Comment by lemoncookiechip
3 days ago
Unironically true. The average person could care less about following politics, but Europeans live football.
3 days ago
Unironically true. The average person could care less about following politics, but Europeans live football.
> could care less
Surely you mean couldn't care less.
I just saw David Mitchell fall to his knees at a Waitrose
Well, I could care less, personally. I wish I did care less!
Weird Al - Word Crimes
Countries have different idioms.
Please explain?
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https://xkcd.com/1576/
> The average person could care less about following politics
Could they?
If they isolated themselves from all news, social media, and lived as a hermit, yes. They could care less, but it'd be difficult.
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I think you misunderstood the emphasis there - yes Europeans love football.
The point is that it's so blatant for such little gain, it's still a game. I.e. if he is willing to do that so openly for such low stakes, imagine what he does behind closed doors when it matters.