# Seriously Casual Monarchs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810 "2011-08-23T19:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/1 "2011-08-23T19:16:33Z")
[When you can’t get a table, nosh on pizza instead](http://www.thelocal.se/35674/20110821/) 😃 I actually like this. Apparently they do not have a huge retinue of hangers upon tailing along. I can not imagine someone in the US not recognizing the Obamas, or almost everybody in the British Isles and commonwealth countries Queen Elizabeth … ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/2 "2011-08-23T21:00:40Z")
The fact that, even if they were recognized, they still wouldn’t have been seated reminds me of a local incident. President Richard Nixon lived in San Clemente, CA, when he was at home, and there is a great, casual seafood joint called The Crab Cooker in nearby Newport Beach. While a sitting president, Nixon decided he wanted to have dinner there. The secret service contacted the owner, who said that although he didn’t usually take reservations, he would be happy to save a table for Nixon. But the SS didn’t want just a table, they wanted the whole restaurant, for security reasons. The owner explained that there was no way he could shut down his entire place for one night for one guest. The SS were baffled and a bit angry- didn’t he know that this was President Nixon? How could he say no to the president? The owner replied that the president was one man, who might eat at his restaurant one time, but his regular customers kept his business going, years in and year out, and he couldn’t say no to them. Owner Bob Rubian is a very cool cat. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/3 "2011-08-23T21:02:37Z")
Would the average German be expected to recognize the Swedish royals? I live near the Mexican border and wouldn’t recognize Felipe Calderon… ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/4 "2011-08-24T09:50:13Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I can not imagine someone in the US not recognizing the Obamas, or almost everybody in the British Isles and commonwealth countries Queen Elizabeth … But it did not take place in Sweden, and I can definitely picture several billion people not recognizing that tall gramps and blonde granny as being Juan Carlos de Borbón and Sofía de Grecia. Plus if the place is full, it is; throwing a hissy fit over the laws of physics does not behoove anybody who wasn’t raised in a barn. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/5 "2011-08-24T09:55:58Z")
> [@](#): > > “Whether you’re a street sweeper or queen - we just didn’t have a table or enough manpower in the kitchen at that time and our hands were tied.” \ You might be a king or a little street sweeper, But sooner or later, you’ll dine on pizza \ ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/6 "2011-08-24T10:00:04Z")
> [@Moirai](#): > > Would the average German be expected to recognize the Swedish royals? I live near the Mexican border and wouldn’t recognize Felipe Calderon… Well, there’s a higher chance since Sylvia is actually German (and even from Bavaria, IIRC), but if you don’t follow the tabloids, it’s really an easy mistake to make. I do like that they just had a pizza on the market instead. Wouldn’t travelling royals have those sorts of things checked out before a trip, though? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/7 "2011-08-24T14:02:50Z")
> [@Pitchmeister](#): > > Wouldn’t travelling royals have those sorts of things checked out before a trip, though? Not necessarily. From what I understand, most European royals are much less casual about things like this at times than the Windsor-Mountbattens ever would be. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/8 "2011-08-24T15:32:04Z")
> [@Pitchmeister](#): > > Wouldn’t travelling royals have those sorts of things checked out before a trip, though? If it’s an official trip, yes. If it’s “hey, we don’t really have anything lined up for this weekend, let’s go skiing”, not completely, specially for those with little kids. When Junior Princess needs potty, Junior Princess needs potty - now! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/9 "2011-08-24T16:22:16Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I can not imagine someone in the US not recognizing the Obamas, or almost everybody in the British Isles and commonwealth countries Queen Elizabeth … Although it’s said that Queen Elizabeth, on her way up to Scotland by car, once stopped and popped into a store for something. When she went to pay, the lady told her, “You know, you look awfully like the Queen.” She answered, “How very reassuring.” ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/10 "2011-08-24T16:44:34Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > But it did not take place in Sweden, and I can definitely picture several billion people not recognizing that tall gramps and blonde granny as being Juan Carlos de Borbón and Sofía de Grecia. Plus if the place is full, it is; throwing a hissy fit over the laws of physics does not behoove anybody who wasn’t raised in a barn. True. I just agree that not pitching a fit is very classy. Besides, pizza is nummy =) ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/11 "2011-08-24T19:09:55Z")
Bah. That’s not casual monarchs. That’s just having a little bit of bad luck. [This](http://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview.action?search.offset=15&search.rid=176959&search.rbase=ARKIV_01&search.searchString=rovde&search.searchId=727705864&search.previewNumResults=21&search.tabId=editorial) is a casual monarch! 😛 \ ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/12 "2011-08-24T22:20:11Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > True. I just agree that not pitching a fit is very classy. Besides, pizza is nummy =) I wouldn’t bet the farm on that. It was German pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/13 "2011-08-24T22:31:34Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I wouldn’t bet the farm on that. It was German pizza. Aw, c’mon. It was in Bavaria, that’s practically Italy! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-casual-monarchs/593810/14 "2011-08-24T22:39:52Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Although it’s said that Queen Elizabeth, on her way up to Scotland by car, once stopped and popped into a store for something. When she went to pay, the lady told her, “You know, you look awfully like the Queen.” She answered, “How very reassuring.” 😃 > [@dropzone](#): > > I wouldn’t bet the farm on that. It was German pizza. Are the Germans particularly bad at pizza? My least favorite form of pizza is kosher pizza. I’ve yet to find a good slice.