Marian Torres
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What is tailgating?
:shock:!!Barb's definition is quite common here, but I haven't heard Dave's before - interesting.
Barb's definition is quite common here, but I haven't heard Dave's before - interesting. I guess it's because we don't play American football here (though we do have rock concerts).
I'm not saying that people don't have parties in the back of their cars (although I usually don't). It's quite common to have champagne lunches on the lawn beside your car, eg. at horse races, like the Melbourne Cup.So if you go to a event, do you just park the car and go inside the venue? Do you know how much they charge for beer in there? ;-)
In my city, parking lots open up 5 hours before a football game.
champagne lunches on the lawn beside your car, eg. at horse races, like the Melbourne Cup"
I'm not saying that people don't have parties in the back of their cars (although I usually don't). It's quite common to have champagne lunches on the lawn beside your car, eg. at horse races, like the Melbourne Cup.
I was merely saying that I haven't heard this called "tailgating" before.
This is true of many (most?) events in Europe, which almost certainly accounts for our not having encountered the word, or the situation.Fortunately, many of the venues at which I've watched football over the years, mostly rugby union and Australian rules, are accessible by public transport ...