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Re:Millennium Bridge workers hang straw bales after ancient ... by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:31AM (#37927682)
> but Americans actually fucking love old stuff

to visit, absolutely. But you don't see the Americans insisting on getting their own ceremonial King as head of state in name only. They prefer to love that stuff at a visiting distance. This is also why "Downton Abbey" etc does so well in the USA.

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Re:Millennium Bridge workers hang straw bales after ancient ... by InitialLastName on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @09:43AM (#37928555)
Unlike the Brits, Americans only worship other peoples' landlords.
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