majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agoAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.comimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1812arrow-down139
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minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up52·7 days agoPopular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
minus-squareanachronist@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·7 days agoThey conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
minus-squareZementid@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-27 days agoBetter than cricket conquering the universe…
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 days 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-up8·7 days agoThis is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
minus-squaregreenskye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoSee this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days 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.
English sports
Absolutely captured the vibe lol.
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
See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
I’m partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4