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Re: Don't belong
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 12178727)
Nope, football will always be football to the majority of Brits :) Its like 'think of Christmas, and your mind instinctively says December" Its what you grow up with, ingrained in you!
Pathetic - get over yourselves :rofl: |
Re: Don't belong
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 12180266)
Soccer is a word that the English invented (it came out of association football) in the 19th century and have used it ever since but in recent years have got a bit precious and snooty about it (despite one of the most popular TV shows about the game called Soccer AM on Skysports)
Pathetic - get over yourselves :rofl: |
Re: Don't belong
On the subject of humour I have laughed at many an Aussie comedian on those evening sessions they do from that theatre venue. It's as black and as wry as English. I never liked English sarcasm and don't miss that one iota. But black deadpan humour travels across borders.
The only problem with Aussie humour is when you find it copying US faux-irony on the tabloid channels but that is what you get if you patronise that format. The thing to remember about Australian life is there are many traditional Anglo groups : it's not all foreign and that you don't have to be part of the mainstream or tabloid. |
Re: Don't belong
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 12180266)
Soccer is a word that the English invented (it came out of association football) in the 19th century and have used it ever since but in recent years have got a bit precious and snooty about it (despite one of the most popular TV shows about the game called Soccer AM on Skysports)
Pathetic - get over yourselves :rofl: |
Re: Don't belong
Feel free to call it what you want..... The people I associate with and talk with all call it football... Foxtel also calls it Football. It's a bit difficult to change something that you've been into fairly hardcore since 1967. It's one handle that is probably changing in Aus though. It'll take a while, but well on the way now.
https://www.foxtel.com.au/watch/a-league.html |
Re: Don't belong
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
(Post 12180462)
Feel free to call it what you want..... The people I associate with and talk with all call it football... Foxtel also calls it Football. It's a bit difficult to change something that you've been into fairly hardcore since 1967. It's one handle that is probably changing in Aus though. It'll take a while, but well on the way now.
https://www.foxtel.com.au/watch/a-league.html |
Re: Don't belong
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 12181042)
Indeed. I was just pointing out that the British invented the word soccer, used it for decades but recently got a bit precious and get a bit shirty when it's used. That's all, everything else is details
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