BigFig@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThose who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear.message-squaremessage-square448fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down120
arrow-up1209arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear.BigFig@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square448fedilink
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·10 months agoEuropeans came up with the word “soccer” as a shortened form of “Association football” to distinguish it from the numerous other forms of football being played (rugby etc). So, it’s your fault anyway.
minus-squareCelloMike@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoNGL I kinda forgot about rugby, fair point
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down4·10 months agoIt was the Brits. Europe refers to a collection of countries.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·10 months agothe uk is also a “collection of countries”.
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoYes, and as far as I’m aware it’s the collection of countries that created the term Association Football. Could be wrong though.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoBrits are Europeans, so the statement wasnt incorrect
minus-squareBeldarofremulak@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-25 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months ago“Europeans” is too vague. Why would you refer to Europe like it’s one country?
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agoAnd we’ve since corrected our mistake.
Europeans came up with the word “soccer” as a shortened form of “Association football” to distinguish it from the numerous other forms of football being played (rugby etc).
So, it’s your fault anyway.
NGL I kinda forgot about rugby, fair point
It was the Brits. Europe refers to a collection of countries.
the uk is also a “collection of countries”.
Yes, and as far as I’m aware it’s the collection of countries that created the term Association Football. Could be wrong though.
Brits are Europeans, so the statement wasnt incorrect
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“Europeans” is too vague. Why would you refer to Europe like it’s one country?
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And we’ve since corrected our mistake.