Something unique to America is our intense pride and adoration for colleges or universities. You can find someone with a bumper sticker or t-shirt expressing their love for their school decades after they graduate. I personally think this can be credited to the competitive drive produced by college sports. While young talented athletes in America generally move on to play sports for their college, European athletes join competitive sports clubs, similar to a minor league team.
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