(July 16, 2013 at 4:56 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: I sort of look at is as patriotism breeds some idiosyncratic sentiments.
Thats pretty much it. Most people really don't give a shit though. The news tends to go on about it but I don't know anyone who really cares. You do get people who get pissed off if you say anything against the royal family because they think its unpatriotic.
Its one of those things where because its old tradition and nobody is that pissed off so it sticks around even though its stupid.