Canadians are pretty nice people too, but there is one thing about Americans that I really love.
On the 4th of July...
...they go frickin nuts, celebrating the day they got rid of the British.
Yep, couldn't wait to get shot of the nutty King and his lackeys.
They fought, lost, fought again, lost again, but kept on fighting until we were out of there.
But this doesn't stop a lot of them getting totally over excited about our Royal family - weddings, births, etc seem to get a lot of Yankies far more excited than I get! And countless thousands trek over here every year to see our palaces, watch the changing of the guard and buy a mug with a photo of The Queen on it.
Am I the only one who sees this as a bit odd?
I guess it would be a bit like the English banning Cricket and then getting all excited about games the Australians and Indians are playing.
Certainly odd to my mind, but I still love it.
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I was just talking about this with my son - all the hype over here about the new Royal baby, a couple of weeks after we just celebrated Independence Day!
Abby - Great minds think alike?
If you love something set it free. If it comes back it's meant to be??
or...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder?
I don't know. But I'm one of excited Americans. It could just be that Prince William is so dang cute, and he and Kate make a great couple. I'm happy for them! :)
It's pretty fucking hilarious, but most of us are too dumb to remember why we have the holiday. Most people are like, "Yay! A day off and fireworks! Let's bbq!"
ShadowRun300 - I have to agree - William and Kate (and Harry, or course) have done a lot for the royal family.
Riot Kitty - Surely not!
Yea, it does seem odd, but that's how we roll. We fight tooth & nail to get rid of you guys, then we spend our vacations trying see as much of London as we can on those double decker buses. I don't pay much attention to all the media hype, but the 24/7 Baby Watch outpaces any news coming from Hollywood. Of course, any excuse for blowing stuff up is a reason to party.
Agg79 - Makes perfect sense!
We Americans are an odd bunch. Maybe we can't make up our minds. Or maybe we are just fascinated with things that are so far out of the grasp of our imaginations - like living as royalty.
Or maybe we are just frickin' nuts! :-)
Terri - Maybe a bit of each? :-)
Oh my goodness, Abby said EXACTLY what I was thinking!
"all the hype over here about the new Royal baby, a couple of weeks after we just celebrated Independence Day!"
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