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im unsure now if u notice after he does his action, the camera jumps to a default standing position it looks like there are pre recorded actions with key words...i told him to fall down and he bowed. then i told him to fall over and he did...and when i told him to fornicate with the sofa he began kicking it.

lol Sammie where you been? This has been around for over a year :) Still funny tho. :lol:

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London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and New York all on the short list...a pretty strong field.

OK totally apathetic answer here....Title...why? Just because, that's the way it is, it's been like this for thousands of years, it doesn't really effect many peoples everyday lives if the Queen is Queen or Prince Harry smokes dope...just shrug it off and carry on with life trying to grind out a living :) Just accept it and move on.

We're born to be subservent to our betters lol...Times are changing, for thousands of years up until the 60's the UK ran on a class system (Upper class, middle class, working class), those with money and power, those without...wasn't until the "liberal" times that occured in the 60's that people not born to power actually started to acquire it...think The Beatles, through the media of TV and Radio they wielded more power over the younger generation than anyone else in the country...This is when it started to change, and celebritry became more powerful that hereditary... Do I think it's right that these people have the money and lifestyle just because they're born into it? Not really, but in many ways you just accept it, it happens today all around the world, not just with royalty. Everywhere there are kids living off the fame of their parents (Osbournes)...it's not fair either but it happens.

Tony Blair is always talking about reducing the power of the House of Lords...they're the upper house in the UK, all decisions Tony Blair makes in the House of Commons get put before the House of Lords to be ratified...The people in the House of Lords aren't elected in anyway and are made up of Peers from various forms...old Lords and Ladies from named estates and people who are bestowed the Lord or Lady title (such as ex Prime Ministers like Maggie Thatcher)..they have the ultimate say in government decision. Funny thing is, if you have enough money, you can buy titles...for example ex boxer Chris Eubank is now the Lord of Brighton (or is it bournemouth)..but he isn't allowed in the House of Lords...thank god. The Sir titles you mention are the nations way to give honour to those who have served this country with distinction...there are Knighthoods (CBEs) which bestow the prefix Sir onto people, then there are MBEs and OBEs...this is the Queen's way to thank those in her service...various people get them from war heroes, to sportsmen to lollypop ladies who work devotedly at schools...personally i like those titles, they're a way to be proud to be British (like the purple heart for war service in the US)..and as far as I know they don't give any advantages tax wise...

its spooky....i no like it, some chicken dude stares at you, then you tell him to do stuff....

Next paragraph taken from a website I found. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. A monarch is a hereditary ruler; a constitutional monarchy is a state headed by a monarch who rules according to the constitution. In a constitutional monarchy, the sovereign reigns (formally), but does not "rule", i.e. he/she does not have much power. One can ask oneself what the sovereign (in the UK presently Queen Elizabeth II) is good for, considering that the real power in the United Kingdom resides with the Parliament. According to the (unwritten) constitution of the United Kingdom, the Queen’s government gives her advice – which she cannot ignore. That means that, in practice, it is the ministers who make almost all the decisions, and that the parliament is supreme. In fact, the last time a monarch used a veto to stop a proposal from the legislation was Queen Anne, in 1707. This means, in my opinion, that if the monarch tries to block the legislation sometime in the future, the monarchy will be as good as dead. But the monarch also has powers to decide when to dissolve parliament, and who should be appointed Prime minister. In practice, these powers will only be used if the election results are so even that no party has the overall majority. Then the monarch would have to decide by herself, because she would have no ministers to ask for advice. But since this is not very likely to happen either, all the monarch is good for, is that she is a symbol of a united nation, in addition to being the "Supreme Governor of the Church of England" and the "Head of the Commonwealth". But these are also mainly just symbolic titles, So all in all, why keep the monarchy? Cynical answer...cos all the money the UK recieves from tourism from the USA and Japanese who love the monarchy. Serious answer, because the UK is a country of heretige, the Royal Family is part of that, and it would be sad to lose them in such a capacity... Personally I don't care either way, it's nice to have them, but also it is strange how in todays society we just pay for a family to be kept purely because of their birthright.

