majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.comimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1778
arrow-up1778imageAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.commajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up50·2 months agoPopular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
minus-squareanachronist@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoThey conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months 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-up7·2 months agoThis is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
minus-squareZement@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 months agoBetter than cricket conquering the universe…
minus-squaregreenskye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoSee this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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.
This is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
Better than cricket conquering the universe…
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