the English

[VitaMan]

Since the royal family has been in the news, it is time to take stock of the good and bad of the English, and what they have contributed.

tremendous language, useful for communication, poetry, songs, and bards
colonial empire, which was on such a vast scale that was something that could only be dreamt about by others attempting it, such as the Germans of WWII
small sport cars
a well organized society with a queen, almost as well organized as a bee colony with their queen bee
oddly enough, may have been the straw that kept the Germans from conquering the world, a complete reversal of colonization efforts


Is the world a better place because of the English ?

Yes......yes it is

[HedonistForever]

Originally Posted by VitaMan

Since the royal family has been in the news, it is time to take stock of the good and bad of the English, and what they have contributed.

tremendous language, useful for communication, poetry, songs, and bards
colonial empire, which was on such a vast scale that was something that could only be dreamt about by others attempting it, such as the Germans of WWII
small sport cars
a well organized society with a queen, almost as well organized as a bee colony with their queen bee
oddly enough, may have been the straw that kept the Germans from conquering the world, a complete reversal of colonization efforts


Is the world a better place because of the English ?

Yes......yes it is

And what do you suppose "colonized" people would say? Just like America, there is good and bad depending on which person you ask and the personal experience they bring to the question.


And the US kept the Germans from conquering the world with help from Great Britain and the other allies.

[GastonGlock]

I wouldn't call feudalism a "well designed society". It's literally "might makes right".

However, some of the lackadaisical attitudes held by some members of the aristocracy lead to the rise of the merchant class into power.

Allowing people to become independently wealthy and accumulate power upset their stagnating system quite a bit.

[winn dixie]

Dentists could make a killing in england.

[GastonGlock]

Originally Posted by winn dixie

Dentists could make a killing in england.

That's kind of an outdated thing. British dentistry has come a long way. I can't remember the last time I was in the UK and saw a white person between 20 and 60 without near-perfect teeth.

Then on the other hand, you have Japan's "Yaeba" trend, where they find snaggleteeth endearing or cute. Women actually pay orthodontists to fuck up their teeth.

[dilbert firestorm]

English.. they're a mixed bag. they did alot of good things but at the same measure, they did alot of bad stuff.


their achievement of a global colonial empire was something else. a unique superpower.


apparently, their superpower was done in unintentionally by free trade. I should note Britain needed help from U.S. 2 times. As a superpower that they were supposedly, they couldn't defeat germany in a land war.

[Jackie S]

Great Britain’s mastery of the seas was a huge contribution to their success as a world power.

[nevergaveitathought]

william wilberforce

a little man who stopped a great evil

[rexdutchman]

Who cares

[Unique_Carpenter]

Need to take the colonize the world concept and apply that to the stars.
ijs

[pfunkdenver]

Originally Posted by rexdutchman

Who cares

Apparently you do. You took the time to read this, and post to the thread.

LOL!

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

william wilberforce

a little man who stopped a great evil

yes, this abolitionist was instrumental in killing slavery.

how they did it was pretty underhanded legal dirty trick. lol.


too bad this same trick couldn't be pulled in U.S. to end slavery.

[oeb11]

or, end DPST mionion slavery to the marxist ideology.