EPTenglish people call trucks->lorries, cookies->biscuits, fries->chips and a whole bunch of other comparisons but you dont see people losing their shit with them. so why soccer and football?
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8915 Posts
english people call trucks->lorries, cookies->biscuits, fries->chips and a whole bunch of other comparisons but you dont see people losing their shit with them. so why soccer and football? | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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kyllinghest
Norway1607 Posts
On September 09 2013 04:46 evilfatsh1t wrote: i dont understand what the big deal is with europeans and their hate for the word soccer. its just a word. i mean i understand you guys created the game and you call it football but you cant help the fact that other countries develop different words for it. english people call trucks->lorries, cookies->biscuits, fries->chips and a whole bunch of other comparisons but you dont see people losing their shit with them. so why soccer and football? Its because people call another sport "football". Real football, or soccer if you insist, is the most beautiful game ever created. It is physical, tactical, explosive, and at the same time its elegant and sexy. 90 minutes of trying to outmanouver your opponent, 45 x2 with no commercials between "plays". Why call it soccer? Its football and not only was it here first, it is also the biggest sport there is. Blasphemy I tell you! Edit: obviously this is written with an extreme bias towards my big love, real football. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18718 Posts
On September 09 2013 04:46 evilfatsh1t wrote: i dont understand what the big deal is with europeans and their hate for the word soccer. its just a word. i mean i understand you guys created the game and you call it football but you cant help the fact that other countries develop different words for it. english people call trucks->lorries, cookies->biscuits, fries->chips and a whole bunch of other comparisons but you dont see people losing their shit with them. so why soccer and football? its not because its a different word, its because soccer people associate football with that stupid game with no discipline nor skill | ||
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Influ
Germany780 Posts
Americans tend to ignore the culture of other countries for various and understandable reasons but at least pretend you have the respect for the game and the passion while not favouring your own habbits. Talk however you want when amongst americans but when talking to international people/communities it's football! | ||
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wingpawn
Poland1342 Posts
But football ain't worse on that account; at least not with commentary from Latin America: | ||
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sharkie
Austria18718 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:35 wingpawn wrote: Starcraft has "PLAYYYGUUUU" "REEEEEBOO" and "CARRRRYUUU" But football ain't worse on that account; at least not with commentary from Latin America: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmbjC9CUU2Y sorry, but is it just me or does anyone else hate those gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal commentaries? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:08 Influ wrote: It's disrespectful. Football is a passion for millions of people in England and in Europe, a big part of their lifes and when people don't have the respect to call the game like it's called where the game is founded it actually makes me mad as well. Americans tend to ignore the culture of other countries for various and understandable reasons but at least pretend you have the respect for the game and the passion while not favouring your own habbits. Talk however you want when amongst americans but when talking to international people/communities it's football! Oh BS on the disrespect. The word Soccer originated in England where the Sport was created. It's almost as if you think other parts of the world that use a different word describing the same sport can't enjoy or even respect the game "you" and others of your mentality believe almost as if you are at higher level. | ||
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zeo
Serbia6343 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:40 sharkie wrote: sorry, but is it just me or does anyone else hate those gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal commentaries? Lol, that guy sounds like a vuvuzela | ||
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Influ
Germany780 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:51 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Oh BS on the disrespect. The word Soccer originated in England where the Sport was created. It's almost as if you think other parts of the world that use a different word describing the same sport can't enjoy or even respect the game "you" and others of your mentality believe almost as if you are at higher level. You can enjoy and respect everything you want and it has the same quality as the joy and respect of any other people on the world but just as you say it, you shit on the respect towards other cultures and don't even get that it annoys these people. What kind of reaction do you expect? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On September 09 2013 06:02 Influ wrote: You can enjoy and respect everything you want and it has the same quality as the joy and respect of any other people on the world but just as you say it, you shit on the respect towards other cultures and don't even get that it annoys these people. What kind of reaction do you expect? For some reason you associate the disrespect of culture to a word that is used to describe the exact same fucking thing, a sport. It is not just used in the US, also Canada and even used in Oceania as well. | ||
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
Now imagine if the Germans (or any other nation) had a sport called German Football or similar, your nation may very well have referred to Football as soccer too. I do want to say that at one point the nations should have stopped slapping Football on their own rules and just came up with a different name lol. Makes no sense to call something Football when you hardly use your feet. | ||
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
Rubgy, football and handegg. Handegg people are playing a rugby version but call it football, where's the logic dear muricans? lol | ||
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kyllinghest
Norway1607 Posts
On September 09 2013 06:26 Steveling wrote: There are 3 sports to talk about in this topic. Rubgy, football and handegg. Handegg people are playing a rugby version but call it football, where's the logic dear muricans? lol The ball is a foot long. But I agree, its more of a handegg than it is a ball! Also the commercial to actual sport ratio isn´t to my liking. | ||
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Dingodile
4139 Posts
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
On September 09 2013 06:35 Dingodile wrote: I though football is british english and soccer is american english word. the american english word "football" is this rugby or american football (madden). Nope, the word Soccer originates from England. | ||
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aseq
Netherlands4015 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:40 sharkie wrote: sorry, but is it just me or does anyone else hate those gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal commentaries? I hate it with a vengeance. When I'm watching some highlights with Spanish commentary I'll turn off the sound just because of it. For it's always the same thing, even when the goal is really scrappy or unexiting. They'll even do it at 6-0, ridiculous. Show some real emotion. | ||
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OopsOopsBaby
Singapore3425 Posts
On September 09 2013 06:31 kyllinghest wrote: The ball is a foot long. But I agree, its more of a handegg than it is a ball! Also the commercial to actual sport ratio isn´t to my liking. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/06/the-origin-of-the-word-soccer/ "American Football was originally known in England as “Start-Stop Rugby with Padding”" | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
On September 09 2013 04:57 Sated wrote: You're calling out English people on their choice of words whilst using the English language... =/ Sorry, you don't own the language. It's disrespectful. Football is a passion for millions of people in England and in Europe, a big part of their lifes and when people don't have the respect to call the game like it's called where the game is founded it actually makes me mad as well. Americans tend to ignore the culture of other countries for various and understandable reasons but at least pretend you have the respect for the game and the passion while not favouring your own habbits. Talk however you want when amongst americans but when talking to international people/communities it's football! This is complete B.S. It would be like telling the English to stop calling fries chips "because it's disrespectful" or any number of other countless examples. It's a widely used word and everyone knows what we're referring to when we say soccer. There is no disrespect going on in the "soccer vs. football" situation. We are referring to the exact same sport and the word soccer has absolutely zero insulting or derogatory implications along with it. Gridiron football is a descendant of both rugby football and association football, hence the name. | ||
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MagickMan
Australia498 Posts
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