Should Erling Haaland get honorary US citizenship for crushing tee shots off a boat and blasting Ella Langley?
We saw thousands of fans embrace American culture and the American way of life during the FIFA World Cup, but few players were as gung-ho as Norwegian striker Erling Haaland.It sure seems like some of that good ol' fashioned American spirit rubbed off on him during his stay.The Manchester City star — who returned home with a stuffed booze bottle-wielding raccoon that is flying off shelves — shared a video of himself on a boat, hitting golf balls (biodegradable ones) off the boat and into the drink like a Nordic Cosmo Kramer, all while blasting the music of country songstress Ella Langley.BILL MAHER LAUDS FOREIGN VISITORS AT WORLD CUP: 'THEY ARE REMINDING AMERICANS THIS PLACE IS KIND OF AWESOME'That was as American as it gets if you ignore the fjords and the fact that he posted the temperature in Celsius instead of the far superior Fahrenheit we use here in the US of A.Making freezing 0 degrees and boiling 100 degrees is so predictable. Always will be.Sure, golf isn't an American game by birth, but I feel like we're the kings of ripping tee shots off of things.Cliffs, the beaches, the hood of your friend's dad's car, the Moon.And throwing Ms.
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We saw thousands of fans embrace American culture and the American way of life during the FIFA World Cup, but few players were as gung-ho as Norwegian striker Erling Haaland.It sure seems like some of that good ol' fashioned American spirit rubbed off on him during his stay.The Manchester City star — who returned home with a stuffed booze bottle-wielding raccoon that is flying off shelves — shared a video of himself on a boat, hitting golf balls (biodegradable ones) off the boat and into the drink like a Nordic Cosmo Kramer, all while blasting the music of country songstress Ella Langley.BILL MAHER LAUDS FOREIGN VISITORS AT WORLD CUP: 'THEY ARE REMINDING AMERICANS THIS PLACE IS KIND OF AWESOME'That was as American as it gets if you ignore the fjords and the fact that he posted the temperature in Celsius instead of the far superior Fahrenheit we use here in the US of A.Making freezing 0 degrees and boiling 100 degrees is so predictable. Always will be.Sure, golf isn't an American game by birth, but I feel like we're the kings of ripping tee shots off of things.Cliffs, the beaches, the hood of your friend's dad's car, the Moon.And throwing Ms. Langley's tunes behind it all just sealed it in a nice red, white and blue package. It gave me a sudden hankering for apple pie and lighting an M80 with the end of a cigarette.It might be time to have a discussion about giving Erling Haaland honorary U.S.
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- We saw thousands of fans embrace American culture and the American way of life during the FIFA World Cup, but few players were as gung-ho as Norwegian striker Erling Haaland.It sure seems like some of that good ol' fashioned American spirit rubbed off on him during his stay.The Manchester City star — who returned home with a stuffed booze bottle-wielding raccoon that is flying off shelves — shared a video of himself on a boat, hitting golf balls (biodegradable ones) off the boat and into the drink like a Nordic Cosmo Kramer, all while blasting the music of country songstress Ella Langley.BILL MAHER LAUDS FOREIGN VISITORS AT WORLD CUP: 'THEY ARE REMINDING AMERICANS THIS PLACE IS KIND OF AWESOME'That was as American as it gets if you ignore the fjords and the fact that he posted the temperature in Celsius instead of the far superior Fahrenheit we use here in the US of A.Making freezing 0 degrees and boiling 100 degrees is so predictable. Always will be.Sure, golf isn't an American game by birth, but I feel like we're the kings of ripping tee shots off of things.Cliffs, the beaches, the hood of your friend's dad's car, the Moon.And throwing Ms.
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Should Erling Haaland get honorary US citizenship for crushing tee shots off a boat and blasting Ella Langley?
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