@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 9 hours agoAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.comimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down124
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•3 hours agoPopular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 hour agoThey conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺link1•18 minutes 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•29 minutes agoSee this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•24 minutes 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.
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.
See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
I’m partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4