BigFig@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoThose who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear.message-squaremessage-square465fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down119
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 · 20 days agomessage-square465fedilink
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·20 days 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-up8·20 days agoNGL I kinda forgot about rugby, fair point
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down4·20 days agoIt was the Brits. Europe refers to a collection of countries.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·20 days agothe uk is also a “collection of countries”.
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days 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-down1·20 days agoBrits are Europeans, so the statement wasnt incorrect
minus-squareBeldarofremulak@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·20 days agoEuropeans when it’s positive, individual culture subset when it’s something bad.
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·19 days ago“Europeans” is too vague. Why would you refer to Europe like it’s one country?
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·20 days 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
Europeans when it’s positive, individual culture subset when it’s something bad.
“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.