6th, 2006, 05:14 PM
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I stumbled upon this post and feel obliged to agree strongly with walkinaround:
“i think it is the occasional traveler who is usually so upset that someone would want to partake in a pleasure from home but the experienced traveler who realises the importance of the occasional home comfort.”
My husband and I each travel more than 50% of the time for business and often find ourselves watching sporting events in foreign locales. It is a great way to get a little taste of home, relax with something familiar and a great way to meet new people (when you are away from home on business or for school for long stretches of time it is much more isolating than taking a week or two vacation then going home to familiar people and places).
In fact, a couple of weeks ago I flew to meet my husband in Seattle while he was working there and he suggested we stop in at a sports bar to check in on the USC game (his alma mater not mine!). We ended up sitting next to a group speaking French and discovered they were French sailors. We found out one of them was from Caen and, ironically, we are planning to visit Normandy at the end of December with family. He was able to give us a lot of ideas for restaurants and as I had just purchased the Michelin map for the area that day, he had fun poring over it with me to show me roads to take, etc. Said it made him feel not so homesick looking at the map and talking about home. So it was a win-win for everyone!
“i think it is the occasional traveler who is usually so upset that someone would want to partake in a pleasure from home but the experienced traveler who realises the importance of the occasional home comfort.”
My husband and I each travel more than 50% of the time for business and often find ourselves watching sporting events in foreign locales. It is a great way to get a little taste of home, relax with something familiar and a great way to meet new people (when you are away from home on business or for school for long stretches of time it is much more isolating than taking a week or two vacation then going home to familiar people and places).
In fact, a couple of weeks ago I flew to meet my husband in Seattle while he was working there and he suggested we stop in at a sports bar to check in on the USC game (his alma mater not mine!). We ended up sitting next to a group speaking French and discovered they were French sailors. We found out one of them was from Caen and, ironically, we are planning to visit Normandy at the end of December with family. He was able to give us a lot of ideas for restaurants and as I had just purchased the Michelin map for the area that day, he had fun poring over it with me to show me roads to take, etc. Said it made him feel not so homesick looking at the map and talking about home. So it was a win-win for everyone!
Dec 7th, 2006, 08:31 AM
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I guess it's a bit late for this, but there is also a sports bar on rue mouffetard (sorry, I don't remember the name or exact address - if you walk up from the metro, it's right there near the corner). When I was abroad several years ago, we would go there to watch sports and Friends (they also show a lot of television in English). In any case, it is a very relaxed atmosphere, and if they did get the game you were looking for, I'm sure you could convince them to change the channel on one of the tvs.
Jun 7th, 2007, 03:33 AM
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To watch sports events in Paris (NFL, NHL, MLB, etc.) the best is to go directly on http://www.allomatch.com which gives you the sports program of bars and pubs in Paris
