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Is the UK suffering from mass hysteria?

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User135644 · 16/09/2022 19:19

The Queen's passing is sad and seismic and the funeral will be a special occasion.

However, people genuinely seem to have gone mad.

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Pyewhacket · 17/09/2022 06:20

No more than people did for Diana Spencer.

L1f30fp1 · 17/09/2022 06:58

“Unnerving” 😂I think some people have lead very sheltered lives.

Roussette · 17/09/2022 07:05

Pyewhacket · 17/09/2022 06:20

No more than people did for Diana Spencer.

Did her coffin lie in state whilst people filed past? No

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User135644 · 17/09/2022 07:29

Whammyyammy · 16/09/2022 22:34

Uk, no.
MN, yes

True. The madness is disproportionate on here.

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PawsAndlicorice · 17/09/2022 07:51

WHAT I don't understand ia parents who make their young dc queue for 10+ hours. There was a news report that someone had shoved a 7 year old out of the way and the mum was still making her wait hours in the dark. 🙄

PawsAndlicorice · 17/09/2022 07:51

No idea where caps came from.

plicks · 17/09/2022 07:52

L1f30fp1 · 17/09/2022 06:58

“Unnerving” 😂I think some people have lead very sheltered lives.

I presume that's aimed at my comment. I do find it unnerving that people would stand and queue for hours in the cold night to see a coffin of someone they don't know, I don't understand it. I don't know what part of that makes me "sheltered". I've been sad about the deaths of people I don't know before, but if they'd put their coffin somewhere I would've had no desire to see it. What do people get out of it? I genuinely don't understand.

MarshaBradyo · 17/09/2022 07:53

User135644 · 17/09/2022 07:29

True. The madness is disproportionate on here.

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In both directions including all the mass hysteria ones

Catlover77 · 17/09/2022 08:16

Yes.

MrsFezziwig · 17/09/2022 09:35

Nonsense. I can totally understand the release of a new book in a popular series causing mass excitement before audio books and kindles etc. were in use.

You understanding something is not a criterion for whether it should be allowed to happen. Why not just accept that everyone is different?

SueGray · 17/09/2022 09:38

Fortunately I know a significant number of people who are not suffering from mass hysteria. However the media coverage of the queue makes me think that many people are. I question what the motivation is for lots of them.

DownNative · 17/09/2022 09:47

@User135644 I suspect you really mean "hasn't the media coverage been OTT?" since noone is wailing in the street with grief. The media were always going to go overboard and milk the coverage for all its worth with huge broadcasts. They do the same for major celebrities too.

A lot of people want to pay their final respects by her coffin and there's no real way to do that other than queuing. This makes it more real too. But it isn't mad.

But the country hasn't lost their marbles as a whole.

GoldenOmber · 17/09/2022 09:54

MrsFezziwig · 17/09/2022 09:35

Nonsense. I can totally understand the release of a new book in a popular series causing mass excitement before audio books and kindles etc. were in use.

You understanding something is not a criterion for whether it should be allowed to happen. Why not just accept that everyone is different?

Accepting that people are different is something Mumsnet seems to have difficulty with in general, really. Lots of people really struggle with the idea that not everyone shares their interests/values/circumstances.

CalmdownCampers · 17/09/2022 09:59

Yes people are hysterical

A lot of them could not have given two hoots before Queen passed away its just bandwagon jumping and you see it on here a LOT

jrt2022 · 17/09/2022 10:10

YES.

MenopauseSucks · 17/09/2022 10:13

Not at all.
Despite the massive queues to see the lying in state, compared to the days post-Diana, the reaction has been very restrained.

mamabear715 · 17/09/2022 10:14

No. I'm still getting on with life & the things I have to do.
I am, however, grieving for our Queen & her family, as well as all her subjects & people worldwide who admired & loved her.
She made a huge sacrifice for us all, I'm sure if she'd have followed her heart, she would have had a country home with animals galore & WI meetings. Instead she lived in the heart of London, diligently working for all of her life.

I haven't seen anyone being 'hysterical', quite the opposite, everyone is very dignified as they say goodbye to our wonderful late Monarch.

Ramblingnamechanger · 17/09/2022 10:17

I heard several people on Today on R 4 talking about mystical or religious experiences when going into Westminster Hall, and the ex queen almost given status of a deity. I find that extraordinary. But I can understand people wanting to be part of something that we basically have to go through for 10 days. My worries are more about the likely cost of it all, why inheritance tax is not paid, and the likely legislation that will be slipped in under cover of the pageantry.

cakeorwine · 17/09/2022 10:22

Ramblingnamechanger · 17/09/2022 10:17

I heard several people on Today on R 4 talking about mystical or religious experiences when going into Westminster Hall, and the ex queen almost given status of a deity. I find that extraordinary. But I can understand people wanting to be part of something that we basically have to go through for 10 days. My worries are more about the likely cost of it all, why inheritance tax is not paid, and the likely legislation that will be slipped in under cover of the pageantry.

Was that Thought for the Day?

I heard that this morning and was a bit 'ummmmmm'

JasperHale · 17/09/2022 10:24

I live where the queue starts in London, literally can see it all from my windows, and no hysteria here. All well organised and calm, looking a bit more busy for this part of London, but that's it.

Pumperthepumper · 17/09/2022 10:45

JasperHale · 17/09/2022 10:24

I live where the queue starts in London, literally can see it all from my windows, and no hysteria here. All well organised and calm, looking a bit more busy for this part of London, but that's it.

The queue is the hysteria - what’s the wait now?

MarshaBradyo · 17/09/2022 10:48

GoldenOmber · 17/09/2022 09:54

Accepting that people are different is something Mumsnet seems to have difficulty with in general, really. Lots of people really struggle with the idea that not everyone shares their interests/values/circumstances.

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The last few years where people settled into having a say re other people’s behaviour hasn’t helped.

Stationsofthecross · 17/09/2022 11:03

I mean - I haven’t seen anyone wailing in the streets
which is what I could classify as hysteria. Do I think people lining up for hours to pay their respects to someone who has faithfully served her country for so many year hysterical? No. Would I do it? No.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 17/09/2022 11:05

It’s just like North Korea

OneTC · 17/09/2022 11:08

I find the fan book queues much harder to understand because the book will still be there in a week and you won't have to endure a load of fans to get it. Wouldn't criticise or suggest someone is hysterical cos they really want a book as close to midnight as possible.

With this, when it's gone it's gone. If I didn't actually have a busy weekend planned then I probably would have gone out of curiosity. I have no real interest in the Queen or royal family but do find the whole concept kinda fascinating still