--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@> wrote: > > > > > If you want to know what most of us British *actually* think > > you should have joined me at work where nobody even mentioned > > it and at lunch with friends where nobody even mentioned it > > and now at my folks for a family meal, where nobody has even > > mentioned it. > > You know, I don't really think that the people at your > place of work, the friends you had lunch with, and your > folks add up to "most of us British."
Really? The people I saw today are quite representative I'd say, everyone from a landscape gardener to a career civil servant in the Home Office via a chartered designer a lawyer and a photographer or two. Oh, and my facebook page was more full of anarchist jokes than usual. Not that anyone I know would ever wish anyone harm of course, and the happy couple are accorded the same good wishes every new parent gets. But..... > > > That most would keep the monarchy doesn't mean they give > > a toss about it. I don't know anyone that would notice > > (or care) if they all disappeared overnight but would probably > > keep the status quo for fear of ending up a republic, but that's > > a big difference to Bastille day. > > > > Apparently three-quarters of Brits want to > > > retain the monarchy and have for decades. Pollsters > > > describe it as "probably the most stable trend we have > > > ever measured." And it doesn't seem to have much of > > > anything to do with tourism dollars. > > > > > > Me, I've been a huge fan of the queen ever since I > > > first read about her preparations for the coronation > > > in Life magazine in 1952, when she was only 26 years > > > old. She couldn't exactly make a silk purse out of > > > the sow's ear of a life she was handed, but she made > > > it the best damn sow's ear she possibly could. She > > > is one tough broad. > > > > Oh well, better give her another palace then. > > Oh, what a stinging quip. So insightful. Chuckle, well she did get a £50,000,000 pay rise last year, while the rest of us struggle to pay the bills.
