Pre-islamic conquest, was the bible translated into Berber? So, at time of islamic conquest, there is an extant literary (religious) tradition? Where were the Donatists? Too far east? They retreat to the hills, convert locals? Or the Arian Vandals convert locals? My history of this area is...
With a similar level of animosity? Would one game try to get the other game banned or ban players that play the other game? Would fans of one do things like put broken glass on the pitches of the other sport etc.?
And how could folk become fluent in one of these languages quickly enough that they would be able to use it for every day communication. I suspect few of the founding fathers were fluent, it was just a romantic classicist idea.
The other problem for American football is timing of the game. I know a lot of people who find the endless breaks a complete turn off while actually enjoying the game play. It's a cultural thing, if you grow up with team games that are continuous (football, rugby league) or fairly continuous...
Well there is the issue of cost. To play football you need something that passes as a ball and anywhere bigger than a few square yards. To play American Football you need a ton of kit. The reason that it won't take off around the world is that it won't get played in schools cos they would...
Would this up the native population density? This would make a difference, might lead later to a much stronger native identity and more political clout.
As Englishman I have to say I am completely bemused by my compatriots' interest in cricket. It has to be the dullest sport in the world. Also, it is one of those sports where when you ask people what they like about it, a large number talk about the peripheral aspects and not the game itself.
One person's bias is another person's truth. Americans only have to look at their news programs to see how the same basic facts can appear completely different. One thing that strikes a non-US citizen is the sincerity of the belief of many US citizens in the inherent goodness of the actions of...
It is just word. In the US it means one thing in other parts of the world it means something else. Do you object to the Americans calling what a Brit would call an aubergine an eggplant. I mean, it doesn't contain any eggs. In fact, it is the original English word for that vegetable and we Brits...