World Cup Fans Shrug at Steep Prices While Japanese Supporters Keep Up Cleanup Tradition
BBC—Vendors and surveys at World Cup venues are finding fans willing to pay sharply elevated prices for food, merchandise, and transport — describing the expense as 'daylight robbery but worth it.' Meanwhile, Japanese supporters have continued their long-standing tradition of cleaning stadium sections after every match, drawing admiration from other fans and stadium staff. Both phenomena are shaping the social texture of a tournament held in the United States for the first time since 1994.