I watched the USA v. Brazil game last night at the casino. Under normal circumstances, I don't root for US teams in international competition. Usually, we're the dominant team and expected to win. My apathy toward my home country sometimes made me wonder if I was indeed somehow un-American. I considered my lack of loyalty with a little bit of worry.
Last night, I was relieved to know that my apathy was not associated with my loyalty. The US team was clearly the underdog in last night's FIFA Confederation's Cup. And when they were up 2-0, I was genuinely proud of my home team. I cheered for each goal. And then the second half rolled around. Brazil dominated, came back, and won 3-2. Although it was a tough loss, I was happy to know that my loyalty in most sports lies with the underdog, not necessarily the country. And since the US is not a strong soccer country, I was happy to cheer them on.
In MCB today, I was the only person who was able to answer a question about genetics. I was pretty proud of myself. And it wasn't just repetition of a fact, but there was some actual thinking involved. He was asking how an autsomal dominant trait could be passed on through generations and yet not be seen. I explained that the trait could be latent and that a recent introduction (such as diet soda) could trigger the trait to appear. If I could think like that as a physician for the rest of my career, I would be a happy camper. Maybe, Dr. House has it better than I thought.
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