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zyxpsilon
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Laval,Quebec,Canada
Sep 2000
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Originally posted by johnmcd on 12-17-2000 07:37 AM
Oi! it wasn't a British invasion it was an ENGLISH invasion, we Scots have a alliance of over 700 with our French friends. So watch it or I'll start referring to you as an American.
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I stand corrected.
England is a different "country" than Great Britain. Commonwealth and so on. NATO.
In fact, France was also known in the past to be "La GAULE" under The Roman Empire invasion.
The actual province of Quebec, part of the Canadian political federation, is reknown to have had its fair share of "cultural" history and disputed -colonization- influences.
As for, contacts in America; well, trading partners are essential for economic reasons... Mexico with the USA, Canada with USA, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay, Chile, Columbia, Argentina, etc.
The European economic community is another Trade pool.
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johnmcd
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Edinburgh
Oct 1999
time: 05:12
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I stand corrected.
England is a different "country" than Great Britain. Commonwealth and so on. NATO.
In fact, France was also known in the past to be "La GAULE" under The Roman Empire invasion.
The actual province of Quebec, part of the Canadian political federation, is reknown to have had its fair share of "cultural" history and disputed -colonization- influences.
As for, contacts in America; well, trading partners are essential for economic reasons... Mexico with the USA, Canada with USA, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay, Chile, Columbia, Argentina, etc.
The European economic community is another Trade pool.
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Grrrr. Are you trying to wind me up? At the time of Joan of Arc Scotland and England were as distinct as countries as North and South Korea, and with all the menace of war between them. There was no Great Britain till hundreds of years later. France was Scotland’s greatest ally throughout this time and we often raised arms against the English on their behalf and vice versa. England was a major threat to both countries though happily it never managed to conquer either.
[This message has been edited by johnmcd (edited December 21, 2000).]
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Ken Hinds
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You tell them John. Any time we could get everyone to work together we could kick there little behinds all the way back to the Tyne. If Henry VII hadn't had the foresight to marry his daughter into the Scottish Royal family they would still be sweating out invasions from Spain and France.
Kenneth, 40th generation from McAlpin, at least if I've counted correctly it's the 40th.
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zyxpsilon
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Laval,Quebec,Canada
Sep 2000
time: 05:12
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Originally posted by johnmcd on 12-21-2000 05:30 AM
Grrrr. Are you trying to wind me up?
[This message has been edited by johnmcd (edited December 21, 2000).]
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Not at all... The history of Europe is and has been in turmoil, specially when the new continent was discovered.
The rushing across the Atlantic ocean had many countries "racing" to get TO the treasures, first.
It is not through many years of "land" defending and fleet sending that these countries had to sustain to RULE the others, but rather in the sharing of negotiated territorial influences by means of war and pioneering settlements.
Much to their surprise, they weren't alone (England and France) but also accompanied by the Spanish, Portugese, Vikings (oh yes, they were the first from Europe) and many more (How do you explain the pyramid of Palenque in Mexico?)
Back in the 17th century, are we? The Mayas were flourishing in -4th... maybe even further in the past. Way before Copernic nailed the Orbits of the inner planets, Incas had "THE" Astronomical Chart engraved in granite and temple's walls.
Interesting conversation about historical facts.
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Chairman Milo
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Product of Canadia
Dec 2000
time: 05:12
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Beast of War!!! That's the name of that movie...I've been trying to remember it for months and months. It's one of my favourite movies of all time...geez.
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