suggested “The British really don’t have anything else to live for. The royal family is the Brits as Honey Boo Boo and Kim Kardashian is to Americans.”
I was watching CNN while outside the UK this past week and I was amused to see how often the Americans brought up the royal baby thing.As for nothing else, I understand there are a couple of programmes whose characters they refer to as “Towies” and another with folks from Chelsea. Goes over my head when I’m at the water-cooler. But otherwise, yeah, they are a tad do-lally at the moment with this baby thing. You’re allowed 42 days to register your baby’s name. It has been noted that more babies have not been registered that soon after their births the past couple of weeks or so (mine was registered 6 or 7 days later; my nephew 4 or 5 weeks later).I’m going to err on the cautious side and say it’s because they don’t want their kids’ names to clash with the Royal baby’s name. :-|
By the way, my mother knows someone who works in St Maryºs. Quite bizarre some of the security measures they have had put in place.
lonecat said“I’m no fan of the Windsors, but I’d take them over Honey Boo Boo any day.” I don’t care much for them either but they have a lovely back garden called the town of Windsor. Just been on a casual tour around Windsor with my bike (no hills! My knees are shot). Glorious weather, lovely countryside. Lovely cold Dutch lagers. :-| (What? you want me to drink the room temperature ales? Room temp atm is 30ºC+);p:ahem.Never heard of Henry James? William James? :-| Methinks I should stick to fermented cultures.
suggested “The British really don’t have anything else to live for. The royal family is the Brits as Honey Boo Boo and Kim Kardashian is to Americans.”
I was watching CNN while outside the UK this past week and I was amused to see how often the Americans brought up the royal baby thing.As for nothing else, I understand there are a couple of programmes whose characters they refer to as “Towies” and another with folks from Chelsea. Goes over my head when I’m at the water-cooler. But otherwise, yeah, they are a tad do-lally at the moment with this baby thing. You’re allowed 42 days to register your baby’s name. It has been noted that more babies have not been registered that soon after their births the past couple of weeks or so (mine was registered 6 or 7 days later; my nephew 4 or 5 weeks later).I’m going to err on the cautious side and say it’s because they don’t want their kids’ names to clash with the Royal baby’s name. :-|
By the way, my mother knows someone who works in St Maryºs. Quite bizarre some of the security measures they have had put in place.
lonecat said“I’m no fan of the Windsors, but I’d take them over Honey Boo Boo any day.” I don’t care much for them either but they have a lovely back garden called the town of Windsor. Just been on a casual tour around Windsor with my bike (no hills! My knees are shot). Glorious weather, lovely countryside. Lovely cold Dutch lagers. :-| (What? you want me to drink the room temperature ales? Room temp atm is 30ºC+);p:ahem.Never heard of Henry James? William James? :-| Methinks I should stick to fermented cultures.