Non Footy Chat Thread

[yy_cheng]

their gaols weren't full

I'll pay that or maybe they like smaller islands so went for tassie instead

 

[Parra47]

Where does it say the Dutch didnt like what they saw of Australia?

Okay I made that part up because I couldn't remember why they didn't colonise the place

Come on yy, your better than that. There are a couple on here who like to make things up to support their views, but not you mate, please not you too!!

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Where does it say the Dutch didnt like what they saw of Australia?

There are numerous sources. Most (if not all) of the Dutch explorers were associated with the Dutch East India Company, and were interested largely in short-medium term commercial value. Here's one example of what their guys sent back to A'dam.

[all of it] of little value and decidedly inferior to what elsewhere in India may be found of the same description ? they have found little beyond an arid, barren and wild land, both near the shore and so far as they have been inland, without meeting with any human beings, though now and then they have seen fires from afar, some of the men fancying that two or three times they have seen a number of naked blacks, whom however they have never been able to come near to, or to come to parley with; nor have they found there any peculiar animals or bird

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http://theconversation.com/australians-might-speak-dutch-if-not-for-strong-emotions-20080

 

[yy_cheng]

Come on yy, your better than that. There are a couple on here who like to make things up to support their views, but not you mate, please not you too!!

Apologies, I am on my phone so couldn't be bothered trying to get my facts straight. Well if I had to argue it, I could be sort of right otherwise they would've made a claim on it.

They saw the red dirt and said this is like south Africa, I don't like the looks of this place.

 

[yy_cheng]

There are numerous sources. Most (if not all) of the Dutch explorers were associated with the Dutch East India Company, and were interested largely in short-medium term commercial value. Here's one example of what their guys sent back to A'dam.

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http://theconversation.com/australians-might-speak-dutch-if-not-for-strong-emotions-20080

Thanks bazzA. I can keep my record in tack then. Hahhha

Lol no peculiar birds or animals?

 

[Parra47]

There are numerous sources. Most (if not all) of the Dutch explorers were associated with the Dutch East India Company, and were interested largely in short-medium term commercial value. Here's one example of what their guys sent back to A'dam.

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http://theconversation.com/australians-might-speak-dutch-if-not-for-strong-emotions-20080

And Arthur Phillip and many of the officers on the First Fleet thought the same thing, however Cook believed Botany Bay was a great place for a colony. Your right, the Dutch East India Company were only about making a profit, much like the English East India company that came after it.
I can't however recall any stories of the British cutting off peoples heads and having their children carry them around. Thats is just pure evil.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

And Arthur Phillip and many of the officers on the First Fleet thought the same thing, however Cook believed Botany Bay was a great place for a colony. Your right, the Dutch East India Company were only about making a profit, much like the English East India company that came after it.
I can't however recall any stories of the British cutting off peoples heads and having their children carry them around. Thats is just pure evil.

Dunno about the first bit, but I've definitely seen some Poms make their kids carry them around.

 

[yy_cheng]

Dunno about the first bit, but I've definitely seen some Poms make their kids carry them around.

Does bodyline count?

 

[Parra47]

Dunno about the first bit, but I've definitely seen some Poms make their kids carry them around.

What?? Yeah thats not even close to funny.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Does bodyline count?

Probably not. That was just a bit of fun ;-)

I was lucky enough to meet Harold Larwood briefly in the late 1980s. I was stunned to discover that he was about 2 inches shorter than me....and I'm average height at best.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

What?? Yeah thats not even close to funny.

Well, one could ask what on earth the line had to do with the Dutch / British question?

 

[yy_cheng]

It's in the sling action I guess

 

[strider]

The poms loved a good whipping

 

[Parra47]

Well, one could ask what on earth the line had to do with the Dutch / British question?

Its where the conversation YY and i were having started. Thats what on earth it has to do with it. Try following the conversation.
And your sick comment about British kids carrying around cut off heads, bloody ordinary.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

It's in the sling action I guess

Yeh, he must have been awesome to watch. They reckon Wayne Holdsworth (who I did have the misfortune to play against in the juniors) had the closest action to him. He was swift, and crazy.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Its where the conversation YY and i were having started. Thats what on earth it has to do with it. Try following the conversation.
And your sick comment about British kids carrying around cut off heads, bloody ordinary.

Sorry Parra47. I was not intending to cause offence. My comment wasn't about British kids carrying around cut off heads. It was about British parents making their kids carry them (i.e. the parents) around. You might read it again.

 

[yy_cheng]

I remember watching hadlee towards the end of his career where he came off a short run up and would rip some nasty bouncers

 

[Twizzle]

Well the issue with this is that the Brits came over and imposed cricket on all the nations that annexed. They didnt care about Boomerang competitions or Spear throwing competitions.

So why is it not fair that they come and try to impose their culture here?

It is nature. It is the survival of the fittest and those who dont adapt, become the minority.

what a ridiculous statement

you do realize these people come from war torn countries where where terrorism is inherent in their faith and we are now seeing terrorist attacks in Australia and to boot they treat their women like second class citizens and you are comparing this to a game of cricket and you want us to accept this behavior into our culture

seriously, give yourself an uppercut

 

[Fanbase]

what a ridiculous statement

you do realize these people come from war torn countries where where terrorism is inherent in their faith and we are now seeing terrorist attacks in Australia and to boot they treat their women like second class citizens and you are comparing this to a game of cricket and you want us to accept this behavior into our culture

seriously, give yourself an uppercut

Well said.

 

[Avenger]

All nations have a responsibility to take some refugees. I hear that Australia's intake is mostly going to settle in and around Liverpool in south west Sydney as there are many others of the same faith and language which will establish support mechanisms. However here lies the problem. These areas become like ghettos. The newly arrived refugees although with good intentions will once again be influenced by the violent minority, especially children. They start to disassociate with the rest of Australian people and the cycle begins again. It happened in Bankstown, Lakemba and Auburn to name a few. It also happened in Cabramatta however the Asian community empowered leaders amongst their community to rid themselves of their organized criminal past. This so far has not happened in the areas I have mentioned before. Why? I think I know but I may be accused of being racist.