If I’m talking to an English speaker from outside of the US, is there any confusion if I say “soccer”?

For example, when I was in college a friend asked for a “torch”. I was confused for quite some time, because I didn’t know it was another word for “flashlight”. Does the same thing happen with the word “soccer”? Should I clarify by saying, “…or football”?

Thank you!

  • MrNesser@lemmy.world
    296·
    10 months ago

    English shitting on our colonies is our favourite past time. You should come along sometime.

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
      310·
      10 months ago

      Imagine going from one of the biggest powers in the world, owning more than 25% of the entire Earth and having one of the biggest navies on the planet, to losing nearly all of it and returning back to an island approximately the size of Madagascar. Even losing a war of independence, and having to ask the winner that beat them for help in WWII because they were losing. All that, and it’s citizens have the audacity to keep making fun of Americans.

      You know, looking at it that way, it really makes Britain look really petty. Which is rather appropriate.