• Old_Barbarossa [he/him,comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Some British exchange student in one of my lectures this morning almost started crying when someone told him the Queen was dying, I dont get British peoples obsession with this shit

    Here in the Netherlands people generally just dont give a shit about the Monarchy and often just think the whole thing's stupid when they get in trouble/controversy again (wich happens every few months)

    • VILenin [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Bawling my eyes out for a dead imperialist in my free, non-cult country

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      People here in Denmark are absolutely fanatical about their queen. I'm already worried for the avalanche of cringe that will be unleashed once she dies. I'm going to get a massive headache because of it.

    • ferristriangle [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Does the queen even have any kind of public facing persona? My impression is that she's treated more like a British mascot among the public than an actual person. How do you get to that level of parasocial relationship while barely knowing that person's personality?

      Does everyone just imagine her as their grandmother that they feel guilty for never visiting?