Question:
Is it me or is all this hype over the royal wedding just down to the Americans?
Sneeze
2011-02-11 03:14:15 UTC
Cos to be honest, as a British person I couldn't give two sh*ts.
And nor could half the people I know yet the Americans are like "Let's make a film! Yay royal family!"
I sure we as taxpayers wouldn't have to spend as much on the wedding if there wasn't so much hype from them because a royal wedding doesn't mean as much to us anymore, or am I just going crazy?
Fifteen answers:
2011-02-11 09:04:42 UTC
I think it is just you. Haven't you learnt yet that you shouldn't believe everything that you read in the newspapers? The only americans that I have noticed, taking any great interest in the wedding, are the rather obnoxious variety, repeating the same rather tiresome question of "your taxes paying for their wedding" I haven't noticed this hype that you speak of. Maybe it is due to the fact, that I live just outside London and the hype hasn't reached us yet. Oh and one more thing, WE taxpayers are not paying for the wedding. The bride and the groom's parents are paying for it, even my little niece knows that, strange that you don't.



Edit.......@ martiniquinlactation, what is a trough eater? is this a new expression, something you have just made up perhaps?



Edit........@ Lili, I don't remember saying that the extra services would be paid for by either the Royal Family or the Middleton's, I said the the wedding is being paid for by them, I mentioned nothing about services or overtime but, now that you mention it, all of those services would be in place anyway, so only the extra would be paid for and the extra public transport just means that more money will be made by those companies, I don't hear any of them complaining about the extra money they will be making.
~MogMog~
2011-02-11 04:16:35 UTC
Whatever hype there is about the wedding they'd be spending a load of money on it, because they're the upper class and no matter what country you're from that's what they do.



And I'll admit that Americans are a little prone to getting caught up in the whole wedding frenzy. The reason is because the closest we get to royalty over here is A.) Hollywood or B.) The children of politicians. We don't really have anything over here that's comparable to the tradition of the royal family, so to many Americans there is a very real fairy tale aspect to the whole thing.
2011-02-11 06:44:29 UTC
Actually, no. A recent poll showed that most Americans really aren't interested in the royal wedding. Naturally our media are hyping the event, as media do when something like this comes along, but they aren't making any bigger a deal of it than the British media are. I read British news sites every day; believe me, there are constant stories and comments from British readers on the subject of the wedding. The Daily Mail publishes loony speculative wedding stories regularly, and they get hundreds of responses from Brits debating such minutiae as the color of the jacket that Middleton wore on a recent outing.



I might point out that despite the existence of the Internet, the level of publicity on both sides of the pond seems to me to be somewhat lower than that generated by the wedding of Charles and Diana 30 years ago. The hype back then was astounding, unfortunately so, since it bathed a relationship between two unsuited people who barely knew other in a romantic, fairytale glow that raised expectations for their marriage in a very unrealistic manner. It might not seem like it to you, but this time around, coverage really is much lower-key in tone and extent.



Edit: Ichiban, British taxpayers WILL be funding the public services needed in connection with the event -- extra police and other security personnel, street cleaning, overtime for public employees, possibly extra public transportation, etc. I've no idea how much all that will cost, but the royals and the Middletons won't be paying for it.
Debra D
2011-02-11 03:56:21 UTC
I'm an American and I can't say that we're all hyped up about the wedding but it is nice to see Princess Diana's son so happy and maybe Kate will have genuine true love from her husband that Diana was denied. The economy of both our countries is so terrible, you're our closest ally and we all could use a happy occasion right about now.
Me
2011-02-11 03:44:37 UTC
Not sure, haven't really heard many American's going on about it. I couldn't care less really, apart from the fact we get an extra bank holiday. If they need me to be a royalist for a day to get the day off, I think I can cope with that :)
2011-02-11 03:18:26 UTC
It's good for tourism apparently but I am not a royalist either and resent the fact that the all the extra security will be paid for by us taxpayers. I'm not so sure that Americans have much to do with any of it.
Mod
2011-02-13 16:29:09 UTC
60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll - 65% of Americans have no interest in the wedding.
2011-02-11 16:48:16 UTC
I've not yet met a British person who care a single bit. They seem to except it all with a shrug & a eye rolling murmur.
Omega
2011-02-11 03:44:25 UTC
Whether you are a royalist or an anti-royalist Sneeze,

they bring in vast amounts of cash into the country.

If you aren't interested, do something else with your

leisure time.
2011-02-11 08:33:43 UTC
Uh. I'm American and I had no idea about this. None of my friends care either. In fact I don't think many people care that much. Maybe middle-aged house wives who have nothing better to do.
?
2011-02-11 14:59:16 UTC
would it be nice to know how much the royals are costing us,we will never know.are they cutting back on expenses i don't think so,nothing will change for them.just keep ripping us off.say no-more.
Yvonne
2011-02-12 01:01:53 UTC
I assumed it twas the Brits who thought the royal wedding was nothing to sneeze at~yes? No?
2011-02-11 05:36:04 UTC
In England we do have the trough eaters, toadies and bottom lickers who are fantastically excited about all things royal.
Lord Lucan
2011-02-11 05:40:02 UTC
Perhaps you may be of a different opinion if you were attending the wonderful wedding, dear girl? One shall be thinking of you as one tucks into ones foie gras whilst sitting alongside Her Majesty The Queen during the wedding breakfast. We shall raise a glass of champagne to you!
A
2011-02-11 13:51:30 UTC
No one in America cares about your stupid monarchy.



WHY DO YOU STILL EVEN HAVE ONE?


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