Does the rest of the English speaking world generally understand what an American means when they say "soccer", or does it help to clarify by adding "football"? - eviltoast

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!

  • SCB@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    One reason it’s dangerous for me to drink in the UK is that everyone from the UK sounds like a small child to an American.

    So yeah, big language differences. Some soccer hooligan would get all mad at the telly about his footy and I’d end up being stabbed for laughing.