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I am curious as to the take of the average every-day man/woman in the UK on the upcoming royal wedding. Here is the US, the drive-by news media (particularly, but not only, the entertainment portion) is absolutely beside itself, breathlessly talking about it day after day--just gushing all over themselves about: who's invited, who's not invited, what will the bride wear, what will be served at the evening reception at Windsor Castle, who will sit where at Westminster, and on and on and on.
Is it treated with such a fever-pitch there where it's actually happening???
Of course I didn't get my invitation--was hopeful they might want at least one Busydog represented 🙂
Like with most things here in the UK its mostly negative with most talk about how fit Kate is and how it will be another Diana with the media - always look on the postive sides!
er wedding? what wedding?
Royal wedding = extra bank holiday. End of.
erm there was an article a few weeks ago about how they've started making commemorative china plates. since then i've heard nothing.
oh except that i get a day off work to go riding on the 29th! 😀
The vast majority of people couldn't give a toss, except that we get an extra day off work this year 🙂
Some people are frothing about the ammount of public money they think is being "wasted" on it.
Some people are buying magazines full of guff about who will be designing her dress.
It is not all over the mainstream media by any stretch, I typically don't hear about it at all day to day.
Personally, good luck to them. Not really bothered about the whole thing but wish them well.
I think most people under the age of 60 are a bit indifferent, but looking forward to having an extra bank holiday.
Day off is the main event. I think most people are pretty cynical about the royals these days aside from a small group of complete boneheads.
The news media here get wrapped around the axle on just about everything/anything to do with anyone with any celebrity status (real or imagined). A few years back when Anna Nicole Smith died, it was headline news on the entertainment shows for literally months----to the point of becoming nauseating.
Can't wait for the drooling nitwit father to take over when his mother's popped her clogs and start demanding that we all take homeopathic cures for cancer...
Day off is the main event. I think most people are pretty cynical about the royals these days aside from a small group of complete boneheads
That's my mother you're talking about! 😛
She also called me a monster because I preferred to play Mortal Kombat Trilogy to watching Princess Diana's funeral...
... and leave the cities to live in nice little eighteenth-century style cottages in Oxfordshire.
Can't believe the condoms haven't got a mention yet;
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Like with most things here in the UK its mostly negative
How ironic.
I did not my invitation either, but planning to blag it with a bottle of Blue Nun 😉
What do you think of it so far, busydog? Whereabouts in the "good ol'" are you, BTW?
Far as I can tell, we maintain the Royal Family mostly as a service for overseas foreigners and tourists. The majority of people here couldn't give a damn either way, outside of the media and people who read intellectually devoid "gossip" magazines.
I view my payment for the royal family as the best way to make sure we dont' end up with a politician as head of state.
money very well spent, in my book.
Mr Woppit--I really do wish them well and hope they can get through the whole thing with some sanity left. Can't be easy to live in the spotlight 24/7 and they won't likely ever have much respite from it.
I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico
I view the royal family as a public education service to warn us about the dangers of inbreeding, there are more than a few states in the USofA that could do with learning that lesson 😉
Interestingly, I flew to the States the day after Di died. I really couldn't believe the impact it had on almost every American we met (and we met a few as we were travelling around using public transport etc). From ticket sales staff in train stations to waitresses - all saying how sad they were and how we must be devastated.
We were actually staying at a little guesthouse (which reminded us of the woman in Misery film, but that's another story) on the day of a memorial and she offered to drive us up to the place they were doing it so we could pay our respects!
I couldn't really have cared much less.
Ohh - a nice bit of traditional screen printing. You don't see that much these days.
The period after Diana died was the most embarassing time I have ever witnessed. Just another celebrity dying younger than the norm and although sad not that totally unexpected.
Hope we never see that media fuelled mass hysteria again and didn't even get a day off from it
I'm with Sir Keef on that one. When asked "What effect did Diana's death have on you?" he replied: "Dunno. Never met the chick"...
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I think most of the UK is fairly indifferent.
Obviously here in Newbury, near Bucklebury, which is where the press keep saying her parents live (it's actually between Chapel Row and Bradfield South End, FFS!), we're already planning the week long series of street parties and parades to celebrate the event.
(Do I need to add a smiley?)
I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico
I've been there 🙂
But yes, I think many Americans think that we as a nation care more about the royals than we typically do.
<hijack>Busydog, my wife gets somewhat annoyed when people call her a yank because she's not from New England.. and yet you used the word in the thread title.. you don't mind this term?</hijack>
I just want an extra day off ... 🙄
When Di dode, thankfully I managed to be in various refuge huts halfway up mountains in the alps, for the whole of that week, missing the death, funeral and whole histeria. With no papers, tv or any info or media, it completely passed us by, bar the odd frenchie coming up and telling us. For the first few days we just thought it a probable car bump. Very sad, but like Keith, I never met the chick.
On the wedding, Like above, quite a large section including the blue rinse brigade, will be loving it. I'll probably just watch the highlights out of curiosity.
Cheers, reminded me to ask for those middle three days off
My girlfriend is very much looking forward to it, with party plans in preparations etc etc.
Why not? kick back and enjoy the good times.
So bored of so many British constantly whinging about everything!
My American aunt is coming over for it.
I couldn't give a stuff. If the Queen pegs out at the reception chances are we'll get another day off the following week.
She also called me a monster because I preferred to play Mortal Kombat Trilogy to watching Princess Diana's funeral...
Gran Turismo would have been more apt.
thankfully I managed to be in various refuge huts halfway up mountains in the alps, for the whole of that week
My mate was on holiday climbing the week of Sept 11th. He returned without any idea of what'd happened!
Couldn't be less arsed if I tried. Two people I don't know, and will never know, getting married. I find it hard to get enthusiastic about weddings I'm actually invited to.
Far as I can tell, we maintain the Royal Family mostly as a service for overseas foreigners and tourists
"God save the queen,
'Cos tourists are money"
John Lydon (with a snarl) 1977.
mostly, we really couldn't give less of a toss.
but we're getting a day off work, so yay 4 royalz!
My American aunt is coming over for it.
She's had an invitation or just gatecrashing ?
I find it hard to get enthusiastic about weddings I'm actually invited to.
I couldn't agree more. Which is why [i]"My girlfriend is very much looking forward to it, with party plans in preparations etc etc."[/i] completely baffles me.
I couldn't agree more. Which is why "My girlfriend is very much looking forward to it, with party plans in preparations etc etc." completely baffles me.
girls who like other peoples weddings are the ones to be avoided ime
My missus has a pal that has a "wedding book" that she's been filling up with plans since she was 16. She's now about 30. 😳
has she found a [s]victim[/s] [s]husband2b[/s] victim yet?
no, i'm not volunteering.
Amazingly yes
She's had an invitation or just gatecrashing ?
DJing at the reception.