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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 4, 2009 19:23:03 GMT -5
Canada and US are so close, Justin, that I think it couldn't be helped.
And, yeah, Japan too: all its english strangerisms are US' influence. (If not absolute, then at least most of it.)
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 4, 2009 21:04:35 GMT -5
I was only refferring to english words. xD
Also, AFAIK, the majority of the english strangerism are still US' influence, definitely stronger than England's or any other country's. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) Especially after WWII; after the nuclear bombs were launched in Japan and the war was ending, the US sent many people there to "help" reconstruct Japan (actually it was so that Japan wouldn't choose socialism, but capitalism instead, also by giving Japan large sums of money), and AFAIK that was when the most drastic cultural (which includes their language) changes in Japan's history were starting, as the people (men/soldiers?) sent there were living with them etc..
By the way, this is an interesting topic. xD
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Post by Ranzor on Nov 4, 2009 22:35:17 GMT -5
Also, yeah, France, Brazil, Italy, ... We are quite the soccer countries.  C-Can wwweee jjjoin you, Sir Red? *legs trembling*  Hmmm... I don't know if Red'll agree, but I guess maybe you can be in the club, with England being the sport's inventor and all, maybe... We could also admit Argentina and Germany, I heard they really like football. Actually, I think football's the most popular sport in a lot of countries. No wonder the inventors of American Football snatched the name for themselves. As for Japan calling it "soccer", maybe it was popularized by the Americans over there. Or maybe they use "soccer" and "football" indiscriminately. |
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Post by Ghis on Nov 5, 2009 4:11:25 GMT -5
By the way, this is an interesting topic. xD +1 I agree with you . ALoY members attack :
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 5, 2009 8:06:04 GMT -5
lanzoru: By the way, England has also got really awesome soccer teams, no?  And it's also popular there, so, yeah, I agree, Sushi can join. Wyrd: Wow, I didn't even know the word "lorry". xD By the way, the discrepancies between England's english and US' english aren't that bad... or at least, not as bad as Portugal's portuguese and Brazil's portuguese... =_= At most times I'm better off trying to understand some spanish/italian guy than a portuguese guy. Ghis: That's my default attack, actually. I have an "ontopic" spell, but it costs 1000 MP, but the MP limit is 999.  |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 5, 2009 19:58:52 GMT -5
Nunuu's spells always cost 0 MP btw, as she uses Cheat Devices. =(
*still can't get over Ouendan 2 Samurai Blue's case*
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Post by Varion on Nov 15, 2009 11:02:42 GMT -5
Football - Foot meets ball. A lot.
Why the US decided to pass the name on to a weak man's version of rugby I will never know. Contrary for the sake of being contrary, probably. It is the American way.
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Post by Justin on Nov 15, 2009 13:03:24 GMT -5
Football - Foot meets ball. A lot. Why the US decided to pass the name on to a weak man's version of rugby I will never know. Contrary for the sake of being contrary, probably. It is the American way. Ok, stop the presses for a moment. While Yank-Football may have more pads, and gear, its surely not the weaker of the 2 sports. For one Rugby is highly disorganized, with the usual element of success being brute force. NFL is a different game, more comparable to chess, as it required exact execution of carefully formulated plays to win. Its like calling Baseball a weaker version of Cricket, which is a far fetched statement in itself. I'll never understand the European dislike for American Football. |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 15, 2009 13:16:47 GMT -5
Football - Foot meets ball. A lot. Why the US decided to pass the name on to a weak man's version of rugby I will never know. Contrary for the sake of being contrary, probably. It is the American way. *The US way. xD Else I'm also being blamed. ;_; Anyway, I guess it must be for the same reason they don't follow the International System of Units for their units. I never understood that one, though. "Contrary for the sake of being contrary", eh. xD |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Nov 15, 2009 13:25:59 GMT -5
I'd have to agree with Varion, Rugby is definitely a MAN'S game, haha. I'd consider Football to be more its... hrm... Playskool brand equivalent. // P.S. I'm an American, baby! XD Yeah! I am German, Dutch, English, and a wee bit Irish. Hell, we've ALL got European influences in us, even you, Justin; the only TRUE Americans are Native Americans -- which we call "Indians", although they're not even FROM India! |
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Post by Ashurei on Nov 15, 2009 21:24:54 GMT -5
Sports suck. There, I said it.  -Tom Fixed that for you. |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 17, 2009 14:12:57 GMT -5
Actually, I don't quite like to WATCH some sport on TV or whatever and cheer for some team... so, in that sense, yeah, I don't personally mind sports too much. BUT! Practicing said sports is something else ENTIRELY. And in that sense, sports rule!! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Swimming ~ ~ ~ _o/ ~ ~ ~ rules ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Speaking of which, I should have been doing that lately. ~_~ |
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Post by Ranzor on Nov 17, 2009 14:27:08 GMT -5
Man, you should try go seeing Corinthians play at the Pacaembu!
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 17, 2009 14:44:20 GMT -5
lol XD I guess I should. And witness the true meaning of chaos. xD Are you a Corinthian? |
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Post by Ashurei on Nov 17, 2009 14:58:49 GMT -5
Playing sports and watching them are two different beasts entirely. It's the fandom I don't care for, getting out and doing stuff on the other hand is quite fun. |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 17, 2009 15:56:29 GMT -5
Sucking at some sport doesn't prevent you from practicing it. You should see me "surfing". The waves totally have their way with me, instead of it being the other way around. (I didn't attempt to surf for, like, 8 years though! If I visit some beach again, then I may try.) |
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Post by sushi on Nov 17, 2009 16:19:58 GMT -5
Surfin' ain't a sport dude, It's like a lifestyle y'know!!!!! Forgive me. Watched Point Break recently. |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Nov 17, 2009 21:20:08 GMT -5
lol xDDD Sounds just like me about Smash in 2006/2007. |
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Post by Ranzor on Nov 18, 2009 0:19:24 GMT -5
lol XD I guess I should. And witness the true meaning of chaos. xD Are you a Corinthian? Of course! Chaos is made into sublime at Corinthians matches. XP As for surfing, I tried once or twice, but never could really stand on the board. Must be nice to know how to do it, though. |
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Post by Justin on Nov 18, 2009 14:00:25 GMT -5
I suck at sports, so I don't much like DOING them, either. Though I'll play an occasional game of badminton, if that counts. And I'll go bowling every now and again, which is kind of a stretch, but I guess that counts too. -Tom Bowling is sweet, because while participating in the sport, you can stare at girls bums, and drink beer. |
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And it's also popular there, so, yeah, I agree, Sushi can join. 
