The globalisation of sport and the effect of British colonialism

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Post by The Ginge Reaper » Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:01 am

Randall wrote:Am I misreading something?
You honestly dont know?
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Post by Randall » Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:08 am

The Ginge Reaper wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:01 am
Randall wrote:Am I misreading something?
You honestly dont know?
Dont know what?
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Post by The Ginge Reaper » Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:18 am

You have never heard of the song Big In Japan by Alphaville?
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Post by Randall » Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:20 am

The Ginge Reaper wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:18 am You have never heard of the song Big In Japan by Alphaville?
I've heard of the song
Couldn't have told you who it was by
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Post by Randall » Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:13 pm

Captain Hobo wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 12:31 am
Randall wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:12 am Australia seems to have embraced everything although football seems to be at the bottom of the list and like America they seemed to want to set themselves apart with aussie rules

Hobo, what is the split in popularity/participation between the team sports in Australia?
Cricket
Rugby
Football
Aussie rules etc

And has there been a shift?
Cricket is popular everywhere in summer, although less so among 'Aussies' than when I was playing. Indian migrants are keeping a lots of clubs going in my area (Melbourne) assume Sydney and Brisbane are similar.

Both codes of Rugby are mainly played in NSW and QLD. The main winter code in all other states is Aussie Rules.

Rugby is traditionally mainly played by Private Schools and upper classes and League is for the working class and much more popular overall.
I think a lot of English club cricket is kept going by migrants.
They clearly aren't playing football
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Post by Wolflanternbumbag » Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:04 pm

Table tennis is big in China.
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Wolflanternbumbag wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:04 pm Table tennis is big in China.
China is table tennis
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Post by Randall » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:14 pm

Gidra wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Wolflanternbumbag wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:04 pm Table tennis is big in China.
China is table tennis
Historically how did this happen?
Strange event for a country to obsess over
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Post by tungsten tossers » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:30 pm

Randall wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:14 pm
Gidra wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Wolflanternbumbag wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:04 pm Table tennis is big in China.
China is table tennis
Historically how did this happen?
Strange event for a country to obsess over
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Post by The Thorn » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:36 pm

Randall wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:14 pm
Gidra wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Wolflanternbumbag wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:04 pm Table tennis is big in China.
China is table tennis
Historically how did this happen?
Strange event for a country to obsess over
Every shitty and irrelevant sport is big in China, that's why they always do so well at the Olympics. The state runs everything in typical Commie fashion.
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Post by Randall » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:46 pm

Makes sense mao is responsible
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Post by Gidra » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:41 pm

The Thorn wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:36 pm
Randall wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:14 pm
Gidra wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Wolflanternbumbag wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:04 pm Table tennis is big in China.
China is table tennis
Historically how did this happen?
Strange event for a country to obsess over
Every shitty and irrelevant sport is big in China, that's why they always do so well at the Olympics. The state runs everything in typical Commie fashion.
Remind me, in which relevant sport your country is good at?
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Post by Gidra » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:44 pm

Randall wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:46 pm Makes sense mao is responsible
Plus they are genetically gifted for ping pong.
Atm they are light years away from rest of the world.
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Post by Randall » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:30 am

Gidra wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:44 pm
Randall wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:46 pm Makes sense mao is responsible
Plus they are genetically gifted for ping pong.
Atm they are light years away from rest of the world.
We played it at school occasionally but beyond that I'm unaware of any culture for it in this country
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Post by tungsten tossers » Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:09 am

Randall wrote: Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:30 am
Gidra wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:44 pm
Randall wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:46 pm Makes sense mao is responsible
Plus they are genetically gifted for ping pong.
Atm they are light years away from rest of the world.
We played it at school occasionally but beyond that I'm unaware of any culture for it in this country
I played a lot at school, but lost interest as an adult.....
I do like watching it at the Olympics though

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Post by Wolflanternbumbag » Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:03 am

Yeah it’s a good game table tennis. We used to play at leisure centre after my dad took us swimming. Only play when go on holiday now.
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Post by Gidra » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:31 pm

One time my colleagues and me went to a tt club after work to play with idea of going after to a nearby pub with excellent craft beer and best chicken wings in town. One of the colleagues inform us that he will go to pub but will not eat and drink cause he and his wife started some kind of horrible cabbage based diet. So he watched us all night getting pissed.
When he came home he told his wife about a sacrifice he made because of the diet.
What diet? Oh, that, I stopped two weeks ago...
True story :)
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