Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is on September 19. World leaders, about 500 of them, are coming to London to attend the funeral. They are Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, Queens, and other royal families.
The British government has put out a strong advice for world leaders to:
Not come in their own planes but travel by commercial airline.
Do not use limousines and travel by bus with limited security.
These escorted buses will take them to the Queen’s funeral. When the USA objected to this, they relented and said Biden will be the exception. He can come in his own plane (Air Force 1) and travel in his own limousine.
This is double standard by Britain. Every world leader will feel their security is as important as Biden’s. If the British Government cannot handle 500 world leaders’ planes, security, and limos, they should tell them not to come. Their countries can be represented by the Ambassadors/High Commissioners residing in London. Anyway, the queen is dead. She is not going to know who came and who did not come.
I was thinking how the conversation will go inside the escorted bus (without their translators). Here is my imagination.
French President Emmanuel Macros in French. Il n'y a pas d'air dans ce bus (There is no air inside this bus)
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame replies in Swahili. Asante. Lakini sikula siku nzima (Thank you. But I did not eat all day)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in German. Ich habe keine Ahnung, was diese Typen sagen (I have no idea what these guys are saying)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in English. Please speak in English, mate.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Anonymous. If you had given your name, it would have been nice.
DeleteThis double standard should not be accepted. All other Presidents'/PMs 'lives are equally important. Your imaginary conversation is hilarious
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Gowri.
DeleteActually...that is incorrect. All other Presidents/PMs lives are not as important as the leader of the USA. USA gets special treatment all the time because America is the greatest country in the history of mankind. Everybody has to fall in line and other countries know it too...so they'll be good obedient leaders.
DeleteBritish establishment and double standards synonymous- neither new nor surprising. They have always been like that. Being politically correct but absolutely hypocritical- their racism used be covert never over - even that is changing though to be more overt now - probably losing their touch😃.
ReplyDeleteI do have plenty of British friends and have called it out. Some of them agreed wholeheartedly while others were ambivalent.
Even after this callout they still remain my friends 😜
Thanks for your comments Ram. And, welcome to my blog. You have revealed some truth.
DeleteRam, please visit here as often as possible. Thanks.
Double Standards and Racism? They made one exception for the USA...as many other countries have. You wanna see double standards in all walks of life check out third world countries like India. The UK is also extremely accepting of people from around the world. How many non-Indians permanently live in India? How many people move from other countries to go to India and become an Indian citizen? Now on the flip side...how many Indians leave India as quickly as possible...you know to UK and USA? Many daily. Those people know where it's awesome and where it sucks.
DeleteAll the grandeur just for a dead woman
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Coach.
DeleteJust for a dead woman? Get real. Do you know who you're talking about? She's probably the most famous, well known woman in the world over the last several decades. You can go to a remote village in some jacked up third world country and they know Queen Elizabeth. They may not know Britney Spears or Jill Biden but QE was by far the most famous, recognizable person on the planet. I'm not a fan or a hater...but she certainly is not just another dead woman. The grandeur is warranted and justified.
DeleteWestern countries always have double standards in everything
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Anonymous.
DeleteWhat the hell kind of comment and reply is this? Like there are no double standards in eastern countries and African countries. They're the ones that REALLY have double standards in everything. Western countries have FAAAAR less double standards. Completely disagree. That comment deserves an L.
DeleteBiden can be Covid Positive AnyTime.. Britain Knows that.. that may be the reason :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Madhu. You could be right.
DeleteAnybody can be covid positive at any time. Biden gets special treatment because America is a kick ass country. It's the greatest country on earth and I have no freaking idea who is in second place. But whoever is the second best country is a distant second. #USAisthebest
DeleteThanks for all your comments The Cagey Bee. You have no idea who is in second place. Let me tell you. The second kick ass country is Burundi.
ReplyDeleteIn a sense, the exception is not right. But there are realities (which everyone understands, actually) and compromises are made.
ReplyDeleteSometimes to move forward, we have to take one step back, and then take two steps forward. If we refuse to take that one step back, we can't move forward.
I just chanced upon this article, on what happened to the Bidens who got an exemption from travelling on the bus like other dignitaries.
ReplyDeletehttps://time.com/6214765/biden-queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-late/