(July 16, 2013 at 3:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Ok, no matter where it is based, could someone please explain to me why the Royal Family is such a fucking big deal? If we are being honest about it, all the "Royalty" started by a money grubbing power grab in antiquity which was not kind to dissent, so the current spoils are based on bullies, lets face it.
When I hear Americans bang on about the royal family, I ask myself why they have such an obsession with an aspect of UK identity that plays such a tiny role within the UK. Every day, from dawn to dusk, the royal family does not feature one iota in my life.
How about we ask Americans why the Lincoln Monument features so heavily in their life? If you're doing a confused face, then welcome to our world. It is a mascot and a symbol, popular with tourists, and a relative nothingness to the locals insofar as the impact upon their lives.
(July 16, 2013 at 3:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I am sick about hearing about the Royal baby just like I am sick of hearing about the Kardashians here in the states. PEOPLE FUCK, PEOPLE HAVE THINGS SO THE FUCK WHAT.
I don't have that problem. I ignore things that don't interest me and don't allow the interests of the majority to impact my life whatsoever.
Everyone seems so heavily interested in the goings-on in shows such as Pop Idol, X-Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice... or whatever other vacuous TV show that is being pumped-out to the general public. None of which I watch. None of which I care about. I easily filter out such garbage when it enters the realm of my attention (such as on the news).
Don't care about the Kardashians? Filter it out. Don't care about the royal family? Filter it out.
Easily done.