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Totally o/t:- ?100 bet

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:13 am
by Ace
This is totally o/t, so before Alec and Woody delete it, PLEEEEASE can someone clarify a burning question that has a ?100 bet riding on it. A mate of mine thinks there are more white people in the world whereas I think Chinese is the majority race. (White being Euro/US/Aussie etc) Chinese being just Chinese. I agreed there are probably more white people widespread, but the bet is the majority race. If the answers get posted here, he can see for himself. Over to you lads, and apologies to the mods on this one. Thanks.

Re: Totally o/t:- ?100 bet

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:06 am
by buttsie
No contest...Chinese all the way

The USA/Euro/Aussie are multi race societies not just solely white.


cheers
B...OZ

Re: Totally o/t:- ?100 bet

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:15 am
by Shaun?
Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language so it would make sensse that they hold the majority when it comes to world population.

ps my cut will be 5% :?)

Re: Totally o/t:- ?100 bet

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:22 am
by Wink Wink
You may be right about the Chinese, but I think Indian's may run them close one of the largest populations in the world.

1.4 Billion..................

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:41 am
by Biggie NZ
...and growing in China, by far the biggest single race, there a few weeks ago quite an eye opener.
Mind you I think half the 1.4 billion have moved to Auckland as of late!!!
Biggie NZ

Re: 1.4 Billion..................

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:00 am
by mutanthalibut
Definatley more chinese than any other race.
Just don't ask them all to stand on a chair and jump off at the same time or you won't have chance to spend your newly won ?100.

Biggie what's New Zealand like? I'm thinking of coming over.
p.s I'm not Chinese.

Re: Loads of people

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:24 am
by Lizard
There,s more people living in Cleethorpes, than anywhere else in the world, I dont know how many but it,s........lots, there called Cleethopians, and they outnumber the Chinese 10/1.
I,ll agree China may be second.

Re: Loads of people

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:30 am
by mutanthalibut
People that live in Cleethorpes are called Meggies.

Re: Totally o/t:- ?100 bet

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:00 am
by alec
This is one of thsoe silly Trivial Pursuit type questions that depend entirely on dubious definitions - in this case the definition of a race.

Skin colour is probably the most meaningless definition of race in any case. Anthropologists could argue over this for ever, let alone non-experts. If I were you I'd ask to cancel the bet.

Re: Totally o/t:- ?100 bet

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:05 am
by mutanthalibut
Don't heed this advice Ace the ?100 is yours :-}

There aren't many Chinese people in cleethorpes though, so my sources tell me.