Weird questions for Americans and Non-Americans. Options

[tomazws]

Dear non-Americans,

Do you get offended when we call your football sport "soccer"?


and..

Dear Americans,

Why do we call football "football", when we don't use our feet to play the game?



and yes amy, i'm bored, and i'm at work.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

I dont get offended

I think its funny that soccer is a HUGE sport everywhere but america. lol. I played many many sports growing up and that is the 1 sport i never wanted to play.



This post has been edited by BlackCelicaGT94: Jun 23, 2006 - 1:53 PM

[creamed_corn]

Hell, why do we use the foot and yard and drive on the right hand side of the road? Because we're Americans and we can.

I played soccer for three years in college... definitely one of those sports that is more exciting to play than watch.

[Mynzeyes]

it's not only in america. don't think we're so pompus that it's only different here.

it's because there are so many forms of "football". canada is known to refer to it as "soccer" and "football" refers to their canadian form of american football.

south africa also calls it soccer. and honestly, most english-speaking countries use both to refer to it. it really just depends.

also, why does no one ever bust the chops of non-english speaking countries. how about in italy it's called "calcio". which comes from the word meaning "to kick".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29_names

read up.

[LewFX]

the punter and field goal dude uses their feet.

[jdg371]

im non american and I dont call soccer, football lol!

[axelrduvirage]

i am non-american and i am bilingual. i have always called football soccer in english, et j'ai toujours nommé le soccer football en français.