BigFig@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square448fedilink
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·1 year 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-up8·1 year agoNGL I kinda forgot about rugby, fair point
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down4·1 year agoIt was the Brits. Europe refers to a collection of countries.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agothe uk is also a “collection of countries”.
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-down1·1 year agoBrits are Europeans, so the statement wasnt incorrect
minus-squareBeldarofremulak@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-27 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year ago“Europeans” is too vague. Why would you refer to Europe like it’s one country?
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year 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?
to get engagement
And we’ve since corrected our mistake.