Spyke
discuss.tchncs.de

The UK has this weird idea that they are the biggest friendly-rival of everyone in western Europe when everyone seems to see them more like the old-grumpy but mostly harmless neighbour.

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PugJesusreply
lemmy.world

"We got you good, Jerry, back in the day, when the Sopwith Camels were whizzing overhead..."

"Ja ja, lassen Sie uns ins Bett bekommen."

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HobbitFootreply
thelemmy.club

After the Napoleonic Wars, where the UK finally crushed France and became the most powerful empire in Europe, they asked for nothing on the European mainland for themselves.

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See, when Top Gear did a challenge with some French TV presenters and Clarkson kept muttering "don't talk about Agincourt" that was at least funny...

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lemmy.blahaj.zone

But uhm. Died side by side in both world wars; at this point it's gotta be clear 😁 (wouldn't it be more germany/poland F.ex?

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iopqreply
lemmy.world

No they didn't, the French bent over in ww2 and the UK did fuck all

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Found the american. Or at the very least someone so ill informed of history they may as well be.

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Cassareply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

Waiit whaaat???

This is noncredible defence, not "I have no clue whatsoever what I'm talking about defence"

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They let Poland be taken apart by the Nazis and the Soviets without helping

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This is the long awaited beaker - amphorae - banded ware union! Lesgooooo

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