Do you still identify with your ancestral European Barbarian Clan?

Yes.

I still have an island off of the coast of Scotland that I am still considering whether to reclaim.

Every so often I don't floss.

Several. Can't let people forget I'm 1/8 german, 1/16 scottish, and 1/64 french

TAA wrote:

Several. Can't let people forget I'm 1/8 german, 1/16 scottish, and 1/64 french

So sorry about that French part.

I enjoy being proud of my ancestors. A couple of thousand years ago, they were designing and building structures that are still marveled today.

On a serious note, why doesn't the incredibly large continent of Africa contain engineering marvels? Egypt has a fantastic history, but most of the rest of the continent is void of engineering masterpieces. What about the "African kingdoms"?

Konstantinos Kyripoulos wrote:

I enjoy being proud of my ancestors. A couple of thousand years ago, they were designing and building structures that are still marveled today.

On a serious note, why doesn't the incredibly large continent of Africa contain engineering marvels? Egypt has a fantastic history, but most of the rest of the continent is void of engineering masterpieces. What about the "African kingdoms"?

they lives a more frugal less materialistic life. perhaps they were more enlightened.

We will drive them all south of Hadrian's Wall and drink ale from the skulls of the vanquished!

No. They smell.

The Vikings didn't bring back any ugly women from their raids.

Just sayin' ....

My ancestors devised a mating ritual whereby the male would throw a massive wad of his feces into the females face that he chose to mate with.

20012 wrote:

Konstantinos Kyripoulos wrote:

I enjoy being proud of my ancestors. A couple of thousand years ago, they were designing and building structures that are still marveled today.

On a serious note, why doesn't the incredibly large continent of Africa contain engineering marvels? Egypt has a fantastic history, but most of the rest of the continent is void of engineering masterpieces. What about the "African kingdoms"?

they lives a more frugal less materialistic life. perhaps they were more enlightened.

No one buys this, but any other explanation is racist so yeah let's go with that.

No.

Konstantinos Kyripoulos wrote:

I enjoy being proud of my ancestors. A couple of thousand years ago, they were designing and building structures that are still marveled today.

On a serious note, why doesn't the incredibly large continent of Africa contain engineering marvels? Egypt has a fantastic history, but most of the rest of the continent is void of engineering masterpieces. What about the "African kingdoms"?

They were missing a critical element. Writing. The Bantu tribes of sub Saharan Africa never reached the level of societal advancement to achieve the organization required to build such structures. If you include the African Mediterranean coast, you get tons of advanced building but that is largely due to the Phoenician and Greek influence.

Less advanced duh wrote:

Konstantinos Kyripoulos wrote:

I enjoy being proud of my ancestors. A couple of thousand years ago, they were designing and building structures that are still marveled today.

On a serious note, why doesn't the incredibly large continent of Africa contain engineering marvels? Egypt has a fantastic history, but most of the rest of the continent is void of engineering masterpieces. What about the "African kingdoms"?

They were missing a critical element. Writing. The Bantu tribes of sub Saharan Africa never reached the level of societal advancement to achieve the organization required to build such structures. If you include the African Mediterranean coast, you get tons of advanced building but that is largely due to the Phoenician and Greek influence.

Nubia

Aksum

Mausoleum of Mauretania

Great Zimbabwe

Mapungubwe

Thulamela

Djenne-Djeno