Trav Le Bleu

3 hours ago, leicsmac said:

Looks like Hegseth deserves another (dis)honourable mention here too. 

Lifetime membership.

2 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Its a confused concept for sure.  The counter is often made that if you or I as white English born people moved to almost any other part of the world, we would still be seen as English, as would our kids if they were bron to two White English parents.  Its quite a western concept, and to our credit that we largely welcome people from all over the world as being able to become English (or American, or Australian, or New Zealander) in the way that I am not sure you would find in China or India or Japan say.  Would you claim to be Indian if you lived in India, if your kids were born and raised in India?  I think the locals would laugh at you.  Britishness or Englishness (or American, or Australian) is in the main not seen as ethnicity but a belonging.  Which makes it hard to define and easy to pick apart.

A very fair point. In fact I was thinking on that myself since posting this. I think that it's rarer (at least since the age of colonialism) that white people go to live in non-white countries.

Actually, thinking on that colonialism, white people HAVE been guilty of almost wiping out entire cultures when settling in the Americas and Antipodes, though much less so in Africa and Asia.

And now I realise I'm thinking from a British point of view. The Spanish actually did wipe out entire civilizations. To the point that we know less about central and southern American civilizations than we do much older ones such as Egypt or Assyria.

As you say, it's a confused concept.

22 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

I think this is their home kit?

 

Oops, you are right. It's in contrast to the rugby team and they are known as the All Whites.

I was thinking it was in contrast to their first kit being another all black kit, despite knowing the above fact.

You get the feeling England will score from a NZ error rather than any great skill on our part.

23 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

White shorts with this red kit would be a terrible choice 

Besides NZ away kit is all white for an obvious reason.

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

His mum was from Palestine (now town of Lod) 

his dad was ‘Greek’ (area now Turkey) 

he was born there and went to live in Palestine after his father was killed in battle. 

 

I’m not sure that the people of Palestine in those days identified as Palestinians - the area was named thus by the Romans after they expelled the Jews. I don’t think the locals had much respect for the Romans. 

Like Judea, you know, where the Jews come from.

Aside from which, they're never sure themselves. You ask anyone from Jerusalem about their cultural roots and many of them will say, "I'm Jew...ish."

1 hour ago, Lionator said:

Bloody hell lads, I’ve basically just had a 3 week non stop panic attack (not helped by using booze as Valium to calm it down). Finally feeling like I have regained some sanity but my body is in absolute pieces. It’s all basically built up over a year, relationship breakdown, loss of flat, work stress then something happened three weeks ago and my brain just exploded. Haven’t been able to get any help aside from ‘signposting’ but very fortunately relatives have stepped up to care for me. 
 

I knew the relationship wasn’t working for me this time last year but she was ‘the one’ if that makes sense. Everyone was expecting us to settle down and have kids including myself. She’s a beautiful person but she has her own issues but it was always me that needed to work on my issues and I’d get accused of gaslighting if I told her she needed to sort a few things out. And day by day I was just becoming more miserable and isolated and quite frankly a bit paranoid (as people on other threads will attest to). Again drinking loads which is not me, I’ve never been a drinker until the last year and it’s been my one coping mechanism which I want to change. And yeah about 6 months ago I got ‘emotionally’ close to a work colleague, nothing ever happened physically but it was enough for me to realise there’s more to life than this relationship. So I called it quits and I’ve been having some insane levels of guilt over it all and keep getting told by her and some of my relatives that I was the issue when we’re trying to sort things out over the flat. I immediately had to leave our flat (was my choice) but I’m still paying for it now which is an issue I need to sort out but she guilt trips me around her becoming homeless if I stop. I know things weren’t great for me but I never felt listened to. Bleurghhhh

 

I guess I’m a bit scared right now because I’ve never quite crashed out like this. But also I guess I’ve never held so much life stress like this at the same time. You’d be shocked to know what I do for a living but also kinda makes sense when you think about emotional burnout. 
 

If anyone gets to the bottom of this, thank you for reading, I just needed to vent and write stuff down somewhere. 

I'm guessing you're a pornstar, it all fits. Pressure to perform, attractive work colleagues, flat occupied by woman who would otherwise be homeless, the clues are all there.

