What does this and this have in common.
Surprising little.
The only thing these two share is the region of Sankt Pauli. An area in Hamburg, Germany. The beer was originally brewed there, and the soccer team are still located there.
This region is the red light district of present day Hamburg. But in the past it was a dumping ground for the undesirables of society. Mostly any business or people considered too gross or foul smelling for Hamburg.
First off the beer was originally brewed here, only to eventually move to Bremen, but they kept the name. It is also a German beer that is not sold in Germany. Due to St. Pauli being synonymous with the red light district it would be like calling an American brew hooker beer or streetwalker beer. The clothing the girl is wearing is Bavarian (the far southern region of Germany, nowhere near St. Pauli.) So this beer has very little to do with the region anymore.
The Soccer Club (FC St. Pauli) plays in the region and even though it was faced with relegation (being forced down to a lower league due to coming in the last two spots), has risen back to the Bundesliga (highest level of German soccer). This is due to their unique fans. Their fans raised money for the teams to buy better players. Wikipedia doesn't mention a certain fact that every German has told me about this. The money was supposedly raised by the prostitutes in the red light district, (although I supposed there were many other fans who were willing to help by supporting local businesses). This year is only the 2nd year they've been in the Bundesliga since the 1999-2000 season. They are also commonly known as the Buccaneers of the League, the Brothel of the League or the Fun-house of the League.
Do a google search on this town it has a lot of fun reading associated with it.
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