german chancelor

world cup today tomorrow we take berlin

Originally posted by redbadger
world cup today tomorrow we take berlin

Its actually pretty awesome to see Mrs Merkel take an interest in the soccer. I genuinely believe that she likes it and not just because it makes her popular. Now you contrast that with the head of state for the UK and you have a stuffy old bag that may condescend to throw a lawn party at Buckingham palace. I am always aggrieved that the Germans are citizens and we are subjects.

Originally posted by redbadger
world cup today tomorrow we take berlin

Go Mr Cohen.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Now you contrast that with the head of state for the UK

What is Cameron going to celebrate?!

Unless he attends a World Snooker Championship, there's no respectable sporting event the UK can celebrate, least football.

Originally posted by Seitse
What is Cameron going to celebrate?!

Unless he attends a World Snooker Championship, there's no respectable sporting event the UK can celebrate, least football.

Cameron is the prime minister, the Queen is the head of state and the scenario was merely hypothetical.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Cameron is the prime minister, the Queen is the head of state and the scenario was merely hypothetical.

Oh damn, you're right, I forgot you're subjects over there. Me bad 🙂

Originally posted by Seitse
Oh damn, you're right, I forgot you're subjects over there. Me bad 🙂

Yes subjects of a foreign Queen! not even a citizen!

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Yes subjects of a foreign Queen! not even a citizen!

I feel your pain. Monarchy has implicit the concept of superiors/inferiors. It sucks.

How much of your produce you have to give to the feudal lords over there?

Originally posted by Seitse
I feel your pain. Monarchy has implicit the concept of superiors/inferiors. It sucks.

How much of your produce you have to give to the feudal lords over there?

The crown owns the entire island, every millimetre of it. No one ever really owns his own property--the queen's subjects occupy HER land with her implicit consent. Of course, the monarch would not in practice dispossess anyone's home, but that's like saying that slavery were still legal though no one would actually have a slave anymore in practice.

Originally posted by moonbus
The crown owns the entire island, every millimetre of it. No one ever really owns his own property--the queen's subjects occupy HER land with her implicit consent. Of course, the monarch would not in practice dispossess anyone's home, but that's like saying that slavery were still legal though no one would actually have a slave anymore in practice.

I think someone should line the royal family up and pop a cap up their ass

Originally posted by redbadger
I think someone should line the royal family up and pop a cap up their ass

I think they should be sent into exile with one suitcase each and let them earn their way, same as everyone else. Get a life!

Originally posted by moonbus
I think they should be sent into exile with one suitcase each and let them earn their way, same as everyone else. Get a life!

Perhaps we should hang them out of windows like the Americans do their flags?

It's a total myth that we are subjects. We are citizens of the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/overview
https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/british-subject

Originally posted by moonbus
The crown owns the entire island, every millimetre of it. No one ever really owns his own property--the queen's subjects occupy HER land with her implicit consent. Of course, the monarch would not in practice dispossess anyone's home, but that's like saying that slavery were still legal though no one would actually have a slave anymore in practice.

I think this is also a myth. Can you find any official confirmation of this?