'In yer face! . . . thanks.'

One of the great things about playing a little streetball with the locals is you get a chance to let out a little aggression, throw around the elbows, step on some toes and, most of all, pick up on some local slang. The problem is when a foreigner wants to play everyone hits the English switch. And then you realize no one is as hardcore as you and they're all getting along great, and the only slang you hear is "You are suck" (don't worry - I cleared that one up).