38 minutes ago, vogie said:

Theresa May nor anyone else in Britain are "subjects" any more, thank goodness. We are citisens, the nationality of act of 1948 deemed we are all citisens.

You can be whatever you want. I'll remain a 'citizen' thanks. 

4 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

“Does more hours” doing what ? Travelling? Hosting? Whatever it is it’s not work. 

i doubt she even feeds the corgis. 

 

Looks she 92 and a lovely old lady. If it was my Gran I would be extremely proud of her but please stop kidding yourself she’s on the go 24/7 and a workaholic. 

feel free to show us her daily schedule

19 minutes ago, LennyW said:

Looks like it is all fake news....again!!

How many people, who've gotten their panties in a bunch, will actually read this post and view those videos, and then recant their biased assertions. None I'll wager.

 

I'm no fan of Trump, but I do dislike it when people's biases get in the way of facts. Eighteen pages of what a horrible, disrespectful man, who should have acted better. This from a simple question (which one could argue is coming from a biased perspective) of "Was Trump disrespectful to the British Monarch?" but not from an actual incident.

3 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

“Does more hours” doing what ? Travelling? Hosting? Whatever it is it’s not work. 

i doubt she even feeds the corgis. 

 

Looks she 92 and a lovely old lady. If it was my Gran I would be extremely proud of her but please stop kidding yourself she’s on the go 24/7 and a workaholic. 

So you want the Queen of England to pick up a shovel because you do not have the knowledge or ability to know what she actually does....Oh dear oh dear...?

On 7/15/2018 at 10:18 AM, coldmike said:

No bow or courtesy required as they are not UK citizens, but it would have been friendly/nice.  There was probably a protocol briefing, but we know the man has the attention span of a gnat and wouldn’t remember any of it and doesn’t have any respect for protocol or people other than himself.

I am a UK citizen, and anti royalist, and if I met the Queen, I would not treat her any different from anyone else.

 

 

Theresa May nor anyone else in Britain are "subjects" any more, thank goodness. We are citisens, the nationality of act of 1948 deemed we are all citisens.

True.But the point I wanted to make is that unlike the US, elected politicians in the UK are lower in the pecking order.


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40 minutes ago, AYJAYDEE said:

she's the queen of a lot more than that

 

Mostly rinky dink islands in the Caribbean. Australia and Canada are real countries, I'll give you that. And I'm sure she still supplies some pizzazz for a lot of the people in those countries. Don't know if that will still be so when Prince Ode to the Toilet Bowl takes over.

I am a UK citizen, and anti royalist, and if I met the Queen, I would not treat her any different from anyone else.
 
 

There are millions of people in the UK who are republicans yet they still respect the Queen as Head of State and show the good manners that goes with this.Jeremy Corbyn comes to mind.He does not treat her as any other person because he is not a creep.


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2 minutes ago, zydeco said:

Mostly rinky dink islands in the Caribbean. Australia and Canada are real countries, I'll give you that. And I'm sure she still supplies some pizzazz for a lot of the people in those countries. Don't know if that will still be so when Prince Ode to the Toilet Bowl takes over.

you missed some. and she is the head of state. period

On 7/15/2018 at 11:13 AM, Maradona 10 said:

You're right, we did rule the world.

Only a hundred years ago, the British ruled over two thirds of the world.

23 hours ago, sandrabbit said:

Prince Charles is one of the best examples of this, talking down to everybody.

That's not his fault, it was all these medals that were weighing him down.

11 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Debate history, not really it's as you say,  for or against but there's no need to be so disrespectful .

What by saying I don’t think she does real work? 

if you look back I said if she was my gran I would be proud of her......or is it just selective pro royal blinkers in action. 

 

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9 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

That's not his fault, it was all these medals that were weighing him down.

My friend Professor Pigeon got a letter telling him to attend the annual knighting ceremony a few years back at the palace. 

