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To not really understand why some people think the Royal Wedding makes our lives better

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electra · 29/04/2011 22:52

'in these difficult times'

I will admit that I watched the wedding, seeing as it does not happen very often and found it vaguely interesting.

But why is it that I hear people saying this wedding is a great comfort in these difficult times and some acting completely hysterical in the face of it???

I really do not get how when nobody has any money (relatively) they all feel better by putting a bunch of people on pedestals who they don't know.

Ok, they're getting married. I hope they'll be happy.....but that's it. I don't know them and I don't get that their wedding will make me happier.

Royalists, I'm genuinely interested to hear what point I've missed.

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HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 00:26

AgentZig If you think people are inferior enjoying the wedding today swc, then I presume you think in a similar way about other things you come across.

That makes for a lot of people inferior to you ie there's you, and then everyone else.

Some sort of superiority complex concealing how you feel about your own shortcomings?

You could be right, swc is currently slagging off Carol Middleton on another thread. Obviously swc has no shortcomings, he/she is perfect !

Morloth · 30/04/2011 00:26

Oh you know, princess fantasy is:

Pretty dress, carriage, handsome prince, big celebration and living happily ever after.

Nothing wrong with a little fantasy and I think that is what people are responding to really, England is a pretty miserable place at the moment (well it was 6 months ago when I left), so a party isn't such a bad thing, in fact I am sure that the timing of this has something to do with that.

What is the point in having all those castles and palaces and churches and horses if you can't crack them out every now and again.

BakeliteBelle · 30/04/2011 00:27

I'm off to bed to dream about my fairytale wedding to Prince Harry. Oh, no, not that nightmare again

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 00:30

Morloth there's absolutely nothing wrong with a bit of escapism from time to time whether it is dreaming of princesses or winning the lottery.
We all do it in one way or the other.

AgentZigzag · 30/04/2011 00:30

Yeeeah, I notice you said you didn't like people doing that.

Killjoy

Morloth · 30/04/2011 00:30

As I said for the same reason I read/write fantasy, for the same reason I will play Tombraider, for the same reason I enjoy a trip to Disney.

I can assure you there is nothing missing in my life, but I love a game of dress ups.

My wedding dress was a ridiculous medival affair with those long sleeves and corsets and all the rest of it.

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 00:30

Although I prefer the lottery win myself Grin

AgentZigzag · 30/04/2011 00:32

Sorry, that post was laughing at swc.

Morloth · 30/04/2011 00:34

The lottery thing is tricky though. They want me to hand over money that I actually have, I just can't do it. I have actually tried to buy a lottery ticket and couldn't bring myself to hand the cash over.

I would quite like the $20 million but don't want to risk the $2 that I have.

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 00:35

morloth you could always dream you found the winning ticket!

smallwhitecat · 30/04/2011 00:37

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Morloth · 30/04/2011 00:39

That happened to me once in a casino, we were there for dinner (because once again I can't gamble because it seems a mug's game). We were crossing the gaming floor when I found a chip. Tossed it into the nearest poker machine and won a $100.

Cashed out immediately and left, the people I was with couldn't understand it, they said they would have put it back in the machine and tried to win more. I say when the universe hands you a $100 you run off before it has noticed...

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 00:40

Wow, you lucky thing!

HalfPastWine · 30/04/2011 00:41

SWC Sweet dreams. Hope you dream all night about the Royal Wedding !!!! Grin

Caron1968 · 30/04/2011 01:11

Lainfanta- Estimates of a gain to the economy of 2bn are offset by the estimated 5.9 bn loss in the extra bank holiday due to loss of production and extra wages allied with reduced opportunities for retail due to some shops being closed. And while the royals stumped up most of the cash for the wedding 10million pounds of taxpayers money was spent on security etc. So for the scores of people whose tiny little hearts were filled with love and joy there are scores of people whose tiny little hearts are a little jaded after this pathetic attempt at sugarcoating our dire economic times. Bah fucking humbug

fastedwina · 30/04/2011 01:21

well sod it, i'm not a royalist and don't dream about being a princess but i enjoyed watching it today - shoot me! Think I'd rather be at the pub with Serenity and co than SWC - but guess that will suit her fine as the company wouldn't be intellectually stimulating enough. SWC - you sound like a giant pain in the ass and what's worse and more unforgivable - a bore and a intellectual snob and everyone knows that an intellectual snob is only that because no-one wants to play with them.

merrywidow · 30/04/2011 09:10

Caron1968, SWC and all the other moanies, don't you ever feel like just throwing a big party for everyone or cheering up your mates?

I have a shop and I closed it and gave everyone a day off and paid them; so I lost a days trade; IMO it was worth it. EVERYONE likes a day off work, and there was entertainment as well. The British economy is like a business and yesterday we threw a party and entertained the world.

onagar · 30/04/2011 09:50

When everyone is desperately worried about money and their future it is really good for everyone to stop what they are doing and watch rich people having a good time.
They go out of their way (even when not in the mood) to have a good time just so we can have something to watch and be cheered by it. They constantly make such sacrifices for the good of the country and all they get for it is immense amounts of money that would only have been wasted on operations for the dying and schools and such anyway.

We should be grateful.

TandB · 30/04/2011 10:11

I'm surprised at the level of vitriol on this thread. Some people liked the RW, some people didn't - that is to be expected. But why get so angry or spiteful towards those who hold a different view?

I started a thread yesterday about feeling a bit bad about being disinterested - my mother who died many years ago loved the royal family and I could just imagine how bemused she would have been at my lack of interest. She would have gone to a street party, baked cakes for it, cried when the bride walked down the aisle, and discussed for days how William and Kate kissed twice on the balcony, and how he told her she was beautiful. She didn't have a perfect life with my less-than-prince-charming-father, and she would have found some vicarious joy in watching the classic fairy-tale wedding. That wouldn't have made her pathetic or "operating at a basic" level, just human and emotional.

I had no interest, but I heard other people talking about it so I caved in and looked at the photos and watched the video highlights and you know what? It was lovely. It was a big, public out-pouring of generosity and shared joy in two young people's love. It was a nice thing to watch. I felt a little lump in my throat when they kissed and everyone cheered and they looked so happy and proud. I don't have a joyless life - things are pretty good actually. But that doesn't mean I can't take a little bit of pleasure in seeing someone else happy, and seeing how much other people enjoyed that.

Maybe I am a bit more of my mother's daughter than I thought!

MoreBeta · 30/04/2011 10:18

I like the Royal family in the sense that I think the Queen works hard for us. I also think the alternative of an elected President would be so much worse.

On the whole, I saw very little deification or adulation about the Royal family yesterday. I think it was about the two people getting married who clearly love each other and I think that above all else is why it makes our lives better. In an amoral and immoral world I think that people want to see and share moments of pure joy such as an engagement, a wedding, the birth of a child.

TethersEnd · 30/04/2011 10:21

It's like being fucked in the arse and shown a picture of some kittens.

breathing · 30/04/2011 10:22

It did shit all for me...loss of a day's income

nethunsreject · 30/04/2011 10:23

It sure is, Tethers.

Bonsoir · 30/04/2011 10:24

I am full of admiration for the Middleton parents, who have worked very hard to create their own business (they were not born into money) which has been incredibly successful, and raise three extremely poised young adults. If more British parents could look towards them as role models of hard work and parenting, that would only be a good thing.

The Royal family are the lucky ones in this marriage!

breathing · 30/04/2011 10:26

bonsoir I wouldnt agree. I would be less proud that my children dont have a profession after all that schooling and university. Obviously kate married well, but if she hadnt? Poised but productive?

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