4 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Americans and Australians  who keep shouting at other people to give the land back get furious when you mention American Indians and Aborigines 

The Americans get all old fashioned when discussion moves to Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rica as well!

2 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

Absolutely! 1690 being the last decade of the 17th Century. Portuguese 'discovery' of the Falklands first appeared on their maps in 1522.

Seems Google is now your friend.......

40 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

The French helped out with a few Exocet missiles last time....????. 

Unfortunately, we were on the receiving end! I once knew a guy who worked at Marconi Torpedos. He told me they would sell to anyone but deliberately left out some circuitry so that they couldn't be used against us.  

2 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

Unfortunately, we were on the receiving end! I once knew a guy who worked at Marconi Torpedos. He told me they would sell to anyone but deliberately left out some circuitry so that they couldn't be used against us.  

That reads like another "story".................

 

So there were no final tests at your "chums" place......????

7 minutes ago, transam said:

Seems Google is now your friend.......

Have to hand it to the Portuguese. Great on discoveries, building and business and held onto their colonies (which were worth holding onto) longer than we did. 

12 minutes ago, transam said:

That reads like another "story".................

 

So there were no final tests at your "chums" place......????

The MOD spend years on the design of installing refuelling pods for Hercs. When it kicked off it was done and dusted in weeks.

55 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

That is one government. Not successive. 

 

Also, as I pointed out earlier, your original post didn't give the full story.

 

I believe, with no proof to back your claim, your original post is an unsubstantiated.

I’ve pointed you in the direction of a book you obviously haven’t read.

 

 

I suggest you do so, 

2 hours ago, transam said:

The Guardian is the gutter press, as you well know, caters for the anti-brigade....

Calm down transam, the Guardian is not gutter press.

 

And tge ‘anti-brigade’ is a figment of your imagination.

 

1 hour ago, The Fugitive said:

Have to hand it to the Portuguese. Great on discoveries, building and business and held onto their colonies (which were worth holding onto) longer than we did. 

Yes they discovered Goan Vindaloo.

7 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Yes they discovered Goan Vindaloo.

Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region

41 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Calm down transam, the Guardian is not gutter press.

 

And tge ‘anti-brigade’ is a figment of your imagination.

 

I don't need to calm down, I am not an anti-Brit.....

6 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Who are not Argentine????

Indigenous? 

 

But, does nationality really matter? It is a remnant of a colonial past which should be enough to let it go ya silly empirist. 

6 hours ago, tjintx said:

Belt and roads, Mikey, Belt and Roads.

Totally do not understand this reply. If you are referring to China projecting soft power, please let me know the offshore properties they have kept for hundreds of years. 

Just now, mikebike said:

Indigenous? 

 

But, does nationality really matter? It is a remnant of a colonial past which should be enough to let it go ya silly empirist. 

Aaaaah, now we have it, you just don't like British stuff.....

 

 

5 hours ago, transam said:

And you are from, just so I can see what your lot were up too.................? ????

Canada. You got anything? 

1 minute ago, transam said:

Aaaaah, now we have it, you just don't like British stuff.....

 

 

No. Y'all are not the only colonial power trying to hang on to a distant past. I dislike all colonial remnants irrespective of country. 

1 minute ago, mikebike said:

Canada. You got anything? 

Canada, a country taken over by Europeans, or are you a native Indian...

 

"You got anything", in what respect....?

1 minute ago, mikebike said:

No. Y'all are not the only colonial power trying to hang on to a distant past. I dislike all colonial remnants irrespective of country. 

Like forget the Canadian Indians .....?  

Just now, transam said:

Canada, a country taken over by Europeans, or are you a native Indian...

 

"You got anything", in what respect....?

Where  did the native Indians in Canada come from ?

Wherever they came from, they should go back home again , I think that they came from Mongolia 

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

Where  did the native Indians in Canada come from ?

Wherever they came from, they should go back home again , I think that they came from Mongolia 

I could Google that, I suppose, but I won't.  

8 minutes ago, transam said:

I could Google that, I suppose, but I won't.  

Let the Canadian Indians google it, so they know where to go 

1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Let the Canadian Indians google it, so they know where to go 

Not enough left..............????

Argentina is planning to take Islas Malvinas, (Falkland Islands) back.

 

 

33 minutes ago, mikebike said:

Indigenous? 

 

But, does nationality really matter? It is a remnant of a colonial past which should be enough to let it go ya silly empirist. 

What about the French Polynesians ???? How far away from their neighbours do people have to be to get wishes accepted.

3 hours ago, mikebike said:

No. Y'all are not the only colonial power trying to hang on to a distant past. I dislike all colonial remnants irrespective of country. 

No one is trying to hang onto it.

 

The Falkland Islanders voted to remain British.

16 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

It's called a 'Carrier Force' now. Try to keep up.

And your point is?

This.