‘The variety of attires worn by Prince Charles used to be regimentals or Scottish, suitable to his role as heir apparent. But the ethnic garb of South Asia? If a Sikh invites me to his house, should I show up wearing a turban?’
No, but if someone invites you into a place of worship, you should wear the relevant garb as a mark of respect. And that what Charles does. These photos are taken when he visits temples or mosques or churches/synagogues.
‘BTW, Geert Wilders was finally unbanned, wasn’t he?’
Yes, he was. Should never have been banned. Nor the others like Savage or Geller. Nobody here knows who they are, banning them just made them martyrs, for all their bellowing, they actually love it, as its great publicity for them.
‘As for guns, one question: can you understand how Americans equate gun ownership with liberty, & that rights are innate human qualities and not something conferred by governments?’
As a pro-American, literate UK gun owner and pro-gun man, of course I can. Whether some of my fellow Brits and Irish do, I dont know.
‘Have you given me your opinion about Ms. Stacey Dooley? Some think she’s a showboat & drama queen, others like me think she is incredibly brave for standing up to Choudary’s people.’
I like her, her programmes are made for the BBC3 cable/satellite channel, which is a channel aimed at 14-25 yr olds.
‘BTW I have never, ever, tarred native Britons with the epithet `inbred’.’
No, that was just a joke by me.
‘Can’t find bacon & egg crusty roll on the internet. Is this a real British treat?’
Anything bacon and egg is delicious, lol. I prefer it as a meal on a plate. Yes, its lovely in a roll. Make sure the roll is well buttered, nothing worse than a dry roll.
I assume you have crusty rolls, they are just well fired rolls as opposed to soft rolls. My dad loves them, I prefer a softer roll.
http://slindonbakery.co.uk/products/breads/rb/wh_crusty_rolls.jpg
http://www.lescamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/roll.jpg
Those look like a Kaiser roll.
Gentile visitors to a synagogue often wear kippah as a sign of respect, and HRH is always an official visitor wherever he goes. Headgear is one thing, full robes are....well, Obama in Muslim robes was making a statement, whether intended or not.
Full Arab kit worked for Col. Lawrence but that was a unique circumstance. Gen. Allenby wore khoffiyeh with his regular uniform but Glubb Pasha stuck by his glenngarry. Going native dress is usually fraught with uncertainty.
I was deployed to Uzbekistan ten years back where the four cornered tubeteika cap was worn by older Uzbek men. Americans who bought these Uzbek caps in the local bazaar & wore them looked ridiculous IMO since they were neither Central Asian nor Muslim.
