Nationalism Not Dead in Europe? Posted by Adam Blickstein

Yesterday, Andrew Sullivan rhetorically asked if nationalism was dead in Europe. An email from a friend who works in Brussels confirms that it is in fact alive and well:

The tensions in the office are palpable, as the 3 resident Italians have moved into a cubicle together and put up Italian flags and a 'Do Not Talk to Us' poster since they were slaughtered by Holland yesterday.

All in all though, its the Portuguese who go crazy. There are a ton of Portuguese and Brazilian immigrants in Brussels, and when they win they drive around the city for hours honking their horns. And all the men have trashy haircuts somewhere between a mullet and bon jovi, trying to look like Cristiano Ronaldo, but usually failing.

Portugal did look pretty solid over the weekend, though their supporters should hope it doesn't come down to penalties in a post-group play match as Cristiano Ronaldo's has been known to look rather foolish when taking sudden-death penalties in big matches.

(Photo via REUTERS)