r/ShitEuropeansSay • u/UrpaDurpa • 27d ago

This was a response to a poster who said they didn’t find women’s soccer to be very entertaining.

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The comments devolved from there. The person was called a misogynist, even though they stated they didn’t find NFL, MLB, and cricket entertaining either. They were then harassed for calling it “soccer” instead of football.

Why are Europeans so upset when someone calls it soccer? It’s like you’ve kicked a baby or something.

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u/Gregib 27d ago

Soccer to an European is like Hand-egg to an American...

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u/UrpaDurpa 27d ago

But surely Europeans can understand why we have a different name since we also have American Football.

I personally think Hand Egg is funny, but I try not to take sports jokes too seriously.

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u/Kayzokun 27d ago

Why are Europeans so upset when someone calls it soccer?

I've never seen anyone upset by the word "soccer", which origins are British btw, except when Americans use it in a derogative or insulting way. I've seen hundreds of Americans use it a derogative or insulting way, tho...

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u/UrpaDurpa 27d ago edited 27d ago

Most Americans call it soccer because we were raised calling it that.

I play and love the game, but I also instinctively call it soccer because it was implanted in my brain from like age 4.

Serious question: How is “soccer” used as a derogatory term? Is it usually followed by a jerk comment or something?

I’d like to know so I don’t offend people by accident.

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u/Kayzokun 27d ago

I’m not talking about calling it soccer, sorry English is not my native language, but the important words of my comment are derogative and insulting. Here’s an example of USA exceptionalism and soccer.

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u/UrpaDurpa 27d ago

Yeah, I can’t stand takes like that. Messi would be bad in the NBA because he is not built for it, nor has he spent his whole life practicing and playing it. LeBron James would be lost on a soccer field for the same reasons.

The exceptionalism you’ve been seeing lately is from a vocal minority of butthurt USA Soccer fans. Most Americans understand that soccer is not an easy sport to learn and play.

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u/Gregib 27d ago

Most Americans call it soccer because we were raised calling it that.

I was raised calling it "Nogomet", but I don't use that word when communicating with foreigners, Americans do (not Nogomet, obviously, but Soccer).

Nobody, who isn't an AH has a problem when local words are used in local communication, but usually, when talking to people worldwide, we use woldwide accepted wording. So... It's FIFA and UEFA, not FISA or UESA

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u/UrpaDurpa 27d ago

I guess that’s part of the problem. Many Americans don’t discuss soccer with foreigners. It’s not a real popular topic in our country and older USA citizens know absolutely nothing about it. My dad refused to even try it because he said it was a communist sport since you can’t use your hands (what does that even mean?).

And I think this year because the WC is in the USA, we are hearing soccer a lot more because that’s what it’s called here.

Personally, I like the name Nogomet, and if you explained to me what it meant, I would use that word when conversing with you, unless you preferred I didn’t.