November 22, 2006
Hello Guido Buchwald
Hi there, what are you up to?
Oh, just slurping up some noodles.
How's life in Japan?
It's still a little bit expensive compared with Germany, but other than that I have nothing to complain about. Good food, enthusiastic players, low crime.
How's the crowd?
Oh, I love their nonstop performance of Father Abraham before, during and after our games.
Do you hear the difference between Urawa Rezzu (±ºÏÂ¥ì¥Ã¥º) and Urawa Rezu(±ºÏ¥쥺)?
No.
Actually, one is your team and the other is Urawa's most famous lesbian night club.
Oh, really?
Yeah, so do you ever miss something German over here?
No, they're selling bratwursts outside the arena.
Guido Buchwald is a legendary German football defender who won the World Cup back in 1990. Presently he is the manager of Urawa Reds who are battling Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale for the Japanese championship. Three matches to go and The Reds are 3 points up on Gamba and 4 on Frontale. Guido was also, more importantly, the player on one of the first football sticker cards I ever bought - for the UEFA Euro 1988. He has been in Japan three years longer than me.