Apparently the big, front page news on the tabloids today, and even on page 5 in the “National” section of The Guardian, is that Prince Charles addressed a fellow member of the Cirencester Polo Club who is from Punjab as ‘Sooty.’ This also follows up racist remarks Prince Harry made about three years ago.
In the reader response section of the article a woman commented that “If Diana had lived, Prince Harry might have been a very different and better – person.”
I find all this pretty interesting as I’m reading the local papers and trying to get an idea of who the local public icons and “celebrities” that are always under some sort of scrutiny. I figure it’ll help me carry on a conversation when I talk to the locals at a pub.
I never thought it about before but I feel that the Royal Family are probably a bunch of jerks in person and I wouldn’t get along with them—at least Charles and Harry. They seem to be the American equivalent of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (respectively). It may be a good idea to keep such blunt thoughts to myself until I get a better idea of how other Brits feel this topic.
Any thoughts?
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Today’s newly learned British term:
When you want to order a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks (perhaps it applies to other places as well), ask for a “Tall Drip.” Somehow, for no logical reason at all I think it might be a good idea to make sure I don’t rub my nose at the same time as I asking for a Tall Drip.
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