There's one man in Britain who gets away with saying what he thinks
Being 88 probably helps
"Prince Philip has never been shy about expressing his opinions on a huge range of subjects – often with cringe-making results. But now he appears to have put his foot in it again, over his views on goatee beards.
At a recent Buckingham Palace garden party, the gaffe-prone Royal was chatting to a guest and struck up conversation by asking what he did for a living. The man, one of 8,000 guests hoping to meet the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, replied: ‘I’m a designer, sir.’
The 88-year-old Prince is said to have replied: ‘Well, you didn’t design your beard too well, did you?’ The remark, made at a garden party on July 21, left the guest speechless but his embarrassment didn’t end there. The Duke of Edinburgh – who wore a beard as a young man – was then overheard saying: ‘You really must try better with your beard.’
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I suspect that the Prince found "designer" to be a pretentious self-description. I would. A designer of what? Rocket ships?
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"I suspect that the Prince found "designer" to be a pretentious self-description. I would. A designer of what? Rocket ships?"
"Don't criticize what you can't understand." --Bob Dylan
"Don't defend what you refuse to undertsand".
Prof. Erwin Corey...
Well, well, well. Finally we have proof that, in spite of all the recent articles to the contrary, there is in fact one pair of balls left in Britain. Cheery-O!
well if the beard looked terrible, the prince called him on it
I don't think what he did shows courage, he is a Prince, he's extremely spoiled, he's used to people kissing his ass no matter what he does. Balls is being a cashier and telling Donald Trump that his hair looks horrible, what Philip did was simply impolite, it was insulting. A designer is not a hairstylist, in fact, even a hairstylist doesn't cut his own hair, much less a designer.
Besides, he's british, he's supposed to be a gentleman, he's supposed to have manners. Who among us has ever met a stranger and told him something as rude as what Prince Philips said?
What some see as rude, others see as simple honesty.
"What some see as rude, others see as simple honesty."
---If your company has an obese secretary, do you approach her and say "girl, you're too fat" or do you assume that she knows and it's none of your business anyway?
Just imagine what would happen if everyone told the truth all the time!
I'm with Bobby. I'm actually quite surprised that the Prince insulted anyone. And a guest no less! If nobles are known for something it's etiquette and grace, neither of which the Prince seemed to have in this situation.
Prince Philip was given British citizenship after being a stateless exile/immigrant from the Greek royal family. However, he considers himself to be more royal than even his wife, because he has a bit more royal blood in his veins, most of it German. Despite such breeding, he showed a distinct lack of it to be so unnecessarily rude/direct to a guest who was not on his social level and could never answer back in kind. He should display more gratitude for his good fortune.
"If your company has an obese secretary, do you approach her and say "girl, you're too fat" or do you assume that she knows and it's none of your business anyway?".... Bobby
I wouldn't approach her and say "girl", you're too fat, since i'm not black, nor do i pretend to be black as many do. And if she is obese, it IS my business, since i am most likely providing her medical benefits. It is also my business, because her obeseity may have a negative effect on my business, in lost time, sick days, poor performance, etc.
Perhaps, in this age of "oh no, it's not your fault. Nothing is your fault", more people should return to the philosophy of tough-love, which has always been effective. No, it's not the touchy-feely, and all cuddly and warm treatment that people have become used to, but it works. And, if it offends your sensitivities, the unemployment office is two blocks to your right!
"Just imagine what would happen if everyone told the truth all the time!"
We'd have no politicians and no media!
"I wouldn't approach her and say "girl", you're too fat, since i'm not black, nor do i pretend to be black as many do."
---True, and please tell that to all the whites that use the term "bro," it makes my skin crawl.
"And if she is obese, it IS my business, since i am most likely providing her medical benefits. It is also my business, because her obeseity may have a negative effect on my business, in lost time, sick days, poor performance, etc."
---Unless the HMO makes you pay more for an obese employee and unless that employee actually misses work, performs poorly, or has an actual negative effect, you really have no business telling people stuff like that. You have to judge what actually happens, not what may happen.
"Perhaps, in this age of "oh no, it's not your fault. Nothing is your fault", more people should return to the philosophy of tough-love, which has always been effective. No, it's not the touchy-feely, and all cuddly and warm treatment that people have become used to, but it works. And, if it offends your sensitivities, the unemployment office is two blocks to your right!"
---Tough love is ok when it comes from family and friends and when it addresses an actual condition such as an employee who comes to work drunk or someone struggling with a drug problem. What you are advocating is for people to be just mean, to seek out others for ridicule and humiliation with the excuse that they're actually trying to help. It is one thing to be politically incorrect, it's something else to lack basic civility and politeness.
Southern hospitality dictates that you're nice to people until they cross you. That's why yankees are so poorly received, they come to the south with their New York attitudes, they make fun of the people and their customs, and then they wonder why southerners get angry?
Did you see the film Mississippi Burning? When that yankee FBI agent goes to the diner and sits in the colored section that's a great example of what southerners hate. Sure, segregation was wrong, but it was the law of the land and everyone abided by it.
Anyway, in the south that obese secretary will be left alone until she crosses somebody. That's the beauty of civility, you give what you get, and when they cross the line, you let them have it.
While I think this was hilarious I also agree it was rather rude - making personal comments about someone is probably Don't Do Rule 1 on most manners lists.
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