I've been following this. I'm still not happy about why people would fly from Washington, DC, to Newcastle, UK, just for this. It seems like nothing.
He's also stayed at a very high end hotel while in England (evidenced on his instagram posts), possibly part of the same trip, but I couldn't say for sure. But then, by his own admission, stays above the Cumberland Arms, for a few days, while this 'Pongress' is going on (This is 2012, by the way). Seems off to me, at least.
I agree, it doesn't make any sense. I found those tutorial videos of the Americans in Newcastle quite interesting. They seemed to be spending a lot of time introducing people to this ping pong culture concept.
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Yuke ago
I've been following this. I'm still not happy about why people would fly from Washington, DC, to Newcastle, UK, just for this. It seems like nothing. He's also stayed at a very high end hotel while in England (evidenced on his instagram posts), possibly part of the same trip, but I couldn't say for sure. But then, by his own admission, stays above the Cumberland Arms, for a few days, while this 'Pongress' is going on (This is 2012, by the way). Seems off to me, at least.
letsdothis1 ago
I agree, it doesn't make any sense. I found those tutorial videos of the Americans in Newcastle quite interesting. They seemed to be spending a lot of time introducing people to this ping pong culture concept.