are you bothered about the jubilee?

ballsymchugh

was driving to work this morning listening to bbc 5live and there was a phone in show about whether or not people are bothered about the queen's jubilee over the weekend.

then some fella, called robert, who lives in kerry, came on and said that people in ireland can't believe what's going on over in the UK and that they're green with envy with all the celebrations.
i can understand being jealous about the extra day off, but do you give a shyte about anything else?? i live in england and am just looking forward to the 4 day weekend really.

he comes on about 6.30 in to the show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j9gwc/5_live_Breakfast_Your_Call_01_06_2012/

krudler

she was the worst of the X-Men

summerskin

I'm english and couldn't give even a single fuck

Logical Fallacy

It's some dude from Kerry. He hardly speaks for the nation.

I have to say I don't care, nobody I know here cares and very few people i know in England care.

DavyD_83

meh

Noffles

I'm Welsh and I care, almost everyone I know in the UK cares too, missing all the feel good celebrations and happiness... and stuck here with fiscal bull**** that and referendum / recession / no money etc... this..

old_aussie

what's a jubilee

cocoshovel

You'd have to be one pathetic fool to get bothered by such things.

SEPT 23 1989

They put on a great show

Ah god love the English, fighting for democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, all the while singing "God save the queen".

FloatingVoter

The four day weekend and the street parties would be fun. We should do it here when we win Euro 2012.

Yamanoto

It keeps the word 'bunting' in common usage.

For that alone, I'm all for it.

ceegee

The thing to remember about radio phone-ins is that the people who phone in are complete f**king idiots. Until theres some form of conscription whereby normal people are forced on to give their views I'll reserve the right to treat all callers with disdain.

christmas2012

no most definately not one bit stuff the queen and her jubillee ask the tax payers of the uk what they think about her

bilston

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah god love the English, fighting for democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, all the while singing "God save the queen".

It's a nice soundbite James but of course the Queen has feck all political power.

im invisible

old_aussie wrote: »

what's a jubilee

some sort of a clip, i think

stovelid

Can we ban the Brit Outrage-themed threads from AH for a while?

munchkin_utd

im invisible wrote: »

some sort of a clip, i think

indeed

such a fabulously brilliant one they even named a tube line after it.

SEPT 23 1989

christmas2012 wrote: »

no most definately not one bit stuff the queen and her jubillee ask the tax payers of the uk what they think about her

The Royal family generates £500 million a year from tourism

bilston

bilston wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah god love the English, fighting for democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, all the while singing "God save the queen".

It's a nice soundbite James but of course the Queen has feck all political power.

Remind me again how much money she and her extended family receive to exercise this minimal political power, purely as a result of who their parents are.

ejmaztec

The last time that an English monarch celebrated being on the throne for 60 years, she presided over a huge empire. This time, the descendants of most of that empire's population are living in the UK.:pac:

wendell borton

They look over the water in awe at whats going on in britain.

Quote from the bbc5 live interview.

ballsymchugh

stovelid wrote: »

Can we ban the Brit Outrage-themed threads from AH for a while?

this isn't meant as an outrage thread, just thought that guy that's living in kerry was talking through his hole, which it appears he was.

he said he'll be putting up bunting though.... just sayin.

I am pie

I don't pay her any taxes, let her at it. In fact I just got a whopping great income tax rebate from the last time i worked in the UK 6 years ago, so I say sail on. You deserve it. I'll be out spending the refund, cheers Lizzie.

Unavailable for Comment

I would imagine the Queen's jubilee is as relevant to most English people as the visit of St Therese's relics was to the Irish. In both cases an ancient bag of bones is paraded around for some people to gawk at while the most of the population get pissed off about the traffic restrictions.

DubArk

Sure the French have different days off to the ROI too?
What’s to be jealous of? I hope the UK has a good time!

Biggins

Couldn't care less what a foreign Queen celebrates.
The fact that a woman is still willing to shake the hand of an Arab dictator that cracks down on females and their rights back home, exposes her though to higher levels of stupidity along with her supposed upper class Royalists claim she's entitled to!

wes

Well, good for them. Don't really care personally.

Fiona

I work for an English company and I am getting Tuesday off so I am eternally gratefull for it!

Duckworth_Luas

Is it anti-semitic to hate this jewbilee?

Seeing as the Queen's visit was met with almost universal apathy in Dublin I doubt anyone here gives a flying fcuk!

flash1080

I'm working in Britain at the moment, couldn't give a toss about it, I'll be working on Tuesday.

I am pie

Unavailable for Comment wrote: »

I would imagine the Queen's jubilee is as relevant to most English people as the visit of St Therese's relics was to the Irish. In both cases an ancient bag of bones is paraded around for some people to gawk at while the most of the population get pissed off about the traffic restrictions.

