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The History Thread

All I know is I am highly resistant to covid, and many people of the indian diaspora here in Brampton are covid carriers, after being vaccinated. My wife and many others, are completely immune to covid. Telling me who gets sick has a genetic component. No longer a hypothesis.
there are long COVID variants that sit in people's lungs or bloodstream making a re-appearance during the winter months. Yes some individuals are (apparently) asymptomatic carriers. Not sure if it's just Brampton's Indian population ;)

I guess in the current climate Indians in Canada get blamed for everything
 
there are long COVID variants that sit in people's lungs or bloodstream making a re-appearance during the winter months. Yes some individuals are (apparently) asymptomatic carriers. Not sure if it's just Brampton's Indian population ;)

I guess in the current climate Indians in Canada get blamed for everything
Most of Brampton is Indian, very large community only thing I noticed during covid they had twice the covid rate as Mississauga next door similar size population, Not a lot of issues with indians, chatted with then they know covid effected their community more than others, Not much racism against them, All I noticed If I go to gathering, with one or two Indians present, my Temperature jumps up 37. 3 or 37.4 degree Celcius.direct correlation. Does not bother me, recover following day. is what it is just see pattern. All documented in my covid stats, See my covid thread, Covid highest during Easter and Indian days of celebration, hard to miss. Virus does not care about political correctness. Going to Dentist Monday expect temperature spike as most of staff Indian.
 
I'm obsessed with ancient history, I'm reading Mary Beards SPQR atm, The early days of Rome is incredibly fascinating.
I also enjoy Mary Beard's Rome series on tv. A particularly tumultuous era I would love to explore is Rome's exit from the British Isles in 450AD which to me spelt a death knell for the Romanised Britons the fall of Rome, fall of London and rise of the Saxons.
 
I also enjoy Mary Beard's Rome series on tv. A particularly tumultuous era I would love to explore is Rome's exit from the British Isles in 450AD which to me spelt a death knell for the Romanised Britons the fall of Rome, fall of London and rise of the Saxons.

I've watched the BBC programs about a million times, it was my comfort viewing for awhile lol.

I also really like the rest is history podcast and Dr Adrian Goldsworthys youtube channel. I'd highly recommend them especially for Roman history.
 
I've watched the BBC programs about a million times, it was my comfort viewing for awhile lol.

I also really like the rest is history podcast and Dr Adrian Goldsworthys youtube channel. I'd highly recommend them especially for Roman history.
Rome's civilisation is really a historical conundrum. It represents a watershed in being the true birth of what would become Europe. But it was at a huge cost, Roman legions were brutal by modern standards but Rome's management of it's conquered territories were progressive for it's time. It's not hard to see how a typical citizen in a Romanised British city lived a life not entirely unrelatable to life in modern British cities. A morning session in the bathouse, followed by the rush to the markets to buy fresh produce, wearing the latest fashion in togas, going with friends to the local colosseum for sport to watch your favourite gladiators, sitting in a tavern in the evening with friends drinking away after losing money to bookmakers betting on gladiatorial sport. I'm sure British soccer fans may not realise they carry on a 2000 year old tradition, going to Wembley stadium with thousands of screaming fans cheering for their team followed by trip to the pub to drown their sorrows if their team lost or get wasted celebrating their team's victory.
 

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