I am admiring and impressed how civil our British friends are during this sad times. Standing in a line that stretches for at least 4.9+ miles and as much as 10 miles with a wait time that goes for 11.5-30 hours and for many of them, it includes standing out in the open overnight.
This will not work in the USA. People fight and sometimes shoot each other over a line for coffee, McDonald's or whenever something free is given out like athletic shoes, food, concert tickets. Most of the time in the USA there isn't even a line for those things, just a big mob of people everyone fighting to get to the front of it.
We Americans can learn manners and civility from our British friends.
Here is a picture of The Queen, checking the oil on Nick Mason's 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. What's the car worth ? oh only somewhere between $39.6 and $48.4 Million. Pink Floyd used this car as collateral to finance their 1987 tour.
I am admiring and impressed how civil our British friends are during this sad times. Standing in a line that stretches for at least 4.9+ miles and as much as 10 miles with a wait time that goes for 11.5-30 hours and for many of them, it includes standing out in the open overnight.
This will not work in the USA. People fight and sometimes shoot each other over a line for coffee, McDonald's or whenever something free is given out like athletic shoes, food, concert tickets. Most of the time in the USA there isn't even a line for those things, just a big mob of people everyone fighting to get to the front of it.
We Americans can learn manners and civility from our British friends.
Thank you, it is appreciated. I admit to being interested in how other nations are reporting & commenting on the death of HRH Q E II, the reaction of the British (& foreign) public to it & all the ceremony, pomp & circumstance. She was a constant in the life of many (not just in the UK) , an example of all the best of British & of a life of service.
US federal spending per person per year, in constant 2025 dollars: 1925 - $153.00 2025 - $20,497.00
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Here is a picture of The Queen, checking the oil on Nick Mason's 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. What's the car worth ? oh only somewhere between $39.6 and $48.4 Million. Pink Floyd used this car as collateral to finance their 1987 tour.
If you haven't already watched the James Bond/Queen video from the Olympics, you must watch it!
The only thing I would stand in line that long for is a Pink Floyd concert.
Yeah, I'd have to agree. I'm not anti-Royal (except for Whinge & Ginge) but this whole event has left me indifferent. I've watched none of it so far. (Not having a TV helps).
My neighbour went to see the Queen yesterday. She needed a wheelchair (joined a special short queue) and still waited for 6 ours.
One thing that we Brits do well though is pomp and circumstance. I'll probably watch some of it on YT later.
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's a heart warming story about a shark that spits out so many people that they have to open a beach.
The Queen had many, many dogs over her life. Inevitably, most of those died during her reign. Her last 2 are going to live with Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson.
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