SheepChaser 8,089 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 minute ago, WILF said: They wasn’t doing us a favour mate, we ran the gaff ! The more you speak the dafter you sound mate. Stick to things you actually know about. So you are saying we shouldn’t remember any non white members of the British armed forces ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,975 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, SheepChaser said: The more you speak the dafter you sound mate. Stick to things you actually know about. So you are saying we shouldn’t remember any non white members of the British armed forces ? No, I’m saying they shouldn’t be getting a special mention that other people don’t get ! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SheepChaser 8,089 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, WILF said: No, I’m saying they shouldn’t be getting a special mention that other people don’t get ! How are they getting a special mention ? The original point was that Gnash had seen British troops wearing turbans being remembered and didn’t like it. I just said it’s not about Muslims and it’s about Sikhs etc who have always been remembered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,535 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, SheepChaser said: Don’t take this the wrong way but you lads are f***ing clueless on this. You’re letting your own prejudice blind you to facts. Not like you. We were more than happy for Indian troops to fight our war alongside us. And you don’t want to remember or respect them because they are non white. Cant really even begin to argue with that, but f**k me I bet if you went back and spoke to those veterans or those folk who served alongside them..... they wouldn’t agree with you. Dont take this the wrong way but pretending you dont understand what a person is saying in order to avoid the obvious is a feeble way of debating. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DIDO.1 22,847 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 28 minutes ago, SheepChaser said: The more you speak the dafter you sound mate. Stick to things you actually know about. So you are saying we shouldn’t remember any non white members of the British armed forces ? Calm the fck down Cathy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SheepChaser 8,089 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 While we are discussing this....... in the name of light hearted history I’ll tell ye a story. My grandfather spent some time in North Africa and the Middle East.... mainly hunting down and ambushing Italians in the desert. He had his own troops but also was told to find and work with some of the native tribes. Somrwhere in North Africa he ended up with a load of black, Afro wearing camel jockeys - wilfs favourite folk Anyway they didn’t know what they were called so affectionately labelled them fuzzy wuzzys. Through various sign language etc they managed to convince these lads that rather than attacking them and stealing their weapons they should make a deal - they go and kill Italians and get paid a bounty. .... in arac (the local fire water). Anyway they had to work out a way for the deaths to be proven so decided they would swap an Italians ear for some booze. It worked well for a while but they had to change it to a pair of ears as the sneaky b*****ds were cutting both off giving in one - getting pissed and coming back with the other lot of ears froM the other side of the head He said it was a bit surreal swapping necklaces of ears for grog...... but it worked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,847 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Just now, W. Katchum said: Put me right in the mood for a Bhuna had this thread So your saying don't remember anyone who doesn't eat Indian food? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SheepChaser 8,089 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Dont take this the wrong way but pretending you dont understand what a person is saying in order to avoid the obvious is a feeble way of debating. are you serious ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SheepChaser 8,089 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Just now, W. Katchum said: Iv saw that film too Mate my family fought and died alongside weird native troops for a good few generations (obviously they didn’t all die). I grew up with my Welsh valleys grandfather who could speak Hindi and Urdu. He led camel riders, Sikhs, Gurkhas, the Gon and lots of others. Fought in Europe, India, Burma, Africa, the middle East etx. His father fought in those places and also afghan etc. Those were just the times. Up until independence all male members of my dads side went to India aged about 14 and staid either until death or retirement. My grandfather came home to celebrate VE Day and then returned for two or three more years of war. I just find it a bit hard to stomach that all of that action wasn’t worth a wank cos he led troops of the wrong colour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SheepChaser 8,089 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Just to round it off........ so you saw silhouettes of soldiers .... some had turbans so it was assumed it was only done to appease ‘the wogs’. I would imagine that those silhouettes you saw were part of a display at Hampton court palace...... an art installation of over 100 silhouettes of soldiers ...., Some of those silhouettes are wearing turbans because they represent Indian troops ...... there were 1700 Indian army troops encamped at Hampton court palace. Maybe that’s why ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,975 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 30 minutes ago, SheepChaser said: While we are discussing this....... in the name of light hearted history I’ll tell ye a story. My grandfather spent some time in North Africa and the Middle East.... mainly hunting down and ambushing Italians in the desert. He had his own troops but also was told to find and work with some of the native tribes. Somrwhere in North Africa he ended up with a load of black, Afro wearing camel jockeys - wilfs favourite folk Anyway they didn’t know what they were called so affectionately labelled them fuzzy wuzzys. Through various sign language etc they managed to convince these lads that rather than attacking them and stealing their weapons they should make a deal - they go and kill Italians and get paid a bounty. .... in arac (the local fire water). Anyway they had to work out a way for the deaths to be proven so decided they would swap an Italians ear for some booze. It worked well for a while but they had to change it to a pair of ears as the sneaky b*****ds were cutting both off giving in one - getting pissed and coming back with the other lot of ears froM the other side of the head He said it was a bit surreal swapping necklaces of ears for grog...... but it worked And there’s me thinking they had nothing to offer European culture !…..just gos to show ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,855 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 I like Indians Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,831 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 43 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Aye Fcuk them, who don’t eat Indian, 1.3 billion Indians can’t be wrong, can they ? It’s foreign muck! Same with Chinese. I don’t mind a Thai though… 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,975 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Just now, Born Hunter said: It’s foreign muck! Same with Chinese. I don’t mind a Thai though… I know someone else like that ! Lol 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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