I suppose, since I live in England, you'll want to hear my thoughts on the Royal Wedding.
Let me put it this way: On my way home from Barcelona, I stood in front of a small family of Brits who, for reasons unknown, snapped into American accents and started making fun of random Yankee words.
"Duuude, I'm going to go eat a baaaagel on the siiiidewalk wearing paaaaants."
Really? I thought. These are the words you're making fun of us for? Bagel? Sidewalk? Pants?
Two weeks later, I signed onto Facebook as Wills walked Kate down the aisle, and noticed several American friends had gotten up in the wee hours to celebrate the nuptials.
"I wish I was in England celebrating with scones," someone had commented. "Or maybe some Cadbury's! Or some biscuits! With my tea!"
Really? I thought. Scones? Biscuits? Cadbury's? So what?
In my book, Cadbury's is just a candy bar, bagels are sold at Tesco, and the scones are rubbish here anyways and I prefer the ones in Ireland. Maybe the magic is lost on me. Anyways, since the whole affair involved someone else's future sovereigns, I caught a few moments on the BBC iPlayer and got on with my day.
I will say this: when Prince William spoke the wedding vows, it occurred to me that he has the most stereotypically English accent in England. Which is, I suppose, as it should be. Even though, just for fun, sometimes I like to ask my friends how they enjoyed "the Royal Wed-din', bruv".
Let me put it this way: On my way home from Barcelona, I stood in front of a small family of Brits who, for reasons unknown, snapped into American accents and started making fun of random Yankee words.
"Duuude, I'm going to go eat a baaaagel on the siiiidewalk wearing paaaaants."
Really? I thought. These are the words you're making fun of us for? Bagel? Sidewalk? Pants?
Two weeks later, I signed onto Facebook as Wills walked Kate down the aisle, and noticed several American friends had gotten up in the wee hours to celebrate the nuptials.
"I wish I was in England celebrating with scones," someone had commented. "Or maybe some Cadbury's! Or some biscuits! With my tea!"
Really? I thought. Scones? Biscuits? Cadbury's? So what?
In my book, Cadbury's is just a candy bar, bagels are sold at Tesco, and the scones are rubbish here anyways and I prefer the ones in Ireland. Maybe the magic is lost on me. Anyways, since the whole affair involved someone else's future sovereigns, I caught a few moments on the BBC iPlayer and got on with my day.
I will say this: when Prince William spoke the wedding vows, it occurred to me that he has the most stereotypically English accent in England. Which is, I suppose, as it should be. Even though, just for fun, sometimes I like to ask my friends how they enjoyed "the Royal Wed-din', bruv".
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