God save the Queen
 

I'm french and i have read somewhere that the French are jalous of the English because they have a queen
i would like to restore the truth and say it 's not true !!
we know the English are proud of their queen but we don't have queen or king (the last has been beheaded in 1793 :p) and we are happy like that
For the French, it's impossible to imagine to have a queen or a king: we have a complex history which explains that situation that we are "anti-queen" or "anti-king":D

Considering last I checked, massive support for the secular republic, I find this a little far fetched. Any sources?

Err, your last king was not Louis XVI, beheaded in 1793. There was Louis XVII, Charles X, and Louis-Philippe.

You should be jealous that they managed to turn the outdated government into a remarkable tourist attraction... without even spilling a lot of blood. Say what you will about the British, they are always polite about things.

Perhaps on their island. Not so much anywhere else.

Are you familiar with the sport of soccer?

of course but they were powerless than Louis XVI and they didn't stay on the throne a long time
Louis-Philippe was the last, after, there was 2 emperors (Napoleon I and LNB of course) and others things i have forgotten, it's very complex
but, how do you know that ?? you learn that at school ??

@Jaguar: the source is the sun, i'm not sure (it was said that the Parisians were sort of groopies and wanted to see the queen because they envie the British, they were just curious and most of them saw her hat ;) )

@Undertoad: the monarchy is very expensive for the British
English polite ??! hypocritical sometimes (i'm maybe wrong but it's my opinion)

God save the Queen
 

Are you familiar with the sport of soccer?

Hey Jag What's impolite about soccer?

The fans!

Ummm, why are you asking Americans about this, anyhow? Last time I checked we didn't have a royal family here, although our politicians can be royal pains in the behind. Is the queen still alive? She's got those cute little corgi's. This being the land of opportunity, I went out and got a corgi of my very own. I now treat him like a king.

Re: God save the Queen
 

Well, hell...no wonder it is so hard to hire a new one! Your termination procedures are waayyyyy too strict!

Dozens of popular polls taken over many years serve to re-enforce what you will hear in bars and pubs across the UK, which is that the monarchy is a parasite pimple on the face of our country. It are neither respected or (heaven forfend) loved and the only reason their continued existence is supported is that they continue to pull in the dollar/yen/shekel/euro. They aren't even English for heaven's sake. And soccer really is for kiddies, while Rugger is for real blokes who play without silly tin hats and body armour and face paint. .......oh god the thighs of Johhny Wilkinson.......:biggrin:

Charles X wasn't powerless, but he was indeed deposed quickly.

Louis-Philippe was the last, after, there was 2 emperors (Napoleon I and LNB of course) and others things i have forgotten, it's very complex

Napoleon I came after Louis XVI but before Louis XVIII.

From dim memories of school I knew the monarchy was restored after Napolean was defeated. The rest I read in various places in the past but had to look up (isn't google great?) for the details.

What do you mean the French don't have a queen? Haven't you heard of Jean-Paul Gaultier?

yes, but Napoléon wasn't a king

yes, i wanted to say they had less power than the former kings (before Louis XVI) (i have made a mistake)

you are jalous about french fashion :p

??? don't understand
my sentence is not correct ??