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minus-squarenonentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoIn Australia, kids wear thongs to the beach. In the US, kids root for sport. Swap the country of either statement, and it gets super creepy.
minus-squareDrekaridill@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWhat does “root for sport” mean in Australia!
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoIt means fuck. As a Canadian, I have no idea what it means in the USA.
minus-squareComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCheering basically. Unless cheering means something other than hoping your team wins.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoOh yes, that’s not uncommon, brain fart
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYeah I was confused as well, mostly because it would be rooting for sports, we don’t cheer as a sport. Well except for cheerleading and calling that a sport is contentious
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months ago root for sport Root for “sports” in the US. We don’t use it as a collective noun like in Australia
In Australia, kids wear thongs to the beach.
In the US, kids root for sport.
Swap the country of either statement, and it gets super creepy.
What does “root for sport” mean in Australia!
It means fuck. As a Canadian, I have no idea what it means in the USA.
Cheering basically. Unless cheering means something other than hoping your team wins.
Oh yes, that’s not uncommon, brain fart
Yeah I was confused as well, mostly because it would be rooting for sports, we don’t cheer as a sport. Well except for cheerleading and calling that a sport is contentious
Root for “sports” in the US. We don’t use it as a collective noun like in Australia