majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.comimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down134
arrow-up1654arrow-down1imageAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.commajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up47·22 hours agoPopular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
minus-squareanachronist@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·21 hours agoThey conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
minus-squareZementid@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoBetter than cricket conquering the universe…
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·20 hours agoEngland is good at inventing games that they then lose at. In America we just try to make sure no populous countries play them. Canada is just being magnanimous by letting others win sometimes.
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 hours agoThis is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
minus-squaregreenskyelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoSee this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoI’m partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4
Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
Better than cricket conquering the universe…
England is good at inventing games that they then lose at. In America we just try to make sure no populous countries play them. Canada is just being magnanimous by letting others win sometimes.
This is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
Except the canucks
English sports
Absolutely captured the vibe lol.
See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
I’m partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4