Probably the masses of people who will be celebrating and lining the streets of London makes your claim look a little daft. Probably.

I've business to be celebrating, but let them. Good luck and enjoy it people over there, and i suppose up there too.

flanders1979

He will be a brave man to put out the bunting.

My name is URL

I'm literally fizzing at the slit over it

Unavailable for Comment

I am pie wrote: »

Probably the masses of people who will be celebrating and lining the streets of London makes your claim look a little daft. Probably.

I've business to be celebrating, but let them. Good luck and enjoy it people over there, and i suppose up there too.

Maybe you could spot who's there for the relic and who's there for the party atmosphere and relaxed attitude to public drinking on the day?

Or perhaps you reckon all those Irish people you see out celebrating on Paddy's day are venerating a saint?

al28283

People who phone radio shows to give their opinions are not smart people

Corruptedmorals

I'm wondering will she beat the record? The longest serving British monarch was Queen Victoria, 64 years. Queen Elizabeth now was 60...it will be tough, Victoria ascended 7 years younger than Liz. Apart from that, no it seems like a nice patriotic celebration so whatever theyre having theirselves but I don't care a whole lot and I'm not 'envious'.

Vicxas

Juba-what?

Biggins

al28283 wrote: »

People who phone radio shows to give their opinions are not smart people

Bill Gates did it on 'Frasier'.

westendgirlie

Unavailable for Comment wrote: »

Maybe you could spot who's there for the relic and who's there for the party atmosphere and relaxed attitude to public drinking on the day?

Or perhaps you reckon all those Irish people you see out celebrating on Paddy's day are venerating a saint?

It may surprise you but people will turn up wherever the Queen will be. She may not be everybody's cup of Earl Grey but the majority want her.

You can't compare with St Patrick's Day as this is a once off celebration weekend.

Plazaman

I can't wait. I have several Union Jacks hung up, a crate of Boddingtons Ale in, 34 cornish pasties and I have Bohemian Rhapsody on a loop blaring out in the background.

This is gonna be a great, deafening, chronic diarrhea inducing weekend.

Biggins

Plazaman wrote: »

I can't wait. I have several Union Jacks hung up, a crate of Boddingtons Ale in, 34 cornish pasties and I have Bohemian Rhapsody on a loop blaring out in the background.

This is gonna be a great, deafening, chronic diarrhea inducing weekend.

I'd say your neighbours are crapping themselves already at your prepared celebrations!

mike65

FloatingVoter wrote: »

The four day weekend and the street parties would be fun. We should do it here when we win Euro 2012.

I have visions of something like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCf8RAco4o

Madam

Couldn't give a flying fart to be honest:) Great to have an extra day off and being in Scotland no OTT celebrations either, seems we up here are in for good weather, England on the other hand are in for rain and loads of it;)

AEDIC

Biggins wrote: »

Couldn't care less what a foreign Queen celebrates.
The fact that a woman is still willing to shake the hand of an Arab dictator that cracks down on females and their rights back home, exposes her though to higher levels of stupidity along with her supposed upper class Royalists claim she's entitled to!

Whereas we know with 100% certainty that China is squeeky clean

http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012/03/taoiseach-enda-kenny-meets-chinese-premier-wen-jiabao/

:rolleyes:

Mr Benevolent

OP, shouldn't you be asking this question to British people, not Irish? We're not in the Commonwealth any more you know.

TL;DR: Why would I give a crap about another country's celebrations?

Biggins

AEDIC wrote: »

Whereas we know with 100% certainty that China is squeeky clean

http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012/03/taoiseach-enda-kenny-meets-chinese-premier-wen-jiabao/

:rolleyes:

Aye - even FF (while in power) had North Korean military officials in the Dail to shake hands with!
(I was there to witness it).

ejmaztec

Stewart Lee's okay, but I've never heard the lesser known Jubi's act, so can't comment.

bwatson

Madam wrote: »

Couldn't give a flying fart to be honest:) Great to have an extra day off and being in Scotland no OTT celebrations either, seems we up here are in for good weather, England on the other hand are in for rain and loads of it;)

If I was offered a day off in order to celebrate something that meant nothing to me, I would respectfully decline it as a matter of principle.

Madam

bwatson wrote: »

If I was offered a day off in order to celebrate something that meant nothing to me, I would respectfully decline it as a matter of principle.

As they say here - 'aye, right'.:rolleyes:

DEFTLEFTHAND

Will the Sex Pistols be getting involved this time? I hope so, couldn't meet a bunch of nicer lads.