From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 04/01/2026 10:48, Richard Kettlewell wrote:   
   > c186282  writes:   
   >> On 1/3/26 18:41, Richard Kettlewell wrote:   
   >>> c186282  writes:   
   >>>> On 1/3/26 16:35, rbowman wrote:   
   >>>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 03/01/2026 02:39, c186282 wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On the flip, the USA currency system IS far more   
   >>>>>>>       clear than traditional British - 'decimal'.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> The traditional British was not 'decimal'   
   >>>>> That's for sure. I never did figure out pence, shillings, quid, bob,   
   >>>>> pounds, and so forth, between the base system and the informal names.   
   >>>>> Somehow I wound up with a 5 pence piece that was masquerading as a US   
   >>>>> dime. It's not uncommon to get Canadian coins but I've not idea how that   
   >>>>> one got introduced.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>     Well ... England ranks as one of those "most invaded"   
   >>>>     countries. There was the apparent OP and then the Beaker People came   
   >>>>     ... Romans ... finally Anglos, Saxons, Normans and now Arabs.   
   >>> You missed out the Celts, Vikings and the Dutch, not to mention less   
   >>> consequential invasions by the French, Scots and Spanish.  As for the   
   >>> Arab expansion it never even reached the channel (Odo of Aquitaine   
   >>> turned them back in the C8th) and I can reassure you that there is no   
   >>> Arab invasion at present.   
   >>   
   >>    There were so many invasions I abbreviated the list  :-)   
   >>   
   >>    Oh, "Normans" WERE the Vikings, later more specifically   
   >>    referred to the Nordics who had settled in France.   
   >   
   > Descended from Vikings for sure, but sufficiently intergated into the   
   > French world of the time that they’re best seen as distinct.   
   >   
   >>    And the Arabs are Right NOW ...   
   >   
   > No, you’ve made that up, or more likely made the mistake of listening to   
   > someone else who’s made it up.   
   >   
   Indeed. The main invasions are afghanistan,. Pakistan and sub saharan   
   africa.   
   The arabs all go to France   
      
      
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