pfft ill just ask Jessy to send me them if you send them to her :P

Yes sternly this is where I found my information too, so posted what I posted. It's "one" of the official currencies of Kosovo, it isn't "the" official currency...only the 12 EU states have the euro as sole official national currency. Each EU country that uses the euro has specially minted coins showing an icon from their country...the German euro has a Standard eagle on it for example. Kosovon money i very much doubt has this, they would just use euros already in circulation, because they aren't seen by the EU as an official user of their currency. That's what I'm try to say, no-one outside the EU uses the euro officially. As for the written constitution...no we don't have one..we have laws, but we have no piece of paper with them all written down/amended etc...laws come and go, this can lead to some funny examples where old laws haven't been repealed and so technically could still happen...for example, it is legal to shoot a welshman in the city of Chester with a crossbow after midnight...I'm sure if anyone tried they'd get arrested, but it's still law to do that...also the death penalty hasn't existed in the UK for nigh on 50 years, but there are/were still cases that could get you killed if you performed them...these were regicide (killing on the monarch), High treason (traitor against the UK), burning down of her majesties shipyards and grave robbing...some have been looked at recently and changed, but atm i can't remember which. So no-one in the UK can say "Hey, this is unconstitutional" cos we don't have one :) The only reason i can give is this country has gone through so many forms of government in it's time that we never did it...from Rebublic (under romans) to Feudal to Monarchy (with feudal ties) to democracy...I believe the nearest we got was 1215 when the Magna Carta was signed between the king and barons. Following link provides info. http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magna.html Oh some other useful stuff... http://www.uknow.or.jp/uknow_e/about/100faqs/qa08.htm , this question 1 taken from it. Q1. Why doesn’t Britain have a written constitution? A1. The British constitution has evolved over many centuries. Unlike the constitutions of America, France and many Commonwealth countries, the British constitution has not been assembled at any time into a single, consolidated document. Instead it is made up of common law, statute law and convention. Of all the democratic countries in the world, only Israel is comparable to Britain in having no single document codifying the way its political institutions function and setting out the basic rights and duties of its citizens. Britain does, however, have certain important constitutional documents, including the Magna Carta (1215) which protects the rights of the community against the Crown; the Bill of Rights (1689) which extended the powers of Parliament, making it impracticable for the Sovereign to ignore the wishes of the Government; and the Reform Act (1832), which reformed the system of parliamentary representation. Common law has never been precisely defined - it is deduced from custom or legal precedents and interpreted in court cases by judges. Conventions are rules and practices which are not legally enforceable, but which are regarded as indispensable to the working of government. Many conventions are derived from the historical events through which the British system of government has evolved. One convention is that Ministers are responsible and can be held to account for what happens in their Departments. The constitution can be altered by Act of Parliament, or by general agreement to alter a convention. The flexibility of the British constitution helps to explain why it has developed so fully over the years. However, since Britain joined the European Community in 1973, the rulings of the European Court of Human Justice have increasingly determined and codified sections of British law in those areas covered by the various treaties to which Britain is a party. In the process British constitutional and legal arrangements are beginning to resemble those of Europe

stupid double post read next one again.

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These 12 countries use the Euro Belgium, France, Netherland, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Finland. Kosovo using Euro is akin to Asian or South American countries using the US dollar...it's not technically their national currency just one of their adopted ones...so Kosovo is invalid. There are no countries outside the EU using the Euro as a sole official currency. As for the metric system introduction...it is a big deal...sorry, but when 60%+ of this nations population grew up using one system, to be actually forced to change is wrong...I can give you my height and weight in Imperial, you ask me to tell you the same in Metric, I have no idea. I love how you find my examples silly, try telling that to the farmers, to those who sell their wares at a market place. It is important. English papers.../shrug, some are shallow, mostly the tabloids (Sun Star Mirror etc) But newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Independent are internationally known, and so respected. On the positive side for the tabloids...they may be sensationalist, but more often then not, they have the finger on the pulse of public opinion. Since it's the public who elect those at parliament, then knowing what's happening is vital. I read The Sun (sorry hehe), it's views are very pro war in Iraq, very anti Euro, and it tells it like it is for the EU. I read it because I agree with its views...and since the Sun is the most popular paper in the UK, it does voice popular opinion of current events, no matter how sensational they are. So any other problems with the UK sternly? It's funny you have such a strong fascination for how things are run over here when your all the way over in Chile?

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Madame Tussaudes (or however its spelt) :) I've been to the normandy beaches, north of Caen in France, it's a sobering place, but good to visit and remember...the war museum there was good to look around.

