[Bollo]

Originally Posted by lostalex

you saw how many Americans out of 300 million? so yur coming to a conclusion based on 1% of the american population? get real. The same americans who loved the royal wedding were the same ones who loved the Kardashian wedding.

You said that you didn't understand the idea that the Royals bring tourists, so I was giving an example of how they do, which included your fellow country people. Also I have quite a few American friends and relatives who when they stay here go and visit Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Hampton Court etc and they most certainly do not like "The Kardashains"

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Bollo

You said that you didn't understand the idea that the Royals bring tourists, so I was giving an example of how they do, which included your fellow country people. Also I have quite a few American friends and relatives who when they stay here go and visit Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Hampton Court etc and they most certainly do not like "The Kardashains"

I understand the concept of celebrity, so why can't the royals be elected and be celebrities?

Plenty of people come to washington DC to go to the white house, and capitol building, and we don't have a monarchy, all of the people in those buildings are there based on elections.

the idea of a bloodline living off of their parents celebrity is repulsive, just like Paris Hilton. people should not be judged based on their parents status.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

I understand the concept of celebrity, so why can't the royals be elected and be celebrities?

Plenty of people come to washington DC to go to the white house, and capitol building, and we don't have a monarchy, all of the people in those buildings are there based on elections.

the idea of a bloodline living off of their parents celebrity is repulsive, just like Paris Hilton. people should not be judged based on their parents status.

Except this is very different to Paris Hilton.

If you genuinely believe that is a valid comparison then this discussion ceases to be serious.

[Bollo]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Except this is very different to Paris Hilton.

If you genuinely believe that is a valid comparison then this discussion ceases to be serious.

This. If you are going to compare hundreds of years of british history and ingrained culture to some vacous Hotel chain billionaire then you cannot be reasoned with. And I'm not even a royalist