 

The letter had a big list of do,s and dont,s. Also to bring a plaster in case of an accident with the sword.

19 hours ago, duanebigsby said:

Oh that old Horse sh*te.

The US sold weapons and equipment to both sides during both wars and then jumped in at the last possible minute to declare victory. The Allies did need American help to win the wars, but to suggest Americans won it single handed is

just a load of crap. The Russians would have prevailed in the long run.

 

"Americans won it single handed is just a load of crap".  I wonder what John Wayne would have to say about that.

On 7/15/2018 at 10:10 AM, colinneil said:

What can you expect from a man who has no respect for anybody.

Just a buffoon, no manners, no sense of protocol, no nothing but hot air.

Queen of what?

1 minute ago, possum1931 said:

"Americans won it single handed is just a load of crap".  I wonder what John Wayne would have to say about that.

without the eastern front, the allies would still be stuck on normandy beaches

17 hours ago, uffe123 said:

Quite frankly they should abolish the British monarchy, and kick all the royal freeloaders out, and make them work for a living.

Nothing but a bunch of leeches of society, doing absolutely nothing. 

Never a truer word spoken.

12 hours ago, AYJAYDEE said:

lol! because , as you say, out of respect. and the bow wasnt the worst of it. arriving late, barging in front of her, jacket unbuttoned. all the trappings of a slob!

 Obama would have bowed. 

1 minute ago, habanero said:

 Obama would have bowed. 

 

18 hours ago, duanebigsby said:

You also have no attachments to this country.

Do you need not show respect for the King, Buddhism,  and anthem?

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Regarding Buddhism: This has nothing to do with the British Monarchs who to the best of my knowledges are probably Anglicans and not Buddhists.  I am personally a Buddhist from the Theravada tradition.  Buddhism has nothing to do with this post.  It's irrelevant.

Regarding the Thai anthem:  I tend to sing along in Thai.  They have an nice anthem.  Beats the heck out of trying to sing the Star Spangled Banner. <laughs>  I also like The Canadian Anthem too and sing along at hockey games. 
Regarding the English anthem, what goes through me head when I hear it is:

My country, 'tis of thee,

Sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing;

Land where my fathers died,

Land of the pilgrims' pride,

From ev'ry mountainside

Let freedom ring!
Samuel Francis Smith was my type of hero.  What a fantastic sense of humor.

1 hour ago, transam said:

How much did you folk pay the native red Indians....?

 

Did you put them on reservations...?

Was Trump not General Custer in a previous life?

1 hour ago, AYJAYDEE said:

feel free to show us her daily schedule

Feel free to look it up yourself.

17 hours ago, uffe123 said:

Quite frankly they should abolish the British monarchy, and kick all the royal freeloaders out, and make them work for a living.

Nothing but a bunch of leeches of society, doing absolutely nothing. 

 

Are you speaking as a subject or an outsider?

 

I'm the antithesis of a Royalist but since it isn't my country, I say live and let live.

1 minute ago, evadgib said:

Feel free to look it up yourself.

I know it

8 minutes ago, habanero said:

 Obama would have bowed. 

Well he bowed to ISIS and all the other challenges so yes he would.

19 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

"Americans won it single handed is just a load of crap".  I wonder what John Wayne would have to say about that.

 

I often read John Wayne nearly won the war by himself.            ?

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

I am a UK citizen, and anti royalist, and if I met the Queen, I would not treat her any different from anyone else.

 

 

Me too. She's a nice lady and the history is fascinating but no place in the modern world except in books, school trips to castles etc.

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

I,m not so sure about this head-of-state stuff. In the small print it says 'Queen of England'

.

Actually it's of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. You're thinking of Elton John ?

15 hours ago, HHTel said:

But she is head of state in 16 countries.  Doesn't that outrank him?

Last time I checked, The United States of America was not a Commonwealth country beholding to the Queen of England.

So your answer is:  "No"  That does not outrank him.