Ailey: Have you been watching the Euro 2012 football tournament?
Jamie: Just a bit. Have you?
Ailey: Of course. I really started to like football since I came to London. Just think a year ago I was still in Montreal and didn't know a thing about it.
Jamie: Well, I'm from New Jersey. Americans aren't so into football, either. Actually we call it soccer. When Americans say football, what we mean is American rules football. I've been here 2 years now, and I still get confused when people call soccer football.
Ailey: Oh, that's right. For you Americans football means the sport where those big guys wear helmets and violently run into each other.
Jamie: Yeah, Americans prefer watching sports that are fast like basketball. I think basketball players are some of the greatest athletes on earth. What they can do just amazes me. But when I watch a soccer match, I just get board. There aren't enough goals.
Ailey: Well, I see what you're saying. But there's so much more to soccer as you call it than goals. There are a lot of strategies involved. And in a tournament like Euro 2012, it's fascinating to see how the different countries have different styles of playing.
Ailey and Jamie talk about the differences between American football and soccer. Jamie thinks soccer is boring, but Ailey disagrees.