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DanaC · 12-11-2008, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Our country's ties with England are not those of Commonwealth, but those of affection, excepting the period 1775-1814 when things were bitter. Cultural connection, over any extensive period of time, trumps political division.

Bitter, yes; but not so bitter as to allow that to interrupt a lucrative and mutually beneficial trading relationship. The French meanwhile, who'd assisted the fledgling nation in its bid for independence, were pretty much frozen out of trade with America. I think the bitterness dissipated remarkably quickly between Britain and America, considerably before 1815; though things remained tense certainly.

For real bitterness you need to look at Anglo-French relations during that period and the preceding 130 years.

lookout123 · 12-11-2008, 09:36 AM

Oh, sure use facts to support your ideas. Completely unfair.

But to be fair we turned out back on the frogs because, well... they're french. they really aren't good for much other than churning out some of the world's best football players.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-11-2008, 10:05 AM

They're naturals at soccer because their hands are busy elsewhere from an early age. :p

Shawnee123 · 12-11-2008, 10:18 AM

Doing what...waving white flags?

Undertoad · 12-11-2008, 10:57 AM

Producing duck a l'orange!

DanaC · 12-11-2008, 05:59 PM

Oh this is hard. This really hard. I'm torn you see. On the one hand my Euro-self wants to leap to the defence of my French compatriots, but my British self is genetically predisposed towards taking the piss out of them.

Maui Nick · 12-12-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Oh, sure use facts to support your ideas. Completely unfair.

But to be fair we turned out back on the frogs because, well... they're french. they really aren't good for much other than churning out some of the world's best football players.

By "football players" do you mean "football players" or do you mean "soccer players?"

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-13-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

For real bitterness you need to look at Anglo-French relations during that period and the preceding 130 years.

And the Hundred Years' War, if bitterness may be measured by casualties.

DanaC · 12-14-2008, 05:06 AM

Really? I know very little about the Hundred Years' War, but I would have thought the body count of the 'Second Hundred Years' War' (1689-1815) would have been much higher.

lookout123 · 12-14-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Maui Nick

By "football players" do you mean "football players" or do you mean "soccer players?"

I said football, not Throwball.

DucksNuts · 12-15-2008, 02:46 AM

Real footy poofs have way better guns than soccer poofs though.

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lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Oh, sure use facts to support your ideas. Completely unfair. But to be fair we turned out back on the frogs because, well... they're french. they really aren't good for much other than churning out some of the world's best football players. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-11-2008, 10:05 AM	#48
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They're naturals at soccer because their hands are busy elsewhere from an early age. :p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-11-2008, 10:18 AM	#49
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Doing what...waving white flags? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-11-2008, 10:57 AM	#50
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Producing duck a l'orange!

12-11-2008, 05:59 PM	#51
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Oh this is hard. This really hard. I'm torn you see. On the one hand my Euro-self wants to leap to the defence of my French compatriots, but my British self is genetically predisposed towards taking the piss out of them.

12-14-2008, 05:06 AM	#54
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Really? I know very little about the Hundred Years' War, but I would have thought the body count of the 'Second Hundred Years' War' (1689-1815) would have been much higher.

12-15-2008, 02:46 AM	#56
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Real footy poofs have way better guns than soccer poofs though.

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