How the US greets its champions versus how the UK greets theirs

[Deleted]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ill-has-to-go/

[Deleted]

Eh? Not sure the point here, the UK doesn't have much of a community for professional women's football whereas it's always been quite a big sport in the US & Japan.

Also the UK didn't win anything, we got knocked out in the semi-finals, the US won the cup and beat the reigning champions.

[SL1200]

Not a chance in hell that a Soccer player gets put on our money.

[Tradewind]

I think the English one is better. Less "rah rah rah look how cool we are" and more understated and stiff upper lipped, like a good British thing.

[Themius]

Lol, the Uk's comment seems a bit sexist here and patronizing. Unless they say the same about men.

[Tradewind]

Lol, the Uk's comment seems a bit sexist here and patronizing. Unless they say the same about men.

calling people mothers and daughters is sexist now?

[Deleted]

The England Female Football Team aren't champions. I don't understand thread

[Deleted]

Lol, the Uk's comment seems a bit sexist here and patronizing. Unless they say the same about men.

The silly cow did cost em the game by performing an own goal so that's exceptionally tame

[Deleted]

The England Female Football Team aren't champions. I don't understand thread

Well, I don't know much about sport, but in my book anyone who gets on the "podium" (3rd place for UK) are champions imo. Also, this is rather beside the point...

[Nachturnal]

I'm not seeing the point to this thread. Also, what sense does it make to put a sport's athlete, especially an underrated sport, on the currency?

[Tradewind]

Well, I don't know much about sport, but in my book anyone who gets on the podium (3rd place for UK) are champions imo. Also, this is rather beside the point...

What is the point then? Aside from auto-fellating yourselves over a sport nobody cared about until they won

[ItachiZaku]

Carli Lloyd put in work. Hope Solo is still known for beating minors and getting away with it.

[Deleted]

Well, I don't know much about sport, but in my book anyone who gets on the "podium" (3rd place for UK) are champions imo. Also, this is rather beside the point...

Third place isn't exactly a worthy position to change a currency print... Hell even first place is pushing it

[Themius]

calling people mothers and daughters is sexist now?

Unless they say the same about men, yes.

[ItachiZaku]

Third place isn't exactly a worthy position to change a currency print... Hell even first place is pushing it

What about Serena Williams (if she were le gay) or Mike Jordan (if he were le gay)? I mention them, since they are america's biggest champions the past few decades, are black and just threw in the gay part to add more significance to them, just their merits as it probably wouldn't be enough. Serena would have the trifecta.

[Tradewind]

Unless they say the same about men, yes.

What is this I don't even.

[Deleted]

What is this I don't even.

It's not sexist to say the white male is the problem with the US American Education system but implying that people who fail
in sports should go back to do something else well that is sexist.

[ItachiZaku]

It's not sexist to say the white male is the problem with the US American Education system but implying that people who fail
in sports should go back to do something else well that is sexist.

At least they didn't say "3rd, not bad! Welp, back to the kitchen! #Heroes"

[draykorinee]

We weren't champions...

[Kuntantee]

Not a chance in hell that a Soccer player gets put on our money.

You have to be dead to be on the U.S. currency.

I am quite positive that this is just a praise.