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yanks, aussies, kiwis,windians(not the french/dutch islands) saffers and canucks foreigners? i was reading the 'depressed thread' in the main area about some guy differentiating between japs and foreigners!!!

and it got me thinking...to me if they speak english as the national language in a country i dont think of it as foreign or abroard.....weird perhaps but true...if not foreign what are they though??

the playing mantis wrote:yanks, aussies, kiwis,windians(not the french/dutch islands) saffers and canucks foreigners? i was reading the 'depressed thread' in the main area about some guy differentiating between japs and foreigners!!!

and it got me thinking...to me if they speak english as the national language in a country i dont think of it as foreign or abroard.....weird perhaps but true...if not foreign what are they though??

Convicts

Although, I'm not sure about the US.. Ive never studied US history at school, I know Puritans settled in The Us because they wanted to practice their religion in a state where they couldnt be challenged, people became more intrigued with the puritan ways of life. The catholic church in England at the time had been pretty much dissolved by Henry the 8th.. Could be wrong.

kiwis wernt convicts!

the playing mantis wrote:kiwis wernt convicts!

Then, who are the kiwis?

Gooner_Sam wrote:

the playing mantis wrote:kiwis wernt convicts!

Then, who are the kiwis?

Very tasty fruits...



Yum!

Gooner_Sam wrote:

the playing mantis wrote:yanks, aussies, kiwis,windians(not the french/dutch islands) saffers and canucks foreigners? i was reading the 'depressed thread' in the main area about some guy differentiating between japs and foreigners!!!

and it got me thinking...to me if they speak english as the national language in a country i dont think of it as foreign or abroard.....weird perhaps but true...if not foreign what are they though??

Convicts

Although, I'm not sure about the US.. Ive never studied US history at school, I know Puritans settled in The Us because they wanted to practice their religion in a state where they couldnt be challenged, people became more intrigued with the puritan ways of life. The catholic church in England at the time had been pretty much dissolved by Henry the 8th.. Could be wrong.

Listen to Sam, sounding like a teachers pet there mate! Extra detention and you had to read the textbook for something to do?

Jesus Christ, your education system really is shit.

Potato what?

merson_is_god wrote:Potato what?

An English mate of mine had no idea that the Engerlish had warehouses full of food rotting away in Ireland and that Irish-based Engerlish merchants/landowners continued to export food to Engerland while 1 million Irish people starved to death and another 1 million were forced to emigrate.

When we told him this, he was genuinely shocked. Of course the electric jump cables we'd conected to his testicles helped with that.

DB10GOONER wrote:

merson_is_god wrote:Potato what?

An English mate of mine had no idea that the Engerlish had warehouses full of food rotting away in Ireland and that Irish-based Engerlish merchants/landowners continued to export food to Engerland while 1 million Irish people starved to death and another 1 million were forced to emigrate.

When we told him this, he was genuinely shocked. Of course the electric jump cables we'd conected to his testicles helped with that.

is this a true story, db10? did that happen in the great famine?

DB10GOONER wrote:Jesus Christ, your education system really is shit.

I know mate.

I wanted to Study US History... To a certain degree you can but only in American Politics.

Gooner_Sam wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:Jesus Christ, your education system really is shit.

I know mate.

I wanted to Study US History... To a certain degree you can but only in American Politics.

Don't bother mate.

Plenty of references to liberty and freedom and "inalienable rights" - they forget to mention that these worthy ideals only applied to whites of European descent.

marcengels wrote:

Gooner_Sam wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:Jesus Christ, your education system really is shit.

I know mate.

I wanted to Study US History... To a certain degree you can but only in American Politics.

Don't bother mate.

Plenty of references to liberty and freedom and "inalienable rights" - they forget to mention that these worthy ideals only applied to whites of European descent.

EU has got one over US when it comes to rights with "inalienablesuperdupermoralhuman" rights

marcengels wrote:

Gooner_Sam wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:Jesus Christ, your education system really is shit.

I know mate.

I wanted to Study US History... To a certain degree you can but only in American Politics.

Don't bother mate.

Plenty of references to liberty and freedom and "inalienable rights" - they forget to mention that these worthy ideals only applied to whites of European descent.

oh,

Looks like im sticking with Henry VIII then.. Which I have to admit, I thoroughly enjoy

brazilianGOONER wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:

merson_is_god wrote:Potato what?

An English mate of mine had no idea that the Engerlish had warehouses full of food rotting away in Ireland and that Irish-based Engerlish merchants/landowners continued to export food to Engerland while 1 million Irish people starved to death and another 1 million were forced to emigrate.

When we told him this, he was genuinely shocked. Of course the electric jump cables we'd conected to his testicles helped with that.

is this a true story, db10? did that happen in the great famine?

Yes. But it should also be pointed out that some (mostly middle class) British people were horrified by what their government and merchants had done (in continuing to export corn and beef to Britain during the famine) and protested to the British government. Some middle class British people set up charities to try and aid the victims. But this aid came too late to have any real impact.