# Royal Wedding and Advance Media Coverage in non British Heritage Countries. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029 "2011-04-28T13:55:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/1 "2011-04-28T13:55:14Z")
If you are not from Canada, USA or Britain, has the media in your country become obsessed with the Royal Wedding ? They say billions are going to watch, but is that for real ? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/2 "2011-04-28T14:00:40Z")
Thailand is going ape shit over the royal wedding. In fact, there has been almost a week of fighting with Cambodia on the border over some godforsaken patch of land containing an Angkor-era Hindu temple ruin. A ceasefire was called today, and I heard a serious report that it was so the soldiers could all watch the royal wedding. I’m not sure if the report is accurate, but it was presented in all seriousness. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/3 "2011-04-28T22:28:40Z")
It’s getting plenty of coverage here, yes. > [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > They say billions are going to watch, but is that for real ? I can easily believe it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/4 "2011-04-29T13:16:23Z")
I can’t believe they didn’t schedule the wedding for a time that would be more convenient for Americans to watch live. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/5 "2011-04-29T14:26:09Z")
Seriously, I think weddings were traditionally held in the morning, so they’re just holding to tradition. So Americans (and Canadians) are outta luck on the time zone thing. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/6 "2011-04-29T15:36:23Z")
I was joking. I tried to watch the news this AM, but apparently nothing of any import is happening anywhere in the world besides “The Royal Wedding”. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/7 "2011-04-29T20:16:36Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Thailand is going ape shit over the royal wedding. In fact, there has been almost a week of fighting with Cambodia on the border over some godforsaken patch of land containing an Angkor-era Hindu temple ruin. A ceasefire was called today, and I heard a serious report that it was so the soldiers could all watch the royal wedding. I’m not sure if the report is accurate, but it was presented in all seriousness. That is so awesome that I just copied it over to another messageboard. Hope you don’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-and-advance-media-coverage-in-non-british-heritage-countries/580029/8 "2011-04-30T00:03:14Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > That is so awesome that I just copied it over to another messageboard. Hope you don’t mind. I don’t mind, but no matter what the truth was behind the ceasefire, it didn’t work. They’re still slogging artillery at each other.