AIBU Why do English people curtsy to the royal family?

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I need to stop reading the Daily Mail, but there was an article there about how “low” you should curtsy to your betters.

...there was a photo of Theresa May curtsying to Prince William, of all people. I found it absolutely repulsive.

Think what you will of her, but should she be bowing and scraping in front of a 30-something dude that hasn’t done much with his life? She’s the PM fer chrissakes!!!

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Intestacy rules state that intestate estates revert to the Crown. You can argue forever about what YOU want that to mean, but legally it is the Monarch..

You found it repulsive? Really?

It's respect for the position. I think the people who 'would never, ever curtsy to anyone' must be a little insecure about their position in life.

It's respect for the position. I think the people who 'would never, ever curtsy to anyone' must be a little insecure about their position in life

On the contrary. Not curtsying to anybody is a sign you are entirely secure in your position - secure that you are not inferior to anybody and quite capable of showing normal respect for another human being through normal eye to eye greeting, not from a bended knee like a subservient.

It is a bit old fashioned much like the whole concept of the monarchy really.

However, to be fair William is a trained helicopter pilot who has served as a rescue chopper pilot and saved lives, he deserves at least some respect for that. Both William and Harry have served and seem much more genuine than their father.

@DesignStatement

Your entire premise is wrong. Some people are inferior or superior to others.

colosseum
Maybe in your mind ~ not in the real world.

colosseum
and, it's putting beliefs like that into practice that has led to the slaughter or enslavement of people throughout history.

@DesignStatement

Of course it isn't.

There is a world of difference between thinking that you are not as important as the Queen and thinking you have the right to imprison someone.

Speaking of which, I assume you're against prisons.

Colosseum believe in equality. Prisons have nothing to do with that. People in prison are not inferior human beings - they are criminals. If you think someone is important, it doesn't mean they are superior!

Lots of people and things are important to the smooth running of my day today - it doesn't make them superior to me or anybody else. Nor do they require me to curtesy to them.

You of course can bow, scrape and nurse your inferiority to others if you want, it's your right. It's just sad.

Very odd view, to believe that some people are superior to others, but if anything I suppose I feel superior to the royal family, I pay my way and don't expect the whole damn country to support me.

Why on earth would anyone think members of the Royal Family are superior to themselves. We are all equal - something basic I was taught as a child.

“We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s bairns” was a phrase my Grannie used regularly.

We’re all equal is the rough translation.

“We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s bairns” was a phrase my Grannie used regularly.

So did mine. He must have fair put it about, the dirty auld sod.

TooTrueToBeGood haha he must have

Intestacy rules state that intestate estates revert to the Crown. You can argue forever about what YOU want that to mean, but legally it is the Monarch.

Do you understand the subtle but significant differences between "The Crown"/"The Monarchy" and "her majesty"/"the queen"?

The Crown / the Monarchy are constitutional constructs that effectively mean the State. Something belonging to the Crown is not the same as it being the personal property of the person currently assuming the role of monarch.

It’s very strange. I’ve no idea why a random stranger is supposed given respect or deference based on circumstance of their birth. A bit baffled by the concept of “monarchy”. It isn’t needed nowadays

From:

www.parliament.uk

Crown
This is another way of referring to the monarchy - which is the oldest part of the system of government in this country. Time has reduced the power of the monarchy, and today it is broadly ceremonial. The current UK monarch is Queen Elizabeth II.