majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.comexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.commajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoPopular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
minus-squaregreenskye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSee this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’m partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4
minus-squareanachronist@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
minus-squareZement@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoBetter than cricket conquering the universe…
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 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-up0·2 months agoThis is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
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
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