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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by bitshiftfaced on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:24AM (#41848329)
It appears that about 38% of visits to their site come from the UK, so it might be that the majority of their readers aren't familiar with conker. https://www.similarweb.com/website/theguardian.com/#geograph...

I guess your point makes sense, though. There isn't the obligation to explain anything. I just personally think it's good writing to anticipate what your readers may not likely understand.

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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by foldr on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:55AM (#41848635)
The NYT has 150 million monthly readers globally of which 27% are international. I still wouldn't expect it to insert helpful explainers every time it mentions a cultural phenomenon specific to the US.
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