WORLD CUP FEVER AUSTRALIA V ITALY
There’s nothing like a bit of World Cup soccer to help one question their identity. You go for your country right? I’ve got two passports so which country? I felt torn during this world cup. I had always supported italy during world cup campaigns now suddenly Australia were there. Naturally you would think I would go for Australia but I was neither here nor there. I was fed up actually with both countries arrogance –the price you pay for competitive sport. At the beginning of my time in Italy I was questioning my identity. I think I have come to a comfortable place within me. I am neither Australian nor Italian – I am Australian-Italian and whatever shape or form that takes is neither here nor there. You can get stuck on definitions & what society dictates but the fact of the matter is that your passport doesn’t dictate who you are – and neither does the World Cup!!! There’s nothing wrong with being neither here nor there because you can just be anywhere! So for arguments sake, I am Italian when they win the World Cup and Australian when they lose….. Oh, the beauty of migration!
