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This good natured banter reminds me of the Christmas specials between the Germans and the Brits during the 1stWW.
So lets keep it up.
I was thinking the same thing. I was always touched by the stories of the combatants exchanging cigarettes and chocolate and singing carols to each other during the suspension of hostilities.
To some extent, yes. However, history teachers really feel the need to wind up for the American Civil War. If I remember correctly, it was about an hour of class time for me.
Although, I have been to Perry's monument. It's got a great view up top.
lol it seems to me that Americans and British people both dont know.....ok in the u.s we spend about 1 class block possibly 2 talking about the war of 1812 or Korea or Vietnam really why u ask???same reason the british dont talk about the revolutionary war of course it was a major event to the british they lost a land mass 3 times the size of there island all those resources tax everything. we dont talk about 1812 cause we got are asses kicked till the end then we ****ed u up alittle lol....sorry had to.....the british talk about napoleone cause u guys kicked his ass in world war two we ****ed up the germans italians and japan so we like to talk about it it makes us proud but a loss doesnt....so we dont talk about it very much....................i guess what im really trying to say is we ****ed u up then u ****ed us up then we saved u guys and wooped there ass and we got a truce and a loss goin down after that lol each countrys own
We were taught about the War of American Independence at school (that is what we called it). It was sandwiched between the Seven Years War and the French Revolution. The teaching focused on the errors made by the British government and the lack of military preparedness in the UK rather than the case for the colonists or the subsequent impact on American history. The main consequences, we were taught, was that Britain turned east towards Asia and India in particular and the readiness of the Royal Navy was much improved ... just in time for the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. The USA did not reappear in our history books until 1917.
The 1812 war was barely covered in that it was a fairly insignificant sideshow to the Napoleonic wars. It may have been important for the USA but it was not for the UK.
We don't tend to learn much about the negatives in our history (so we leave out masses then!!). I wonder how many Brits have read the declaration of independence? I read it once on my Ipod whilst sitting under the statue of George III in Windsor great park..
lol it seems to me that Americans and British people both dont know.........................
Thank you for your articulate in-depth analysis. We are fortunate you deigned to enlighten us. Do you also have thoughts as to the meaning of life?
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