Thread:Comments:Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates/Baffling/reply (10)

Indeed it is. As someone from Britain who went on holiday to New York last week, I can tell you they're incredibly crazy&mdash;certainly more so&mdash;than the British. I would imagine this is because the idea of a monarchy is something incredibly exciting since they don't have one, and the stereotypical 'Englishness' of the event&mdash;the Abbey, the cavalry, the carriages&mdash;gets them excited.