majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 个月前As a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.comimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1801arrow-down139
arrow-up1762arrow-down1imageAs a Brit. I see nothing wrong herelemmy.fosshost.commajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 个月前message-square104fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up52·2 个月前Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
minus-squareanachronist@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 个月前They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 个月前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.
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 个月前This is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
minus-squareZement@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 个月前Better than cricket conquering the universe…
minus-squaregreenskye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 个月前See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 个月前I’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.
Except the canucks
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