Porcelain because of the makeup and Botox surely...
Angel Di Maria | Performances | Wife: "He only joined United for money. The food was disgusting. The women look like porcelain"
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Ah she seems awful and quite base, this is not a defence of her. There are a few deleted posts which contained explicit gender based insults.
The other thread was the Rabiot thread I'm presuming and similarly, posts were deleted and the reaction to his mother as his agent was hugely disproportionate to the reaction agents usually get.
Manchester is very rainy! Thats not even a debate to be had. oh wait...
Women look like porcelain? 
Yeah, odd as feck. I'd say the insult is lost in translation..Women look like porcelain?
There's nothing that can get lost in translation other than dolls. She probably said porcelain dolls. You know, the ones with heads like oversized balloons.
Some pretty depressing comments in here. So if you don’t like someone it’s ok to pull out the comments on their appearance or call them names? Suggests that judgment is always just lurking beneath the surface of some posters.
With the not so subtle make up. Makes sense.
It's not surprise most latinamerican players tend to prefer Spain because of a more similar culture and language. To be honest I'd also struggle to adapt leaving in some countries despite being considered developed countries with wealth. Then in Di Maria's wife case they're getting paid stupid money so with those type of wages and being young couple you can do perfectly fine anywhere in the world. All those quotes and statements from her just make her look like a very ignorant and disrespectful person.
exactly, this isn’t a woman living in some council one bedroom. She’d of been in some 4million pound mansion in leafy Cheshire.
talk about privilege.
Personally, I like porcelain...
I think his point was the opposite, i.e. she was also probably in a 4m pound mansion in Madrid, in Paris and now in Turin. She prefers those to Manchester, which is completely fair and understandable. No need to talk shit about the food and people though.
Better players than Di Maria have “survived” living in Manchester. Ok the weather can be crap at times, but thank you to diversity, immigration etc we’ve moved on from Hollands pie and chips!
Crime and gangs - just wondering what city/country is not rife with these? Both are rising all over Europe. Litter is also a problem in most cities. The centres of cities are usually cleaner, though, because it is made sure these areas are clean for tourists; they don't bother with any other areas as much. This seems to be more of a tourist view than a local, if you think it is better elsewhere.
Even Singapore, the cleanest city I have ever seen and lived in, is only super clean within the main central area. They have incredibly harsh punishments (even carrying chewing gum carries a pretty hefty fine), but even those don't seem to stop areas from becoming messy. I saw littered areas whenever I travelled into the suburbs.
Isn't an outdoor life just going outside? That view will be heavily dependant on who you know. I know a lot of people in the UK who spend most of their time outdoors, in rain or sun - hiking, running, walking, sports, going to the beach, swimming in the sea etc. You can do all of these things - it is just a weird, and modern, fear of rain that seems to have come about in a very privileged society. Funnily enough, the most indoorsy people I met were actually from Dubai - they wanted to live their lives in air-conditioning and only left it when they had no other choice. Just depends on who you know.
Cafe culture is fine, but how many locals do it and how often? Or is it actually mostly tourists? Locals won't be made of money so I doubt they eat out all the time. We do not have that culture, though, but pubs are good for socialising with people of all ages you would want to reasonably socialise with - most people do not get smashed. Neither are of real significance to whether a place is better to live in, though, in my opinion. It seems a very small part.
Who cares about this plonker or his wife.
To be honest her comments have wound me up. With what’s going on in world and people wanting safe harbour, in a places like Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle etc her opinions seem very cruel and an example of the bubble that modern footballers life in.
And as far as I know, Manchester has become quite a top European destination for events and nightlife, especially with the large student population in the region. What else could you ask for a city to be vibrant?
I swear that this couple is utterly toxic in several ways.
You are taking her remarks too seriously imho… she is not the brightest mind for sure and the cultural / societal shock was a big hit, in her shoes. I spent a semester in Manchester as a fresher ten years ago and it was a shock, coming from Italy, mainly for weather (much less light, a lot of rain) and food (fake pizza, fake espresso, fake gelato)… I’m just a regular commoner, mind. As for the porcelaine thing, well, the stereotypical English wag goes from the doll type a la Baby Spice (fake blonde hair, big blue eyes, absolutely no tan) to some convoluted sort of pumped-up, villainesque mantis a la… …nope, not putting names here, you know from tabloids. No surprise she found all that a bit alien and too much for her different way of life.
Did someone mention Holland's pies? Lovely grub. Bob Williamson wrote a song about them.
All cities have issues with litter that’s for sure, but Manchester in particular has a real issue with it in the centre. A lack of cleaning staff and stronger laws to combat it seem to Me to be the logical reasons why it’s so bad. It’s actually pretty embarrassing walking around Manchester sometimes with the amount of shit on the floor. Shame because it’s a great city!
I’m over in Biarritz atm, cafe culture here has a clear local vibe, coffee though at nice beach top bars rather than getting smashed. The locals also spend hour amongst the tamarisk trees playing pétanque. Pretty cool place.
