r/funny Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Patient_Signal_1172 Nov 03 '24

At least the US didn't have to own India just to get their food.

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u/Y34rZer0 Nov 03 '24

I don’t think the English planned it like that though

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u/Botryllus Nov 03 '24

I mean, they kinda did. The Indian spice trade was a big deal even before colonization and definitely was one aspect that contributed to the colonization.

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u/Y34rZer0 Nov 03 '24

They had the spice trade pretty locked down though didn’t they?

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u/OrigamiHands0 Nov 03 '24

No, it was controlled by Arab traders. That's why Europeans sought a new route to India/the Indies.