.... and the US doesn't?
2007-09-07 19:32:41 · 8 answers · asked by vince_oy 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Generally we don't say it anymore and to be honest the growing feeling in britain is that we should abolish the monarchy and become a republic. Whether that will ever happen remains to be seen.
2007-09-08 15:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is a republic, while the UK is a constitutional monarchy.
The US does not, and never has had a monarchy. The UK has a long tradition of Royal leadership. In today's UK the monarchy is largely ceremonial in nature but that tradition of "long live the King/Queen" goes back to the time when Kings literally ruled the nation. It is a token of respect to Royalty.
2007-09-08 16:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi muscles, saying, long live the queen, or the king, or the queen mother...goes many century's back over there and has stuck down through the generations. for America, we don't say long live the president, what we have is the song 'hail to the chief". i hope this helped! )
2007-09-08 02:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Sandra Dee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the US isn't ruled by the Queen of England. We like Liz and want her to have a long life but we're not about to go shouting around about it.
2007-09-08 02:40:53 · answer #4 · answered by Lex 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Cause they love the queen ....like Jerry loves Tom.
2007-09-08 02:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they have a queen they want to keep alive a long time and we dont.
2007-09-08 06:22:22 · answer #6 · answered by Avatar_defender_of_the_light 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"She ain't Our Queen," would be majority view // that whole American Revolution thing sorta squelched it for the British Monarchy in America - - -
But personally I say 'Long Live The Queen,' b u t Retuire lready, Gees Charles has pottered around the garden long enough!
Peace....................
2007-09-08 02:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's a toast,and you don't have one the nearest equivalent is hail to the chief.
2007-09-08 19:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by Spsipath 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