New Posts For Thread: Which nation has most shaped the modern world?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-worldUK 1/3USA 2/1Italy(Romans) 6/1Greeks 16/1Russians 25/150/1Barcenturies after the Scots invented the game of football in the Borders town of Jedburgh, a Dark Ages game played with the heads of slain enemieshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545821061#545821061centuries after the Scots invented the game of football in the Borders town of Jedburgh, a Dark Ages game played with the heads of slain enemiesMon, 10 Aug 2015 12:32:16 -0500Very true ......The Frankfurt School? .... mission more or less completedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545818491#545818491Very true ......The Frankfurt School? .... mission more or less completedMon, 10 Aug 2015 08:13:26 -0500agree the uk.selling those arms to countries rife with terroristshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545817913#545817913agree the uk.selling those arms to countries rife with terroristsMon, 10 Aug 2015 06:42:46 -0500Oh do shut up.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545817199#545817199Oh do shut up.Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:32:00 -0500Tanzania or Ethiopia, though they weren't known as Tanzania and Ethiopia at the time.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545813749#545813749Tanzania or Ethiopia, though they weren't known as Tanzania and Ethiopia at the time.Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:12:37 -0500The modern world is such an appalling place I'm not sure any nation would be rushing to claim credit for 'shaping' it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545811917#545811917The modern world is such an appalling place I'm not sure any nation would be rushing to claim credit for 'shaping' it.Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:18:04 -0500All this appreciation of Scots occurred after joining the Union.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545811011#545811011All this appreciation of Scots occurred after joining the Union.Sun, 09 Aug 2015 10:47:49 -0500If you want to compare ethnic cleansing look at the fate of the original Scots, the Picts who were conquered by the first invaders on their shores the Irish Celts.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545810281#545810281If you want to compare ethnic cleansing look at the fate of the original Scots, the Picts who were conquered by the first invaders on their shores the Irish Celts.Sun, 09 Aug 2015 09:42:19 -0500The many achievements of the Scots have been largely because of there relationship to England,all their inventors and engineers and writers are indebted to the union with England and the Empire...nothing precedes this....and quite possibly nothing wihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545809957#545809957The many achievements of the Scots have been largely because of there relationship to England,all their inventors and engineers and writers are indebted to the union with England and the Empire...nothing precedes this....and quite possibly nothing wiSun, 09 Aug 2015 09:17:20 -0500AliasI am afraid the Scots were a largely barbaric nation until civilized (up to a point) by the British Empire. These were the views in the works of Dutch, French and German authors.Nicolaus Gundling thought that the strange appearance and cannibalihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30565103/which-nation-has-most-shaped-the-modern-world?post_id=545809871#545809871AliasI am afraid the Scots were a largely barbaric nation until civilized (up to a point) by the British Empire. These were the views in the works of Dutch, French and German authors.Nicolaus Gundling thought that the strange appearance and cannibaliSun, 09 Aug 2015 09:10:28 -0500