GAGers in the UK and Commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia, NZ, etc...) what is the atmosphere like right now after the Queens passing?

[smahala1991]

Is it like everything is at a stand still or is it business as usual?

[Smoke-n-Growls]

Mostly business as usual, I think, here in Canada. It will affect governments and political bodies more than anything. Flags at half mast except on King Charles' accession day, Queen's portraits wreathed in black cloth, government figures to be dressed in black for mourning, lots of coverage of the UK.

But generally normal.
Most of the younger generation Canadians don't have much respect for monarchies anyways.

[acooke-13]

I'm from the UK but in a small suburb in Australia currently, where a lot of indigenous people live, who didn't like the Queen, so no one cares here really.

[johnboymuscles]

I'm not in the UK right now but most of the population don't care for the royals (or at least don't when the media doesn't drill "our gran" propaganda into them but lots of stuff cancelled. The TV is playing royalist propaganda all day. 2022 and all this for a family of thieves and murderers. Madness

[DermalPunch]

Took the words out of my mouth. Thieves and murderers.

[Kasabiian]

It's pandemonium in London right now, traffic is at a standstill, everyone is crying and beating themselves with sticks, people are throwing themselves off of skyscrapers.. one Buddhist monk set himself alight outside Buckingham Palace in protest at the Queen's death, it's total chaos!!

[TallAnon]

"She died? Huh, didn't knew she knew how to do that."
Anyway, what's for lunch?

[smahala1991]

Lunch is the real question

[Babygirl_S]

My country is no longer a colony. Once I talked to a British man who called India a kid of the UK 😂 but the kid is not mourning her death at all 🤷‍♀️. I'm sorry but no one really cares here. Most Indians actually hate the British (I don't).

[Babygirl_S]

Not all Indians behave like that.

[DermalPunch]

@Light909090 what the actual nonsense

[Light909090]

Indians carry Spears they Know of ancient Stories and are not Ignorant they are Smart know how to Hunt without Special equipment
Just because someone lives in India Doesn’t make them an Indian
Indians are all dead 💀
Even the government got many of them Killed by taking away there land and then having to walk for so long in the rain many died
But they don’t exist anymore

[Light909090]

And Indians Don’t use Wifi and they don’t use cell service They Are all about the Natural and living in nature

[Babygirl_S]

you're out of your mind.

[Light909090]

And you Don’t know what an Indian is

[Babygirl_S]

You're losing sleep over this 😂

[Babygirl_S]

Isn't it night out there?

[CaptainSmartass]

Well, people are going to work and stuff. Like the economy and business are carrying on as normal, but it's got a surreal air to it all, as the TV stations are all airing tributes. It's really weird.

Simples...

[kaylaS91]

People are obviously very sad/shocked but the economy can’t handle coming to a standstill.

[DermalPunch]

I'm really curious as to why people are shocked that a 96 year old woman died and for what reason they are sad? I mean I'm serious.

[kaylaS91]

Because if someone’s been reigning for longer than you’ve been alive, they become a symbolic and constant representation of the commonwealth. They’re sad because they’re human- death isn’t trivial in any circumstance.

[DermalPunch]

But what has she done for you as a Commonwealth resident that makes her death of such a huge consequence. She didn't run Britain in anyway since the Monarchy is just decoration. I mean apart from her waving all blinged out and her being on the money, what did she do to earn such an attachment.

[kaylaS91]

The monarch does have some constitutional duties, the most significant being the approval of new governments. A monarch may also formally approve legislation, appoint certain officials, or grant state honors. Outside of the UK, a royal representative known as a governor-general is appointed to carry out these duties.

[kaylaS91]

Her death isn’t of huge consequence- I simply said it’s sad (as death is) and shocking as she obviously held the Windsor line together through a lot of people’s lifetimes, mine included.

[DermalPunch]

Uh huh. And holding together a legacy of colonialism and all the warm and fuzzies that come with that.

[kaylaS91]

Yup, banding together with Spain, France and the likes 🍻

[DermalPunch]

What does Spain and France have to do with being sad about the Queen? I just don't get how people have this big connection to this woman.

[kaylaS91]

They have nothing to do with England’s former monarch. They both have a ‘legacy of colonialism’ of their own. I’d just hate for you to be salty only about England, yknow?

[Precipice]

The only people who seem to care are the ones writing headlines. And they only care for the views.

[Phoenix98]

I genuinely believe that not many people care,

[xJeremyx]

Life goes on as normal, although it is splashed across all major news headlines.

[xJeremyx]

In Singapore, by the way.

[Nazgol]

Business as usual in Canada. They're not going to make anything statutory & by tradition

[Nazgol]

Though they did pay some respect, like CN tower lights were turned off

[findacure4wokeness]

The Queen was well respected. I wonder what Chucky and horse head are going to be like?

[Headstrongcrazylover]

No one cares in India, even memes are being made that britishers looted money and precious stuff from India.

[Brokenheartedx]

Shame we didn't flatten it when we had the chance, could've gifted china the world's largest carpark

[johnboymuscles]

How many years have you been free of colonisation and yet still majority of folk don't know how to shower?

[Headstrongcrazylover]

Why do you say so?

[DermalPunch]

And the massacres

[monkeynutts]

It's not a big deal at all. Just some changes to come.

[musicbrain5]

Hasn’t changed for me one bit, really.

[AkshiJanjua]

We in India are very happy, fuck the British and their monarchy.

[johnboymuscles]

Stop making fake gold theft insurance claims on your holidays and touching girls inappropriately in foreign countries. A shower once in a while wouldn't go miss either

[AkshiJanjua]

@johnboymuscles You probably have very low IQ

[johnboymuscles]

You're Indian so there is no probably about how low of an IQ you have. You definitely stink as well. Indians go to a bar and buy 1 beer with 10 straws 🤣🤣 jog on smelly

[petitedollbabee]

People here are celebrating for the most part lol.

[acooke-13]

So odd.

[petitedollbabee]

Well she did nothing good for my country. A lot of the people here have been fighting for years to put things back to the way that they were before they were colonised. Makes perfect sense to me as to why they would be celebrating.

[acooke-13]

What country are you from? She didn't personally colonize any country, yes she was the Queen but she also still had orders to follow and things she's not allowed to do. I just think it's strange to celebrate the death of an old woman, especially since her son is now King, not like the Monarchy has been abolished.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, I wanna know which country it is that thinks was better before colonialism.

[johnboymuscles]

The only country colonised by Britain thats not come out of it better off is Myanmar. Not sure why. So unless you'd prefer to be picking rice instead of playing on gag I suggest you look at your history again

[KostasKouvalis]

@johnboymuscles Well... in terms of culture, Egypt and the Gulf states are still very backwards. But in terms of infrastructure and economics, you are correct.
Yemen is the only other exception besides Myanmar.
I wouldn't say the former colonies are better off currently, but that's not because of the British, but because of the blacks. It's no accident that the only successful black nations are the ones that chose to remain colonies of European countries.
The woke left can think what they want, but the reality is, that black societies fail without White people guiding them. And yes, it IS specifically black societies, because former non-black colonies are doing quite well.

[DermalPunch]

@KostasKouvalis better for who?

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Everything is at a standstill

[douride2]

Business as usual here.

[bolverk]

Life goes on, but its quiet.