Commonwealth?
Europa alpha
20-03-2006, 21:38
Why doesnt the Commonwealth head toward a unified nation again?
:p
I know why, im trying to set the nationalists against the liberals here.
But Hey, discuss.
Franberry
20-03-2006, 21:39
Death to the commonwealth!!!
Michaelic France
20-03-2006, 21:42
Death to British imperialism!
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 21:43
Why doesnt the Commonwealth head toward a unified nation again?
You answered your own question: Nationalism.
Europa alpha
20-03-2006, 21:44
The culture of areas such as India and Australia are amazingly similar to ours.
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 21:44
The culture of areas such as India and Australia are amazingly similar to ours.
Examples?
Europa alpha
20-03-2006, 21:49
Examples?
:rolleyes:
Australia is just 100% british, except the aberiginals. (sp?)
India is more subtly british, to attempt to show this subtlety could not be done with words.
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 21:52
:rolleyes:
Australia is just 100% british, except the aberiginals. (sp?)
India is more subtly british, to attempt to show this subtlety could not be done with words.
Australia is not 100% 'British' in origin- even if you discount the Aboriginal peoples.
How is India 'subtly British'? You will need to show your work. ;)
Europa alpha
20-03-2006, 21:55
Australia is not 100% 'British' in origin- even if you discount the Aboriginal peoples.
How is India 'subtly British'? You will need to show your work. ;)
Do you ENJOOOY THIS??!?!?
Yes australia might as well be british, the differences are so ridiculously small that you could find them between yorkshire and bristol.
India is british in its culture becauuuse.
English language
System of government
Education System
Morals and Principals
I can understand why the larger more prosperous nations would want to claim their own nationallity, but if I were a citizen of some country on the ass end of nowhere, I could do worse than getting the protection and economic benefit of a higher power.
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 21:59
Do you ENJOOOY THIS??!?!?
Yes. :D
Yes australia might as well be british, the differences are so ridiculously small that you could find them between yorkshire and bristol.
I'll wait for the Aussies to come on and answer this properly- but I'll simplify my response by saying this: Greeks, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Irish, Scottish all have sizable 'cultural' input into Oz.
India is british in its culture becauuuse.
English language
System of government
Education System
Morals and Principals
That describes most Western democracies more or less. (And I would take it as a given there would be links considering the Britain ruled India for so long) Anything else? Anything beyond the Imperialist era that links the two?
Imperiux
20-03-2006, 22:00
Why doesnt the Commonwealth head toward a unified nation again?
:p
I know why, im trying to set the nationalists against the liberals here.
But Hey, discuss.
Imperial Commonwealth headed by the queen!
The blessed Chris
20-03-2006, 22:00
Yes. :D
I'll wait for the Aussies to come on and answer this properly- but I'll simplify my response by saying this: Greeks, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Irish, Scottish all have sizable 'cultural' input into Oz.
That describes most Western democracies more or less. (And I would take it as a given there would be links considering the Britain ruled India for so long) Anything else? Anything beyond the Imperialist era that links the two?
Cricket old boy!
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 22:02
Cricket old boy!
No accounting for taste.
The blessed Chris
20-03-2006, 22:05
No accounting for taste.
Dear lord. And your favourite sport is......
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 22:07
Dear lord. And your favourite sport is......
Don't take it to heart old chum. It's....just not cricket!
The blessed Chris
20-03-2006, 22:07
Don't take it to heart old chum. It's....just not cricket!
Cricket is superb, thrid best sport on the planet behind union and football.
Psychotic Mongooses
20-03-2006, 22:14
Cricket is superb, thrid best sport on the planet behind union and football.
It's about as 'great' as Baseball.
Unless you're drunk- you'll kill someone from sheer boredom.
The blessed Chris
20-03-2006, 22:39
It's about as 'great' as Baseball.
Unless you're drunk- you'll kill someone from sheer boredom.
I like it. Thats all I need really. However I can see the manner in which it can be boring. *cough* Jacques Kallis *cough*
Svalbardania
21-03-2006, 01:16
Yes. :D
I'll wait for the Aussies to come on and answer this properly- but I'll simplify my response by saying this: Greeks, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Irish, Scottish all have sizable 'cultural' input into Oz.
That describes most Western democracies more or less. (And I would take it as a given there would be links considering the Britain ruled India for so long) Anything else? Anything beyond the Imperialist era that links the two?
I don't know if this is a perfect example, Britain has had heaps of immigrants aswell. Admittedly, not as many as us (and you left out the HUGE influence that China has had). Then again, we got all of our influences a long time before we carved out a separate identity for ourselves, so maybe thats the reason. I reckon we need a united Commonwealth, but under Scottish rule :D
And as far as cricket goes, you'll only find ONE sport better... Aussie Rules! And thats only better coz there arent boring fucks like Kallis.