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    The American fascination with the British royal family...

    ... never ceases to amaze me.

    The lead story of the online edition of the Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald as of five minutes ago:

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    Showbiz innit

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Showbiz innit
    Yes, indeed, with an incredible cast including some pretty fascinating Williams, Henrys, Edwards and Richards as well as Bloody Mary, Gloriana and Victoria. It has been quite the show.

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyscoular View Post
    ... never ceases to amaze me.

    The lead story of the online edition of the Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald as of five minutes ago:

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    I bet Neil Warnock is kicking himself he accepted the Aberdeen job now

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    Absolute brainless feckwits


    But enough of the royals

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Was the main story on all the German, French, Dutch websites I looked at yesterday too.

    Reality is they are the most famous family in the world and the King getting cancer is big news.

    US regional papers rely on the Associated Press a lot too. They aren't quite the same as our regional press, and include national and international news far more

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    Was the main story on all the German, French, Dutch websites I looked at yesterday too.

    Reality is they are the most famous family in the world and the King getting cancer is big news.

    US regional papers rely on the Associated Press a lot too. They aren't quite the same as our regional press, and include national and international news far more
    Gotta be the Kardashians now.

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    For a relatively young and vibrant country the Americans have a fetish for old people in positions of power.

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    For a relatively young and vibrant country the Americans have a fetish for old people in positions of power.
    I know this isn't the point you are making but actually the nation state that is the United States is one of the oldest on earth now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    I know this isn't the point you are making but actually the nation state that is the United States is one of the oldest on earth now.
    It was just a whimsical comment, as you guessed. Like many developed countries, the population there is ageing, of course.
    Japan is a particularly interesting example as immigrants are not really fully integrated to there.

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    It was just a whimsical comment, as you guessed. Like many developed countries, the population there is ageing, of course.
    Japan is a particularly interesting example as immigrants are not really fully integrated to there.
    As the Ukrainian-born Miss Japan found out this week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    As the Ukrainian-born Miss Japan found out this week.
    What happened ?

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    What happened ?
    Relationship with a married man, appearently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Relationship with a married man, appearently.
    Against a backdrop of Japanese right wingers kicking off again about racially impure representatives of the country.

    Like few on this board they like to confuse ethnicity with nationality - and exclude ‘others/outsiders’.

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    Re: The American fascination with the British royal family...

    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    Against a backdrop of Japanese right wingers kicking off again about racially impure representatives of the country.

    Like few on this board they like to confuse ethnicity with nationality - and exclude ‘others/outsiders’.
    I've had a great deal to do with the Japanese, both in a private and professional capacity. Their society is highly complex and they are enormously conservative in many ways.

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