Speaking of decolonization
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 14:24 last edited by
Without googling, what was the last European colony in Asia, who was the colonial power, and when did they relinquish it?
Put your answer under a spoiler so others can play.
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 14:32 last edited by Renauda 12 Feb 2022, 14:33click to show
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 14:33 last edited by
Last to be established or last one standing? And what geographic limits are we putting for Asia? India? The Middle East? Turkey?!
And what about the pacific islands?
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 14:38 last edited by
Last one relinquished. It’s in east Asia so focus there.
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 16:27 last edited by
Mine is safe for work I don’t know why it says that
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It’s safe for work!!!
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@George-K that’s not safe for work!!!!
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 16:29 last edited by
Actually maybe mine isn’t safe for work. Maybe someone in the ******* government is reading this
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 17:01 last edited by
Renauda got it - Macau was handed over from Portugal to China in 1999. IIRC, it was December 31st symbolically, ending 500 years of European colonization of Asia.
I was there maybe 7 years later and found no one spoke any Portuguese. It’s a huge gambling Mecca and has a separate visa regime than China because of it.
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 17:14 last edited by
Hey I did too but got the year wrong
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 17:18 last edited by
My real estate selling agent was born there. First time I ever met someone from there. My wife has visited several times.
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wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 17:24 last edited by
Macau was an occasional (but long) night out when I would be in Hong Kong. Untold debauchery often ensued.
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Macau was an occasional (but long) night out when I would be in Hong Kong. Untold debauchery often ensued.
wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 17:53 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Speaking of decolonization:
Macau was an occasional (but long) night out when I would be in Hong Kong. Untold debauchery often ensued.
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wrote on 3 Dec 2022, 00:11 last edited by
It was pretty "seedy" when under Portugal. I think it really took off when China took over, which is kind of surprising.
(I once had a taxi drive me around the course that the Formual 1 (or maybe Formula 3) raced. Do they still have that race?
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It was pretty "seedy" when under Portugal. I think it really took off when China took over, which is kind of surprising.
(I once had a taxi drive me around the course that the Formual 1 (or maybe Formula 3) raced. Do they still have that race?
wrote on 3 Dec 2022, 02:26 last edited by Doctor Phibes 12 Mar 2022, 02:27@taiwan_girl said in Speaking of decolonization:
It was pretty "seedy" when under Portugal. I think it really took off when China took over, which is kind of surprising.
(I once had a taxi drive me around the course that the Formual 1 (or maybe Formula 3) raced. Do they still have that race?
It's F3 - and they still run it, although it's been cancelled of late due to Covid. Both Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher won the race before becoming big stars in F1.
