Originally Posted by
Isoverity
You ^ have a problem with 1000 years of western civ and don't know it (I suppose China is better at marrying boys to each other etc?). America tends to preserve longer what Europe/UK gave up sooner. US uses "soccer" and "herb" because England used to use them.
I do not know enough about China to comment on its LGBT attitudes, although from what you just said, I presume they're worse than America?
If England does not use it in their vocabulary, then its not English. Okay, its 'Old English' at a push, I guess