Do you honestly think you won the War of Independence?
You didn't win, we just decided not to fight it. But this is pretty irrelevent, because we're going to win tomorrow.
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Do you honestly think you won the War of Independence?
You didn't win, we just decided not to fight it. But this is pretty irrelevent, because we're going to win tomorrow.
So....I guess you are forgetting the webpage you referenced in an earlier post that says
Lol, we got beaten in a battle. We didn't carry on the war, despite being massively more powerful than what was, at the time, a tiny fledgling nation. It was a pretty embarassing time in Britain when that happened, because we generally considered ourself reasonably unbeatable in battle.
But that war was a different type of war, that caught us by surpise. It wasn't really stand in a field and shoot at each other until one side quits. Bit like how when Blitzkrieg was implemented for the first time, the French didn't know what the fuck to do.
In reality, we had just finished years of war with France, had no money left, were fighting for what was essentially an undeveloped chunk of land a 6 month journey away, and had to deal with the process of fighting a war 1000's miles away which at that time was a logistical pain in the ass.
Not to mention that the only real benefit that Britain got from America at that time was cheap cotton. So, we invaded Egypt instead, close to where we already had developed colonies in Africa. Which is why Egyptian cotton is the best in the world these days.
After that, we just went back to fighting the French.
At the end of the day though, it's a pointless argument. Americans alive today have about as much to do with the War of Independence as I did with the Battle of Trafalgar. The most important thing is that we are going to win tomorrow.
lol @ all the war banter.
It's pointless really, cos when any country like Iran or Korea start to really piss people off, England (as the UK) and America will always be on the same damn side. You can't really make general comparisons either as England is similar in size to that of a small American state such as Alabama!
It's pointless really, cos when any country like Iran or Korea start to really piss people off, England (as the UK) and America will always be on the same damn side. You can't really make general comparisons either as England is similar in size to that of a small American state such as Alabama!
I already got more than that on it with a buddy in Brighton. England places 1st, I fly him from London to Madrid. US places first, I am going from Madrid to London for free.
lol @ all the war banter.
It's pointless really, cos when any country like Iran or Korea start to really piss people off, England (as the UK) and America will always be on the same damn side. You can't really make general comparisons either as England is similar in size to that of a small American state such as Alabama!
True, my main business partner is in the US, and we both enjoy the back and forth and have a laugh about it. That's all this is really. I never meant to get into a historical debate on a football thread.
But at the end of the day, I love going over to the US. The people are generally great, and the food is pretty awesome. In fact, planning an extended stay of a few months soon.
The only thing I'm really worried about is if we lose tomorrow, I'll feel like a right tit!
Remember when our future president crossed a river at midnight on Christmas just to pwn the hired help you guys had to call in? Was a lot more than Britain losing "one or two" battles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
I mean hell we nearly liberated Canada from your limey asses, but instead they still have the queen, ducks, and moose on their money now.
I guess I know more about this history than you? The LARGEST export in the US (and THE first) was Tobacco. Spain OWNED Tobacco trade back then and then the Virginia area started growing it like crazy because Britain was addicted (and still is). Lands expanded in the US because of tobacco and the first US currency was tobacco.
Pretty awesome video, remember than game like yesterday. Confederations cup or not, my Spanish friends are still bitter about it. (I root for both Spain and the US, but if they play against each other... US all the way!)
Like I said, don't want to get into a historical debate on a football thread. But you are right, there were huge imports of tobacco into Britain at the time. The reason that, in my opinion, cotton was more valuable, was because the industrial revolution was beginning to kick into life and the Northern mill towns were expoloding with factories that processed cotton.
Cotton was essentially what the British wealth of the 18th / 19th century was built on, that and of course general thievery of other peoples shit.
So yeah, tobacco may have been a bigger export, so more important to the US, but my argument was that cotton was the main benefit to Britain at the time, which it was.
We got Britain hooked on our tobacco, then bitchslapped them and took their money. Like a good crack dealer.
bitch slapped them, they dropped all taxes except for Tea. Then the whole tea party shit happened, then the Red Coats killed 4 people in Boston... and the rest is history.
For some reason, I really enjoy history. My 10th grandfather was the captain of the Mayflower, and my is part of a underground founding fathers group. haha. My family came over from Devonshire England in the 1600's and started cod fishing on an island about 2 miles from where I currently live.
Americans and British will always get along, because we speak the same language (more or less). When people start talking mumbo jumbo that we don't understand, we get all intolerant and start fucking shit up.
seriously, why does anyone speak these moon languages and not god's chosen language, English
Fucking Americans teaching Englishmen history, how does that work?
Please STFU and return to your nearest McDonalds. I have a shed on my land that is older than your country. My shed speaks more sense than your lame-arse attempts at trying to convey your Wikipedia research as your own erudition.
FUCKIN COME ON ENGLAND!
