-I must have been so carried away by the spirit of Africa instilled by the opening World Cup ceremonies that I forgot one of my own testaments: colored pages make you a total asshat. Well, maybe they don't make you one, but they certainly contribute. Like the Bob Marley poster I had in my dorm room freshmen year of college, the rasta colors had to come down. Old fashioned black on white will have to do from here on out.
-I still can't get used to the idea of having a blog, or God forbid, calling myself a blogger. When I have the requisite shame to publicize or discuss the blog or hear when I hear the words "your blog," I still have the compulsion to vomit. It's like in South Park when Stan throws up every time Wendy speaks to him. Conversation is something that I should embrace if I want readers but I'm so repulsed by the term and what it means in any number of social contexts (eg. am I the Perez Hilton of soccer?) that I can't yet feel comfortable saying the "B" word in public.
-A little poll for the readers: as an American, does calling soccer "football" make one a douche?
a) Absolutely; it's like white basketball fans calling it "hoop" or talking about "the rock."
b) Not exclusively but heavy usage would certainly imply other douchey characteristics.
c) Fire away, but stop short of "bollocks" or "taking a piss."
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A combination of A and B. It depends on who is saying it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jake. If you are talking to someone that knows soccer well it is acceptable but using it in your daily life in the US just makes you sound like an ass or someone who has a blog.
ReplyDeleteSouth Africans, by and large, call it soccer, not football. In the spirit of the country where our (your) dreams will come true, I think we should embrace this commonality and stick to soccer.
ReplyDeleteThere are only two conditions under which Americans can remain undouchey and yet get away with calling it football. 1) One is utilizing sport-specific jargon, such as "total football", the unique style pioneered by Dutch club Ajax. 2) One is drunk and trying to impersonate a (drunk) Brit. Otherwise, soccer.
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