What does this mean

The people of Steemit come from al corners of the world, and we all have different world views. We come from different cultures, sub-cultures, races and religious groups. These all colour the meaning we attach to words and concepts.

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So what I’d like to do with this series is explore that, with you so we can all get a better understanding of where each of us is coming from.

Each day I will give you a word, and I’d like you to respond with what that word means to you, as a person, a member of your culture, society, country etc.

Let’s see how a simple word can mean so many different things in different contexts.

We’ll start off with a simple one (that is actually a bit complex for me).

What does the word:

Football

Mean to you?

As I said it is a bit mixed for me. Because I spent a few years in the UK, football means soccer to me when I hear the word said.
But footy, a diminutive that is common in New Zealand, means rugby.

Both conjure up different memories for me also. Memories of playing rugby as a child, and being crap at it, and playing soccer as a child and being not quite nearly as crap at it. It also brings to mind teamwork, rivalry and a national pride in the All Blacks, our national rugby team.

It also brings back memories of riding The Tube in London during a football match there, and feeling the tense atmosphere from those riding the train whenever someone wearing football colours got on, praying that no-one from the opposing team would get into the same carriage, and the almost inevitable carnage that would ensue.

So what does Football mean to you?

You can answer in the comments, with images, words, a meme if you must, or you can write your own post and then link to it from here so we can all read it.

If you make your own post, tag it with #whatitmeanstome to make it easy for everyone to find.

Let’s see just how diverse we really are.

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What does this mean – to you?

Football

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