We went on a lawn bowling field trip this Sunday and it was so much fun! I loved that we played barefoot, it made the atmosphere much more relaxed. I didn't realize, however, that this game was so country club. It seemed that the game was for upper class people and I was surprised at how nice the bowling club was. Even the people there were all dressed in while polo shirts and white shorts. Needless to say, I felt a little out of place in my gym shorts and college hoodie sweatshirt. Country clubs in the U.S. are very fancy and exclusive like this club was, but the sports played at country clubs in the U.S. are most likely golf and tennis. It was interesting to see that a game like bachi, which is a very informal beach game, was being treated as an upper class sport.
I found the game itself to be very difficult! I love bachi, but this was a whole different mindset. Because the balls were weighted to one side I could never gauge where my ball was going to end up. Usually it was on the lawn next to us. I still enjoyed the game very much, and enjoyed it even more when my team won the horses arse trohpy!
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