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So I wrote a little while ago about the Rugby World Cup, and I haven't really written much since then being afraid that I might jinx the team with bad luck. But as they are doing so well I decided what the hell. So far England are doing great, typically the only sports we do well in are rowing and netball, so to see us doing so well in the Rugby World Cup is fantastic, to see us beating teams like South Africa is even better!

Now comes the problem though, England are playing Wales on the 9th, which raises an interesting dilemma, do I wear my England rugby shirt or my Wales rugby shirt? Wales have as much chance of winning this game as the Reverend Al Sharpton has of winning the next American Election (anyone else remember Tawana Brawly circa 1988?), so if I was wearing the shirt based upon who was going to win I'd have to wear the England shirt, unless I like to root for the underdog.

The next question would be do I want to offend my father by wearing the England shirt, knowing full well he will be wearing the Welsh one?

If I go to the pub to watch the game, I could also do the calculation, of will there be more England shirts or Wales shirts? Well really that isn't the calculation, it should be do I think there will be more women in England shirts or Welsh shirts, if I was to go in an England shirt and there were more women in Wales shirts, then all of a sudden my odds of meeting someone have been lowered, and the same is true the other way around. Perhaps what I should do is wear a neutral team, and take both shirts with me, and then change when I've checked out the territory.

My other problem comes if I wear the Welsh top and they expect me to sing the Welsh national anthem, sure I could sing the first line and then mumble along, but if someone started Yaki dar'ing me I'd be in big trouble, I could tell them goodnight and good morning, then I'd be struggling. I'd have to make an excuse and tell them I was rushing off home to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (which is a real place if you were wondering). At least with the English national anthem I can sing 2 or 3 lines before I have to hum, mind you if they've switched to Rule Britannia I would probably be better off singing the Welsh national anthem.

Does my waist look slimmer in the Welsh Red or the English White?

So what should I wear? English or Welsh?