FlyingTeaPot
Irrational Rationalist. Educated Fool.
Yes, American people's fascination with British royalty is fascinating to me.
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Royal Wedding Coverage
- Thread starter Madhuri
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There is a new Museum in the US that displays some of Princess Dianas stuff,i wonder why the facination
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
What a bunch of wet blankets!
On to more important matters, like the following Facebook post:
In honor of the royal wedding on Fri, Use your royal name. Start with either Lord or Lady. Your 1st name is one of your grandparents' names. Your surname is the name of your 1st pet, double-barreled with the name of the street on which you grew up.
Which would make me: Lady Margaret Midnight of Olcott :curtsy:
Ahhh, then I'm Lady Winona Stonewall Jackson of Ranier
kai
ragamuffin
I can understand the importance of that, really. There is nothing wrong with cherishing one's history.
What i fail to see any point to though, is why keep the negative aspect of that tradition. I mean why does the concept of 'royal family' still having any form of value?
Who cares that a 'prince' is getting married for it to be such a big deal?
I mean if people basically see them as some form of cute things from the past, i guess thats not such a big deal.
But if they have any form of power or authority, thats not good. As the very concept of monarchy is pretty much an insult.
I dont expect you to understand British traditions, mainly because they are ours not yours. and why is our Queen an insult but a Caliph isnt? Oh lets not go there on this thread eh! LOL
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kai
ragamuffin
Yep we pay a licence fee for the BBC. we pay for most things in our country.
kai
ragamuffin
That's what I'm talking about, wasn't there some revolution or something so that we didn't care about the aristocrats
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Maybe but perhaps its because the revolution was by Brits from Brits that there still is a certain fascination for the old country.
Throughout American history, English immigrants and their descendants have been prominent in every level of government and in every aspect of American life. Eight of the first ten American presidents and more than that proportion of the 42 presidents, as well as the majority of sitting congressmen and congresswomen, are descended from English ancestors. The descendants of English expatriates are so numerous and so well integrated in American life that it is impossible to identify all of them. While they are the third largest ethnic nationality self reported in the 1990 census, they retain such a pervasive representation at every level of national and state government that, on any list of American senators, Supreme Court judges, governors, or legislators, they would constitute a plurality if not an outright majority.[37] Today it is estimated that over 80 million Americans are of English ancestry
English American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Recent studies state that there is between 30-40 million Americans who claim Scottish heritage in the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_American
In the 2008 US Census community survey, an estimated 1.98 million Americans had Welsh ancestry,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_American
an additional 1.2% (3.5 million people) identified more specifically with "Scotch Irish" ancestry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch-Irish_American
Yes folks, the door is always open if you want to come home
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lunakilo
Well-Known Member
Lady Johanne Skiderik of HøjvangenWhat a bunch of wet blankets!
On to more important matters, like the following Facebook post:
In honor of the royal wedding on Fri, Use your royal name. Start with either Lord or Lady. Your 1st name is one of your grandparents' names. Your surname is the name of your 1st pet, double-barreled with the name of the street on which you grew up.
Which would make me: Lady Margaret Midnight of Olcott :curtsy:
(Lady Johanne ******* of High Meadow)
No, I don't think that works well
kai
ragamuffin
What power? and whats the negative aspect of it?
I'm referring to the concept of monarchy.
The negative aspect of that tradition, which is giving any value to the 'royal family' aside from a historical view may be, or like i said seeing them as a nice reminder of older times, aside from that, any extra value given to them is a negative.
Wombat
Active Member
Hey Madhuri!
Much and all as I appreciate the comic genius of the 'Chaser Team' and dearly anticipated a Royal Wedding repeat of something like this-
[youtube]Ajiu2BFZg3E[/youtube]
YouTube - Chasers - Osama
Perhaps one of the boys could have dressed as the bride and got as far as the altar?
Or worse?......further?...................the honeymoon?
:sorry1:Nothing......NOTHING....the Chaser guys could come up with would have been funnier than the real live footage of 'Chuckers' (prince Charles) walking into Westminster Cathedral... wiping his nose between thumb and forefinger and then immediately offering his snotty hand to shake to a gold bedecked dignitary of the Church of England!:clap:yes: :bow:
What a Hoot....in every sense.
My Daughter cried in disbelief- “Oh! He didn’t!....Oh he >DID<!”
My wife laughed so hard she snorted her Champaign.
Ahhhhh ‘The House of Windsor’....classic comedy at every turn....and >still< a family one would move continents to avoid!
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