That's the crux, the UK is the 4th biggest economic power in the world right now, it's one of the only nations not currently in a recession, work is plentiful, the nation is prosperus...why would we jepordise all that just to join a single currency that has been seen not to work at it's best. It would be economic suicide to join it right now. Sure we get stuff out of the EU, but likewise the EU gets stuff out of us, its a trading block, that's the point. We don't take advantage of europe like you state in your post. Of course we think as a whole, the EU has great potential, but essentially, we are still British, and that should come first no matter what, else we wouldn't have a country to live in to start with. Therefore we have to think about what is best for us before we think about anything else. Do we? That's the thing, we don't always...for example metric came in, people in this country still rebel about the metric system...you can be put in jail just for displaying your wares at market in imperial (pounds ounces) with no metric equivalents (grams kilos)...The whole question at the moment regarding the EU constitution has been raised in the UK, we want a referendum, because the constitution could lead to power being taken from UK government and placed in the hands of Brussles...where do we then have the power to chose what we want to do? We wouldn't, and that's the point of our rejection. End of the day, I'm English, and to the greater whole British, what happens in the EU effects me and people in this country. So everything that comes from the EU we view and decide whether or not it is in our best interests to abide by. You don't seem to like the term "best interests", as if that's some crime and we must all conform to the EU no matter what the consequences...that just won't happen aslong as the people of this country have freedom of speech and the right to express that. Which they do everyday, from the papers (that you don't seem to like) and rallies/debates. One final point.. OK tell me who uses the Euro and aren't in the EU..I'd love to know.

omg i finally get that last question lol...and Hamlet was Danish if i remember correctly...

fuck is pretty much anything..."I don't give a fuck" (fuck here is the noun) http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/history.htm

Taken with Jewel aka Jessy :)

Paranoid? Not really, just sensible, we've seen how the euro affects powerful countries (germany and france)...and we aren't going to rush into anything that ties us down to anything without making sure it's in our best interests... Would you sell yourself out just to make others happy?

Worrying aint it :)

why do Britons are always the exception in Europe? It's like everyone got the Euro less then (I know Finland doesn't either, and Sweden not too, but they are like isolated, so you get to understand that? - We value our sovereignty, also the main reason is the Euro cripples economies as seen in Germany and France...Germany has an unemployment rate of 4 million, the UK has an unemployment rate of 1 million...this is because we aren't forced to change our interest rates by Brussel...one rate doesn't fit all...the interest rates in UK are governed by the Bank of England, it keeps the pound stable and competitive, then the foreign investment comes, for example Honda/Nissan build their car factories in UK due to set up costs and so people get jobs. Gordon Brown (Chancellor of the Exchequer) has a 4 point check list that the Euro hass to meet before he will consider accepting it as our currency...its never met all 4 yet. everyone in Europe uses 220 Volts and 50 Hz, I think and they don't - no idea, I just guess the rest of europe being a mainland set up their power supplies...the UK being an island set up ours differently. Wasn't that long ago that the train tracks in UK were a different width to euro trains..and that meant a bit of trouble for the Euro Tunnel. everyone drives on the right side, and they don't (Aussies do too [left side], but they are not in Europe, and I've got the impression Irish do too, but forget that) - Driving on the left comes from medieval times...Horsemen would always pass on the left of another rider, keeping their sword arm closest to the enemy...this is how it was until a certain short Frenchman called Napoleon, who was left handed...as he conquered most of europe he forced his army to go on the right so his sword arm would be closest to the enemy...a lot of countries still drive on the left...most of the commonwealth (Except Canada) ie South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India...and some cultures who were know for war too..the japanese drive on the left too, due to the Samurai and feudel systems they employed. like.... I can't remember the other example I had, but it was something with the referendums and the EU......... - EU referendums cause fear in the UK, cos it will mean a loss of sovereignty to europe, our lives will be dictated by people we didnt elect in Brussels..most brits don't like that thought... they are just different! why is that? cause Ireland is also and island, but they are not like so....... different - you gotta remember, we spent over 1500 years fighting most of these nations in some war or other (except Portugal, they're our oldest allies) There's a natural distrust...we're a island nation, we're used to being alone...i guess you can call it isolationist. ah, your monarchy is the most scandalous ever and your newspaper like showcking.... wow, like........ big letter and huge shocking titles........... - Freedom of speech, the UK has it :) the question is why! (btw, does it to be or not to be belong to Macbeth?) - What's MacBeth got to do with it? We just don't believe europe has UKs best interest at heart..it's the powerful Franco-Germanic alliance that runs europe, and we struggle just to get heard..so often we reject everything, cos it's not in our interest to sign up.