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Re:Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii by Cyph0n on Sunday December 27, 2020 @10:04PM (#25556315)
Firstly, the Middle East is a vast place, so there is really no “Middle Eastern analogue”. A regional version, maybe.

Secondly, the Crusades happened a very long time ago. From experience, I have never met or heard of an Arab who thought it was anything but a historical event. So, I highly doubt that anyone in the Middle East thinks of the Crusades as being relatively recent.

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Re:Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii by Eric_WVGG on Monday December 28, 2020 @12:44AM (#25557018)
I said “Middle East” because this class was twenty five years ago and I only have the vague recollection of the particulars.

And yes nobody literally thinks it happened yesterday, so you’re missing the point.

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