I was just wondering how people who live in countries that used to be part of the British Empire feel towards the British. I was especially interested in the attitudes of people living in India or Pakistan as we were largely responsible for the partition. I know it is unlikely that there is anyone on this forum that is from that part of the world but maybe there are some Muslims or Hindus (even Sihks) who can help me out.
Cheers

[ 07-08-2002, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: Smeagol II ]

I find your reappearence at this precise moment in time to be er.. interesting. :D

...Well Im bristish... so does that make ME part of what used to be the British empire? and I live in Britain too hehe, sorry, couldnt resist. seriosly, it WOULD be interesting.

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<font color=Orange>Canada......used to be a part of the British Empire......hell, we might as well still be! We still have the queen on the back of our coins!</font>

I'm from Singapore, former British Colony as well. :D

i'm from america, and we like you just fine

<font color=Orange>I wonder how many countries are not former British Colonies....</font>

We love you England! Take us back please! How could we ever desert you?
(Aussie - but that was obvious)

2.
Uzbekistan and Iceland.

Dont forget America... they delcared Independance remember? ;)

<Font color=Orange>And Britain booted Canada out of 'Colony Status'</font>

*shakes his head* baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Britain ;) lol, well, you cant blame *ME* for my countries stupid mistakes, er goverments... er lol.

<font color=Orange>It was actually quite smart of them....we were costing more money to run than we were making Britain :D </font>

I am from Pakistan and i think you British stink at playing football ! :D

true... irronic how WE taught you the game, and cricket, and still you beat us... personally, I think its lack of trainig on our teams part, but hey...

Erm CD, it's me, Johnny...... remember ? I'm as Dutch as they come and i don't know jack about Pakistan. I'm just being me again ! :D

er ....right... sprry, my wits have gone begging... ;) :D [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/evillaughter1.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/evillaughter2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/happyteeth.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I'm from Australia and I don't think that anyone truly hates Britian, or its people. You will be suprised to hear that a lot of assies admire Britian.

Oh and my mates and I are big fans of the premier league! GO LIVERPOOL!

[ 07-08-2002, 02:21 PM: Message edited by: Deathbringer ]

Liverpool ????????? :D Dude, i feel sooooo sorry for you, i really do ! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

me too... oh well, he'll learn... when they lose too often.. he'll learn. *long suffering sigh*

Another American chiming in!

I don't know anyone who thinks badly about the British. Most folks I've met from Britain, IRL and online, seem to be the best-behaved, nicest, politest folks I've ever met. [img]smile.gif[/img] I couldn't be offended by them, even if I tried.

Keep up the good works. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Liverpool ????????? :D Dude, i feel sooooo sorry for you, i really do ! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Allright yeah yeah rub it in, Liverpool came second... let me guess you go for Arsenal?

you've never seen british football fans then... they are... well, the vandles anyway... enough said...

Hey what the?? Was that directed toward my GO LIVERPOOL remark [img]smile.gif[/img]

Everyone is ganging up on Liverpool nnnoooooo!! I'll have the last laugh when Liverpool raise the trophy next season!

dont worry tehy wont ;) and even if they do, they wont keep it... they never do, *any* of them... in fact, Ive given up with english football coz they're all so hopeless...

Liverpool ????????? :D Dude, i feel sooooo sorry for you, i really do ! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Allright yeah yeah rub it in, Liverpool came second... let me guess you go for Arsenal?</font>[/QUOTE]Don't insult me dude ! :D Nope, West Ham overhere ! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

I can see you've never been to a Millwall game ! :D

Liverpool ????????? :D Dude, i feel sooooo sorry for you, i really do ! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Allright yeah yeah rub it in, Liverpool came second... let me guess you go for Arsenal?</font>[/QUOTE]Don't insult me dude ! :D Nope, West Ham overhere ! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Ah excellent! West Ham are cool. My family support them, I had to be different. I'm glad you don't go for Arsenal, cause if ya did, I would've had to come and hunt you down ;)

Deathbringer, i believe i'm the only Hammer around here though, most of the other Brits are all Arsenal fans.

MOST of em? *ducks*

To put it somewhat mildly, I honestly don't like the Brits much as a whole after reading about what they did to us Chinese in the 19th Century -- not to mention what they did to much of the rest of the world, too.

That much said, I do think David Beckham is handsome.

You don't need to hunt. I'm here.!!!

Hey dont judge a race by their actions in the past. I'm English, and I personally am sickened by what 'my people' have done in the past... not to be insulting, Im sure that MANY ppl could say the same about the chinese... Tibet springs to mind, not that Im making ANY accusations... let begones be bygones, and judge ppl by their actions and intentions... NOT their race.

KT do you have a grudge against the mongolians too [img]graemlins/question.gif[/img]

Deathbringer, perhaps you should sing "you'll never walk alone". that will show them! :D

Is that so? ..... :D

[ 07-09-2002, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: Silver Cheetah ]

Totally wierd [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img]

Little did I suspect that a thread about Decolonisation could go so far off topic that the relative merits of minor London football teams would become entangled in it.

Shame really, I was quite looking forward to reading how former colonial countries regarded their erstwhile masters. Any chance we could get this back on topic?

You bet. Genghis Khan reputedly killed a few million Han Chinese.

Hey, I'm prepared to acknowledge certain good points about the Brits, aren't I? :rolleyes:

There are actually quite a few major figures in modern English history for whom I have great respect -- John Ruskin, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Needham, Christmas Humphreys, Ralph Vaughan Williams, (Albert Schweitzer?)... But nevertheless, I just don't feel good as a Chinese when I read of what happened in the 19th Century. Hey, don't blame me, I'm human.

Ex-masters? Sorry, I've got too much pride.

As for Tibet, several centuries ago the Manchus conquered China -- and Tibet. Thus Tibet became part of the Chinese Empire through the agency of the Manchus, not the Chinese.

[ 07-09-2002, 10:31 AM: Message edited by: K T Ong ]

Tibet was the first example to spring to mind, The chinese are no 'saints' either, but then niether is the british. ALl Im saying is dont pre-judge ppl coz of their race... I hate this old saying but it fits in well here; 'Dont judge a book by its cover'... I *really* hate old sayings... anyway, lets not get inot an arugment about this ok?