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Lewis Hamilton Denied Access To The Wimbledon's Royal Box For Not Wearing A Jacket And Tie.
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What has this got to do with Lineker, rules are rules?
Apart from that, why should Hamilton be invited into the Royal Box anyway?
What has this got to do with Lineker, rules are rules?
Apart from that, why should Hamilton be invited into the Royal Box anyway?
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I don't agree, PankySmooch. I've never been to Ascot or Henley, but have been to Wimbledon many times. Of course, I've never been in the Royal Box, but have been lucky enough to enter on a debenture ticket, where the dress code is smart casual and people tend to abide on the side of smart. I've been in on a ballot ticket, where you can wear pretty much what you like.
Gorblimey, guvna. I already flinch at the sight of strawbs at £2 a punnet. It's a minimum of four portions so at least half the packet is going to go furry before I can stomach it. The £1 punnet is a paltry 6 or 7 berries and the price/kg is disproportionately high.
£13 is snobbery. A dress code is a small thing to ask, by comparison.
It is the *royal* box, after all. They - and the great and the good who are thier guests - have everything to be snobbish about.
The essence of snobbery and the thing which is so offensive about it, is that those who practise it are no better than those they direct it at, deep down. That is why it commonly revolves around surface details, like etiquette, manners, clothing, car, house, pets, horses, livestock, secondary houses, holiday destinations, art collections, yachts, aircraft… it doesn't seem to end.
So, if most of us are near the bottom end of that scale, or only infinitessimally better off than our peers, why put so much effort into rubbing it in and winding others up?
Ah! Soapbox has collapsed. I'll get me coat.
£13 is snobbery. A dress code is a small thing to ask, by comparison.
It is the *royal* box, after all. They - and the great and the good who are thier guests - have everything to be snobbish about.
The essence of snobbery and the thing which is so offensive about it, is that those who practise it are no better than those they direct it at, deep down. That is why it commonly revolves around surface details, like etiquette, manners, clothing, car, house, pets, horses, livestock, secondary houses, holiday destinations, art collections, yachts, aircraft… it doesn't seem to end.
So, if most of us are near the bottom end of that scale, or only infinitessimally better off than our peers, why put so much effort into rubbing it in and winding others up?
Ah! Soapbox has collapsed. I'll get me coat.
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