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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Why are Americans enthralled with celebrities generally? I think it's a specialized form of our celebrity-enthrallment, fed, as k_s says, by our not having an equivalent.
There's also the British-American connection involved -- it's really only British royalty we're so enthralled with. I mean, Quick! Someone name the heir to the Dutch or Swedish throne without looking it up.
Then there's the pageantry. We may not want all that to-do here, but there's no denying it can be fun to watch them do it; they do it better than anyone.
And finally, for some of us there are the historical connections and implications as well. I mean, they've been doing this for 1000+ years.
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That's one of the things I was explaining to my wife.
At one time Britain had their hand in everything in the world. They are better marketers.
I'm glad you brought up the star gazing, I wonder is it psychological. We don't have Kings and Queens but we have Hollywood and Camelot.
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