Thank god for the British Empire

All I can say is thank god for the British Empire. I loved how they forced everyone from every country they conquered to learn English. It's great knowing that almost every country on earth has a little bit of English spoken in it. I go to India they speak English, I go to China they speak a little bit of English, I go to Australia they speak English, I go to Canada they speak English, I can even head over to random countries and they probably speak English. Thank the old British government for taking over a good sized country in just about every continent except S. America.

Point of this thread, we should all thank the Great British Empire for spreading the English language all over the world!

CruxisXIII

So you are proud because your nation is oppressive?

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="leviathan91"] the British did introduce new and better technology and eliminated Sati, a practice in which the wife of a deceased husband had to jump into a fire. leviathan91

It was the social, yet barbaric norm at the time but the Indians are far from uncivilized. Excuse me if I'm wrong but the people of India did create a great civilization with rich history until the Muslims took control.

[QUOTE="CruxisXIII"]

All I can say is thank god for the British Empire. I loved how they forced everyone from every country they conquered to learn English. It's great knowing that almost every country on earth has a little bit of English spoken in it. I go to India they speak English, I go to China they speak a little bit of English, I go to Australia they speak English, I go to Canada they speak English, I can even head over to random countries and they probably speak English. Thank the old British government for taking over a good sized country in just about every continent except S. America.

Point of this thread, we should all thank the Great British Empire for spreading the English language all over the world!

mayormoose

So you are proud because your nation is oppressive?

Unlike some people today, who use their oppression as a crutch, an excuse for failure, a "reason" for acting out. Give me a break, there will be no sympathy here.

Well they could also made the English language international that will force every country to learn it instead of going around killing billions across the world at that time.TehFuneral

Oh, I thought this would be something like: "Britain is the greatest, America and all other countries suck!" But im glad it didn't.

But yeah, thanks i guess.

English was the empire's greatest export.

RKfromDownunder

i think it was opium.

[QUOTE="The_Ish"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

And I'm not saying it does have an official religion. But it's 97% Christian.

Funky_Llama

Still incorrect, and I don't see why you should dislike a religion.

It is! Perhaps it's not exactly 97% Christian, but that's about right. And I dislike it because I think it's dangerous and irrational.

Thats dangerous and irrational thinking.

Nowhere near 97%. Majority, yes, but not even 90%.

All I can say is thank god for the British Empire. I loved how they forced everyone from every country they conquered to learn English. It's great knowing that almost every country on earth has a little bit of English spoken in it. I go to India they speak English, I go to China they speak a little bit of English, I go to Australia they speak English, I go to Canada they speak English, I can even head over to random countries and they probably speak English. Thank the old British government for taking over a good sized country in just about every continent except S. America.

Point of this thread, we should all thank the Great British Empire for spreading the English language all over the world!

CruxisXIII

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="The_Ish"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

And I'm not saying it does have an official religion. But it's 97% Christian.

The_Ish

Still incorrect, and I don't see why you should dislike a religion.

It is! Perhaps it's not exactly 97% Christian, but that's about right. And I dislike it because I think it's dangerous and irrational.

Thats dangerous and irrational thinking.

Nowhere near 97%. Majority, yes, but not even 90%.

Pfft. I've seen two statistics that place it around that. Anyway, it wouldn't be 'dangerous and irrational thinking'. It would just be wrong.

[QUOTE="mayormoose"][QUOTE="CruxisXIII"]

All I can say is thank god for the British Empire. I loved how they forced everyone from every country they conquered to learn English. It's great knowing that almost every country on earth has a little bit of English spoken in it. I go to India they speak English, I go to China they speak a little bit of English, I go to Australia they speak English, I go to Canada they speak English, I can even head over to random countries and they probably speak English. Thank the old British government for taking over a good sized country in just about every continent except S. America.

Point of this thread, we should all thank the Great British Empire for spreading the English language all over the world!

SIapshot

So you are proud because your nation is oppressive?

Unlike some people today, who use their oppression as a crutch, an excuse for failure, a "reason" for acting out. Give me a break, there will be no sympathy here.

OK, so every country's oppressive. Doesn't make it any better.

Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.Needles-Kane

[QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.SIapshot

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.Funky_Llama

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.jointed

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

[QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.Funky_Llama

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

I'm not talking about ancient inventions here. I'm talking about how the societies were developing around the time of western contact and influence.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.jointed

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

I'm not talking about ancient inventions here. I'm talking about how the societies were developing around the time of western contact and influence.

Funky Lama has a point. Eastern culture has had an effect on Western and vice versa. And have you been to Africa, S. America or the Middle East? That you would say that those countries have shown no signs of progress just reveals your ignorance.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.jointed

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

I'm not talking about ancient inventions here. I'm talking about how the societies were developing around the time of western contact and influence.

Funky Lama has a point. Eastern culture has had an effect on Western and vice versa. And have you been to Africa, S. America or the Middle East? That you would say that those countries have shown no signs of progress just reveals your ignorance.

[QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.Weredawg

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

I'm not talking about ancient inventions here. I'm talking about how the societies were developing around the time of western contact and influence.

Funky Lama has a point. Eastern culture has had an effect on Western and vice versa. And have you been to Africa, S. America or the Middle East? That you would say that those countries have shown no signs of progress just reveals your ignorance.

I suggest you read and understand what I'm trying to say before you type next time. Cheers...

[QUOTE="Weredawg"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.jointed

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

I'm not talking about ancient inventions here. I'm talking about how the societies were developing around the time of western contact and influence.

Funky Lama has a point. Eastern culture has had an effect on Western and vice versa. And have you been to Africa, S. America or the Middle East? That you would say that those countries have shown no signs of progress just reveals your ignorance.

I suggest you read and understand what I'm trying to say before you type next time. Cheers...

But you're deliberatly excluding the example I gave. You said that their societies didn't advance at all. They did. You can't just say, 'No, I didn't mean that!'. Stop trying to wiggle out of it.

[QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Weredawg"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="jointed"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]

[QUOTE="SIapshot"][QUOTE="Needles-Kane"]Yes, I am very thankful for them. I am also very thankful for the rest of Europe and the U.S. Without them, the entire world would be unmodernized, primative third world-like.Funky_Llama

I don't see how you could predict how (today's) third-world countries would have advanced without Western oppression.

Africa, South America and the middle east showed no signs of progress whatsoever. And western influence is the only reason why nations such as China and India are able to compete in today's global economy.

Yes, let's completely ignore the contributions of, for example, Muslim matheticians, and the numerous inventions that China had centuries before the West.

I'm not talking about ancient inventions here. I'm talking about how the societies were developing around the time of western contact and influence.

Funky Lama has a point. Eastern culture has had an effect on Western and vice versa. And have you been to Africa, S. America or the Middle East? That you would say that those countries have shown no signs of progress just reveals your ignorance.

I suggest you read and understand what I'm trying to say before you type next time. Cheers...

But you're deliberatly excluding the example I gave. You said that their societies didn't advance at all. They did. You can't just say, 'No, I didn't mean that!'. Stop trying to wiggle out of it.

Hah, I'm not trying to wiggle out of anything. The mentioned regions' societal development had stagnated when the western powers reached them and, as I said before, showed no sign of progress. This leads me to believe that their societies wouldn't be nearly as developed if western nations had not reached them. A basic understanding of the European industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries is especially significant when discussing this subject.

@ Jointed

But you are wriggling out of the point. Just because those countries did not Industrialise like the others did does not mean they did not progress BUT they naturally would not have advanced as fast if it were not for western influence, but the cost has been too great. Lives, dignity and culture have all suffered at the hands of colonialisation.

I won't thank them. "Colour" and "favourite" and words like those. Horrible.Grouchu

Ah, so you favour US English. :P

I won't thank them. "Colour" and "favourite" and words like those. Horrible.Grouchu

Those english & their english language hey ...:|

YAY! Go Great Britain! Awesomeness embodied.

However,as some have said, we did make some errors, so just on a personal level I would just like to apologise for Jade Goodie, Heather Mills and maybe Robert Mugabe (in that order)... I hop you can forgive us... :(