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Not all Spaniards are Goat Tossers, not all Portuguese are Penis Cake Eaters and not all Frenchmen are Arse Blowers. But JR Daeschner knows quite a few who are. In Eurotripping, the American writer picks up where he left off with True Brits and crosses the Channel in search of Europe's most surreal traditions. From the far west of Ireland to the continental divide in Istanbul, he ventures where few foreigners have gone before, witnessing events such as the Rigor Mortis Procession in Galicia, Firedancing Festivals in Greek Macedonia and celebrations in honour of England's patron saint in the heart of the EU. Along the way, he's inducted into the Order of the Priceless Sardine in the Dordogne and meets countless characters, including a German detective turned 'love spy', the last of the Irish matchmakers, a Sicilian coprophile and a gay Turkish 'Bear'. Whether it's the furore over the camp following for Oil Wrestling in Turkey or the controversy surrounding the Dutch 'Santa' and his black sidekick, Daeschner finds that many of these centuries-old events reveal surprising insights into the issues facing Europe today. Eurotripping: if you think you know Europe, think again.… (meer)
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Daeschner romps around Europe, covering the strange and the odd so we don't have to. There's some very interesting and funny moments included in here, although sometimes it seems to get lost as Daeschner runs out of steam or gets stuck covering a tradition which did not end up being as interesting as it apparently promised to Daeschner during his research.
The book starts well, with Daeschner visiting a small village in Spain as it celebrates its tradition of grown men dressed in odd costumes jumping babies (who apparently were dressed in normal attire), before dawdling through German Carnivals, goat throwing, penis-shaped biscuits and so on before the eventual arrival of Sinterklaas, the Dutch version of Father Christmas.
It's not on my list of best books I've ever read but "Tossers and Arseblowers" helped pass the time agreeingly. ( )
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'As Europe is becoming more and more the same, people are starting to realise that it's important to keep your own identity - and that you can have two identities: you can be European, but you can also be proud of your own nationality.'
- a museum curator in the Dutch Bible Belt, on the renewed popularity of the original 'Santa' and his controversial Muslim sidekick, Black Pete
'They say "Spain is different" - not any more.'
- a Spanish town councillor, on the (British-led) campaign to ban Goat Tossing
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For a man about to jump over babies, Rafael Benito is remarkably relaxed.
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And it's people like Henk - and all the Washerwomen, Arse Blowers, Rooster Runners and Oil Wrestlers I've met - who will keep Europe's deep-rooted diversity alive ... if only through sheer human cussedness.
Not all Spaniards are Goat Tossers, not all Portuguese are Penis Cake Eaters and not all Frenchmen are Arse Blowers. But JR Daeschner knows quite a few who are. In Eurotripping, the American writer picks up where he left off with True Brits and crosses the Channel in search of Europe's most surreal traditions. From the far west of Ireland to the continental divide in Istanbul, he ventures where few foreigners have gone before, witnessing events such as the Rigor Mortis Procession in Galicia, Firedancing Festivals in Greek Macedonia and celebrations in honour of England's patron saint in the heart of the EU. Along the way, he's inducted into the Order of the Priceless Sardine in the Dordogne and meets countless characters, including a German detective turned 'love spy', the last of the Irish matchmakers, a Sicilian coprophile and a gay Turkish 'Bear'. Whether it's the furore over the camp following for Oil Wrestling in Turkey or the controversy surrounding the Dutch 'Santa' and his black sidekick, Daeschner finds that many of these centuries-old events reveal surprising insights into the issues facing Europe today. Eurotripping: if you think you know Europe, think again.
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The book starts well, with Daeschner visiting a small village in Spain as it celebrates its tradition of grown men dressed in odd costumes jumping babies (who apparently were dressed in normal attire), before dawdling through German Carnivals, goat throwing, penis-shaped biscuits and so on before the eventual arrival of Sinterklaas, the Dutch version of Father Christmas.
It's not on my list of best books I've ever read but "Tossers and Arseblowers" helped pass the time agreeingly. (