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A question for the Brits in here... (pg. 6)
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| FuzzQi |
I was having a going away party during the screening and my fag friends insisted on playing the wedding, so we put it on. Just as they showed Kate coming down the aisle I got one guy to mute the tv and I hit play on a recording of the Imperial March.
It was the greatest achievement of my life
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| Sushipunk |
| As you know, I'm still LOLing about this. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
The royal wedding is stupid. That is all. |
yeah, well not everyone can adopt a wife from chernobyl :p
Just got in from an awesome night out with Buzz Killington. That guy sure knows how not to party. |
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| aquila |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
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| Ash Parajuli |
| quote: | Originally posted by FuzzQi
I was having a going away party during the screening and my fag friends insisted on playing the wedding, so we put it on. Just as they showed Kate coming down the aisle I got one guy to mute the tv and I hit play on a recording of the Imperial March.
It was the greatest achievement of my life
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holy , that would've been epic haha. |
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| aquila |
Will wins...
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i for one have to say that i welcome this latest coverage of The Wedding, not that i have watched any.
i am just glad that the media whores are focused on something positive. |
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| Bierheld |
| quote: | Originally posted by osterzone
What are your thoughts on the royal wedding and the fact that England still has "monarchy" around? |
I don't know the specifics of the situation in england. But i can tell you a few reasons why monarchy still has a few things that make it worth clinging onto.
Though it is indeed technically undemocratic. As is well known all European monarchs have ceremonial functions now and don't get involved much in day to day politics, yet they are still officially titled head of state. The advantage is that your state now has a face for the world to look at, and more importantly one that doesn't change every 4 years.
They are, pretty much from the moment they are able to, taught in the ways of diplomacy. They are also politically neutral, which makes it easier to make friends throughout the world. This generates their economic value. whenever they travel around the world on official state visits, they usually bring with them a small business entourage with representatives of the countries multi-nationals there to take advantage of the warmed up hearts and souls.
There's more as well. They are always popular amongst their citizens, again because they don't involve with politics. They encompass tradition and nationalism. Ways of binding people together. |
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| DancingMonkey |
| William seemms like a really cool dude. If America had a king I would want it to be him. |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Bierheld
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Agreed with you up until the last point, quite a few Brits do not like the monarchy...but to be fair we are a nation of complainers so.... |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Most importantly, tourists love them. American and Japanese tourists would take a photo of a bag of gravel if it belonged to the Queen. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Most importantly, tourists love them. American and Japanese tourists would take a photo of a bag of gravel if it belonged to the Queen. |
From my experiences, many (if not most) Americans have a very romantic view of nobility/knights/monarchy. We never interact with it in our day-to-day lives, and only see it in movies and television. Happily ever after and all that.
Anyways, I don't know much about Prince William, but from everything I do know he seems like he'll make a good King. Wish it would pass over his father and go right to him, but we'll see. Hope they actually do live happily ever after.
In more important discussions, what are you Brit's opinion about the referendum on May 5 :gsmile: |
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