As players start to lose their shine, popularity and status, comments of any type, referencing Manchester United giving them another 5 minutes of exposure,
Shows they are becoming nobodies when they stoop that low
Shows they are becoming nobodies when they stoop that low
Her culture shock was probably due to living outside of a Spanish-speaking country for the first time in her life. As for her complaints:
- They are from Argentina. Basically a third world country and the food is shit (I’ve been twice) compared to Europe or Brazil
- They lived in Madrid - much better but unbearably hot in summer
- Paris - ok, probably the best city in the world (although it’s dark in winter as well)
- Turin - nice place for a visit but cold in winter and not exactly a metropolis either
Conclusion - South American can’t adapt to Northern Europe. No big deal but I don’t know why she feels the need to go on about it 7 years later.
- They are from Argentina. Basically a third world country and the food is shit (I’ve been twice) compared to Europe or Brazil
- They lived in Madrid - much better but unbearably hot in summer
- Paris - ok, probably the best city in the world (although it’s dark in winter as well)
- Turin - nice place for a visit but cold in winter and not exactly a metropolis either
Conclusion - South American can’t adapt to Northern Europe. No big deal but I don’t know why she feels the need to go on about it 7 years later.
Of course there are better places to live than Manchester. But who forced them to move there? Who forced him to sign for United? Take less money and play (and live) somewhere else instead. Or keep your mouth shut.
she will be talking about the food from supermarkets. They aint gonna eat at a restaurant every single night of the week for years whatever. To be fair shes probably right,ive been to italy and the quality of food in supermarkets is vastly superior
Is that porcelain comment not racism? All she ever does is bad mouth the UK and it's people.
I’ve been to Italy loads, how the funk is the quality vastly superior? For the most part, Supermarkets all over Europe sell the same shite.
I heard that the weather is like Ferenginar.
Thank you! Tired of mercenary's wives to talk s***e.
Classless and classic case of shitting the hand that fed you. Guess who paid the money? Fans, of which a significant portion of are local Mancunians.
If ADM is willing to take the money, then shut up and accept that the city comes along with it. If ‘culture’ is a priority, then Manchester would never have been on the cards despite the salary.
For that, and the antics he pulled, no matter how good ADM is, he’ll never be more than a **** who can kick a ball around for me. Absolutely classless.
If ADM is willing to take the money, then shut up and accept that the city comes along with it. If ‘culture’ is a priority, then Manchester would never have been on the cards despite the salary.
For that, and the antics he pulled, no matter how good ADM is, he’ll never be more than a **** who can kick a ball around for me. Absolutely classless.
Rules of Acquisition #75: "Home is where the heart is... but Manchester is made of latinum."
Serves them right if their only reason for moving to Manchester was latinum.
Gundogan's wife joins the attack against Manchester restaurants.
Ilkay Gundogan’s wife Sara Arfaoui calls Manchester restaurants ‘horrible’: what Man City captain’s wife said
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan’s wife has come under fire for branding Manchester restaurants ‘horrible’.
Sara Arfaoui, who married Gundogan earlier in the year, took to social media to say she was unimpressed with the city’s eateries since the couple moved here.
She was asked on Instagram to name her favourite restaurant in the city and says she was stumped to pick one.
A fan asked her for her favourite local restaurant and she replied: “Sorry nothing to be honest.
“I tried so bad to find a good restaurant but horrible food everywhere.
“I can’t find a good Italian or real sushi or just fresh food. Everything frozen. Ilkay Gundogan
“Restaurants here are focus {sic} on making money with drinks and shots like nightclubs. Not quality food.
“Maybe in London but in Manchester nothing, I’m sorry.”
Ilkay Gundogan’s wife Sara Arfaoui calls Manchester restaurants ‘horrible’: what Man City captain’s wife said
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan’s wife has come under fire for branding Manchester restaurants ‘horrible’.
Sara Arfaoui, who married Gundogan earlier in the year, took to social media to say she was unimpressed with the city’s eateries since the couple moved here.
She was asked on Instagram to name her favourite restaurant in the city and says she was stumped to pick one.
A fan asked her for her favourite local restaurant and she replied: “Sorry nothing to be honest.
“I tried so bad to find a good restaurant but horrible food everywhere.
“I can’t find a good Italian or real sushi or just fresh food. Everything frozen. Ilkay Gundogan
“Restaurants here are focus {sic} on making money with drinks and shots like nightclubs. Not quality food.
“Maybe in London but in Manchester nothing, I’m sorry.”
It’s intriguing how super rich people can complain about normal-people scenarios.
They could hire a private chef, get great delivery of good ingredients to their door probably. Yet there’s a need for complaining. WAGs are a really a different type of spoiled breed.
They could hire a private chef, get great delivery of good ingredients to their door probably. Yet there’s a need for complaining. WAGs are a really a different type of spoiled breed.
Maybe they would like to leave the house and go for a meal.
Hearing this shit pisses me off especially due to the state the country’s in now
I'd say that it's a bit different since she was replying to a direct question.
Fairly certain you can get a good meal in any metropolitan city, even Birmingham, let alone Manchester. She's chatting shit.
I'm not saying she isn't. Just the assumption that nevermind, just have your meals at home you can afford it.