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[-] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

root for sport

Root for "sports" in the US. We don't use it as a collective noun like in Australia

[-] Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf 4 points 1 day ago

What does "root for sport" mean in Australia!

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

It means fuck. As a Canadian, I have no idea what it means in the USA.

[-] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Cheering basically. Unless cheering means something other than hoping your team wins.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Oh yes, that's not uncommon, brain fart

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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

this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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