Silly Americans can't keep their hands off the Royals

When in Rome?

 

I guess the royals and in particular their supporters have to at least feign indignation at these protocol slips in order to prop up the mythical lifestyle of pomp and ceremony that the royals live. The rules and protocols are all part of the royal heritage and they use these rules and protocols to separate themselves from the common folk

As far as I am concerned it's just a storm in a teacup and the media should report on some real news rolleyes

 

I'm neither American nor British.

And I don't care about 'protocol' or 'diplomacy'.

But, personally I think it's rude/disrespectful for a man to put his arm around another man's wife, unless he's good friends with both. If a male puts his arm around a female colleague, he'll be charged with sexual harrasment. rolleyes

And, as usual, the :crap media is going to town...:tas

As joffa said: "the media should report on some real news".

 

Ummm... if no one is supposed to touch them, then how do we get new royals?

Seriously, it's pretty stupid. Besides, we kicked the British out the first time because we didn't want to follow their rules. They really expect anything to change?

 

It's basically the same as me putting my arm around the Prime Minister's wife, (yuck!!), or the President's wife without asking. Do you really think that I could put my arm around Mr's Obama without being at least getting a surprised look, or probably mobbed by Security Staff.

The Royal family isn't the same as a day out with a famous Actor, or something. But yeah, point taken, it was a casual affair. And I think it's just another cheap media gossip thing.

Had problems with some Aussie that was a legend in his own mind, too and did a similar thing to the Queen. I think it was that idiot ex-P.M. Paul Keating, who is an anti-Royalist Irishman at best.

(And yeah I am a U.S. Citizen and British so get to perceive both sides.)

 

If Lebron James touched my wife I''d pretend I didn't see too:-D Big guy

Nope, no petting the animals. If the Royals start sniffing your crotch you just have to wait till their done.

 

I've never really understood the media's (and a lot of non media people's) fascination with royalty or, as LauraR put it, faux royalty. There are people I am a fan of (like Kate Upton) but my fandom doesn't come to the level seen in cases like that with the Royal family or some movie stars.

Touching protocols do have their levels, I guess - situations where touching is more accepted then in other situations. I think it can often be generational as well. Elderly people often have less inhibition, it seems, when it comes to touching a casual acquaintance.

I also have observed (and feel) that touching when done by females is more accepted in mixed company, as females are perceived to be more affectionate generally and open with gestures - such as touching someone while speaking with them, for example - so it isn't taken to be overt or any kind of a threat as it might be if a male does it. All this is just my opinion, I am no expert in human relations, lord knows . . . but this is what I have observed. From a courtesy standpoint, you should not touch anyone you do not know. It's just polite.

I personally don't mind a casual touch, as there is a big difference between a touch and being laid a hand on . . . now there we'd have issues. I agree with John Wayne's character in The Shootist: I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.

(Kate Upton excluded of course :-D)

 

Personally, I don't care what he, or anyone else does to anyone, as long as they are not hurt and it is with prior permission. After all, we wouldn't let stranger touch our belongings, just by assumption.
To me, it is disrespectful in the case of Royalty, just because they are Royalty. We are are not talking about a "celebrity" here, they are representatives of a country, and like it or not, an Empire. (Yes, the Empire still exists, but obviously tiny compared to what it was, anyway Australia is part of the Commonwealth).
Not so much with Kate, but with the Queen, as I said before, certainly - since it's a Nation that is being represented.
It's just common sense, mainly. I like physical contact from my close friends, (female, lol!). But yeah a hand-shake, or just "Goodbye" in other cases.

Bit different when you're a guy. Anything out of place and you quickly become a "Perve" - Ha!, ha!...:-D

On a quasi-note:- There's new law being passed in Australia which makes it illegal for Women, (I assume ), to go around touching women on the stomach, just because they are pregnant and they think they are being cute.

 

I think Kate handled the situation, however awkward, with grace and poise. Still I would assume most Americans would know it is not proper to put your arm around Royalty or for that matter the wife of the US President unless you were personal friends. Yes I think James is use to fans wanting a photo op but just being Lebron James Super Basketball Celebrity does not mean you can cross that line of protocol, I would think there was a briefing on that before the introductions happen and he did it anyway. Just my opinion.

 

Yes, I hear you on all that, but the Queen does more than just sit on a throne, (which she never does after Coronation, anyway) and go to functions. There is a definite legal function(s), too. The Queen gave one of our P.M.'s the sack , not that many years ago, so the Queen's legal power and status is very real, (for Aust., I mean). ~ Mind you - the punk deserved it, i.m.o., lol!

 

Agree! Especially the younger ones. :-o

 

:Same problem with the over-hype here, primarily by the media for their own financial gains. Really, I just consider people like Entertainers, Actors, Sports persons, etc. as just doing a job. A job in the public's eye, but a job non-the-less.
Oh, B.T.W.:- Almost nobody has even heard of Lebron James over here. Basketball aint that big Down-under, lol.:-o

 

I enjoy youth through high school baseball, football and basketball, and am a huge fan of college basketball, but honestly I think the Pros egos are to big and they are way over paid.

 

I got a kick out of it. My thinking is that they are not really royalty here. This is 'Merica, if you visit, deal with it. :-D If you want all the protocol followed, stay around embassy, and gubement types.

Ahh, there are people that want to hug her? :-D

Maybe the difference is our 'royals' have to get re elected, the royals in GB are born into it.

 

LOL Maybe not.

 

Seriously?
Maybe it's to save them from embarrassment. :-o Not all pregnant-looking woman are pregnant...rolleyes

And the same applies to men...:-D:-D:-D

 

In America the only hereditary power I can think of is the Mafia.

 

And the Bush family.

And the Kennedy's.

You vote for which runner wins, but who gets to run is decided 'by' people of certain heritage 'from' people with a certain heritage.

EDIT And the Royals have no power, they are figureheads. Sometimes they write a letter to the prime minister and it gets read but they have no lawful influence.

 

Nope, that's what most people think, and to some extent, it is that way today for obvious reasons, because times change. However, many legal powers still technically remain, even though unlikely to be used, apart from emergencies. Do you really think the Queen dismissing our P.M. back in the 70's is "no real power"? rolleyes. She can technically order you or I to the tower for a good hanging for Treason in times of war and yeah, it was done during WWII.

 

One from "those families" maybe, but Kennedy and Bush aren't exactly rare last names...a quick search of my college's nameserv gives me more than 100 students with the last name Bush or Kennedy

 

Yeah but he was a dick.:-D I have no idea what I'm talking about, first I've heard of it.

 

We have a thing called a Governor General, (The Queen's Representative), plus The Privy Council, meaning one could appeal direct to H.M.'s, power of Appeal above High Court. So, yeah, not exactly powerless.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council

To find the ex-P.M. that got Canned - look up Gough Whitlam, who died the other week, (can I say Yay!, LoL!).

You don't remember because you are too you recent, young Grasshopper....

 

lmfao!