World Cup: who do you cheer for - them or us?

This summer World Cup is the biggest sport event worldwide.

I watch it, when I have time (not that I am a football fan but World Cup is always interesting...I think).

The other day I was watching a game and I suddenly recalled an episode from my high school time:
I was together with two girls from my high school and talking about World Cup, when one of them asked me a simple question: "Do you support the Danish team?"
I still remember the feeling I felt. Although she might not have the intention to offend me, she did.

By asking this question she indirectly alluded that I maybe wouldn't cheer for Denmark in national games, because I have another cultural background than Danish. For her it didn't matter that I grew up in Denmark, have Danish citizenship, went to Danish school my whole life and speak Danish fluently. She would still see me as somebody from outside and question my loyalty (even though she is half Danish and half Arab herself...).

The question made me feel that I was not a part of the Danish society (thanks a lot) and that she was in some ways superior to me. In this case you can talk about the exercise of symbolic power/violence.
The use of symblic power happens all the time, but many people are not aware of it because it's not visible. In the end people come to experience symbolic power as legitimate (which it isn't). I know now that I did...

Instead of expressing my true feeling that time (I was too nice and couldn't really tell why I was upset...) I smiled and said "Yes I do". But if she asks me today, I will probably still smile but answer her: "Yes, I do. Do you?"

P.s. I do like other football teams as well (don't we all?)...Enjoy the World Cup!