Seriously mate, just proving I read to the bottom. I'd noticed some of your recent posts seemed a little out of character. My take on the flat is that would she really be homeless? I mean, you obviously have relatives you've been able to fall back on, does she not have any friends or relatives? 

If there's no contribution from her either as a supportive partner or monetary contributions then she doesn't have any grounds for being there and absolutely shouldn't be guilt tripping if she felt any affection. Tell her how it's affected you and if they don't show any sign of sympathy, then hard as it is if you still have feelings, it's time to let go, possibly flat and all.

DM me if you need to chat.

29 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I think this is an alternative view which may be more palatable 

no idea if that is from a proper survey

 

Katwala says that around 90% of people believe that if you are born in England, identify as English and are brought up in England then you are seen as English.

 

 

Also interesting to read the perceived (by some) difference between ‘British’ and ‘English’ 

 

Scots, Welsh and Irish are British, English is English!

1 hour ago, st albans fox said:

Apparently 26% of those who lived in Roman Palestine considered St George to be a Greek as he was born in what was then Greece (now ne turkey) 😉

 

Indeed he was, from a Palestinian family.

Got this last month. Fantastic chill-out album.

13 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I really wish that the Tolkien Estate would pursue civil legal action against Peter Thiel and his fellow sociopaths for absolute misuse of the terms and names that JRRT first created. 

I wish they'd stop Peter Jackson from ever using their material ever again.

8 hours ago, Great Boos Up said:

Not much to say really. I was pointed out by stewards and willingly was escorted out of the stadium with no fuss.

Maybe if you'd flown an Kampuchea flag instead?

Saw a hummingbird moth today. Really unique insect, haven't seen one in Leicestershire in at least 10 years. (I know this because I last saw one here in the back garden of my old house).

Where is all the news about white on white crime, or black on black, or Asian on Asian?

These are the most common crimes, but you'd never guess that from the media.

10 hours ago, DJW1 said:

The use (even on British web sites) of the American date system: month-day-year 

 

Even year-month-day would be more logical

 

That´s it. I´m officially out of things to say.  When do the fixtures come out? 

 

 

 

America is so out of kilter with the rest of the world. The only country (or one of few) to use this format and also stuck in the past with Imperial measurements. At least, until Nige takes the throne.

15 hours ago, davieG said:

 

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These are the clubs with the most relegations in English football (out of the Top 4 divisions). The Imps are in there, along with a very surprising Premier League club!

Most of those teams have spent as many years in the EPL as us. Anyone over the age of 40 shouldn't be surprised to see Man City in there, who are "new money" that were essentially on a par with ourselves in the 20th century.

10 hours ago, The Bear said:

I've just googled as I couldn't remember, and it's called the Heather Scarecrow Festival which runs 2nd - 9th August. 

 

Write up and pictures here:

 

https://www.heatherscarecrowfestival.com/

Lubenham also has one. There's many more across the country, not just Leicester.

3 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

"previous offending included four instances of public disorder and possession of a blade"

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz2xq7ykvo

 

As per bloody usual

 

 

 

3 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

Wrong un and a danger to the public. Get him off the streets.

Crazed weapon hoarder with previous protests about crazed weapon hoarder with previous.

I wonder why a father of 2 lives alone with his dog?

10 hours ago, davieG said:

Not Verified

 

High taxation is not inherently bad if the money is spent well, to the advantage of the public as a whole 

8 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

Imagine being that lads family members having to watch the footage of how he was "treated" by those officers. It put knots in my stomach watching it and I've never met the kid. To abandon your duty of care of anyone on the presumption of racism (from one person's say so) is deplorable and quite frankly they've failed that young man and his family

Even if he was being accused of having raped or murdered someone, they had a duty of care.

Because innocent until proved guilty.

This is why police shouldn't carry guns.

2 hours ago, bovril said:

I didn't really think it through so it doesn't make sense as a response to Trav

I'm used to it.

1 hour ago, Flamey said:

Probably not common ..but I was surprised by one landing on my fence a few nights before posting so they were on my mind!  I hear them often round here (nr Ashby) but I don't actually see them very often. Amazing creatures. 🙌🏼

Did a bit of research and owls are moving into cities, usually in parks and churches. Like the peregrines nesting on the cathedral.

2 hours ago, bovril said:

It's just clear Cambrophobia. 

When you put it like that ...