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Yeah, though the UK has been playing Pokermon Go a lot longer than other countries, still - one persons invasion map is another persons exploration map. But ce
by Zenst 6y ago
Yeah, though the UK has been playing Pokermon Go a lot longer than other countries, still - one persons invasion map is another persons exploration map.
But certainly the whole grey area of exploration and invasion have been ironed out in today's times and not a grey area any more.
What I find interesting is how many wars did the UK have with France in some form or another - crazy times and historically the UK been at war with Russia in some form on it's side more times than with the French on the same side. That's kinda crazy, but perspectives of the time and perspectives today are different and much nuance to history that sadly does get lost or overlooked.
- arethuza 6y ago"wars did the UK have with France in some form or another" I suspect most of those were English wars with France, some parts of what is now the UK tended to side with France in these conflicts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Alliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Alliance This tradition lives on in the "Anyone but England" rule at sporting events... ;-)
- Zenst 6y ago> This tradition lives on in the "Anyone but England" rule at sporting events... ;-) Yes, even in my youth as a child in the 70's/80's in football, nobody wanted to be England, so I get that. The panini football stickers and what was popular player/team wise showed this out nicely.
- ghaff 6y agoWalk around central London, which I expect has more statues per capita than just about anyplace on Earth, and there are a remarkable number erected to commemorate some English general or admiral defeating the French in some battle or other.
- Zenst 6y agoYes we sure do like our Statues, also a penchant for people on horses as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equestrian_statues_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equestrian_statues_in_...