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Weird England

posted 10 years ago by damist38
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Many strange things happen:

1) How many visitors to England take an open air bus tour before checking into their hotels?
2) The tiny hotel is bustling with guests, including a juggler.
3) Ian on reception points out a broken pay phone, in this age of mobile phones. I guess just so he can call it a dog and bone.
4) Dashwood's country estate seems to be in the middle of London going by the traffic in the 'through the gates' views. The only estate actually like that is Buckingham Palace.
5) The paparazzi are right in the middle of the Stewards enclosure at Henley. Fat chance.
5) They leave Henley regatta on a borrowed motor bike, and arrive at Greenwich naval college about 60 miles away. Why is one question, though I guess because Dashwood's estate is actually in Greenwich? Hardly the poshest part of London.
6) Then back to South Bank for a henna tatoo, before going back to Greenwich.
7) England is apparently populated by toffs and a few lovable cockneys.
8) Kind of weird that in London's busy social scene, Ian keeps turning up.
9) Riding a bike through the South Bank skate park?
10) Does the Queen really do a circuit of debutante's balls? Every year? She might just be get a little bored.

[–] SarahCynical 9 years ago

You really have context issues.

While cell phones may be ubiquitous now, they weren't in 2003, especially not internationally. Even now, its very expensive.
Lots of people take a tour bus, especially if they have to kill before they check in.
Why wouldn't a small cheap hotel be bustling with people? Or have a juggler who could be planning to busk to earn room and board.
Did they say he lived downtown? There are estates in London. Have you ever been there?
The press were probably invited for political reasons, doesn't mean they were paps.
It's a comedy movie. Don't take it so bloody seriously. You think us films are exact.
The queen was at a dress show, not a coming out. And she always looks bored.
Ian showed up as a worker. Lots of workers get around.
The motorcycle ride was get away scene.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

[–] tani_banani 9 years ago

I think the OP means when the Queen turns up at Daphne's coming out party (in response to the original question I assumed it did not mean she attended them all - but she attended this one because Daphne was the daughter of a prominent politician :-))

[–] f-m-eriksson 9 years ago

i agree with a lot. the geography is ****** up. the mansion is in west wycombe about 1h15 min northwest of london... and 413 mulberry street in nyc doesnt exist. its little things like this that make it realistic or not. especially when they chose such well known places...

[–] IMDbeans 9 years ago

Number 4 is wrong. There are some other similar estates. Just a few.