"Jesus Christ people, Obama was BUSY. Brown was being a desperate leech for his own personal and party gains."
Well, IMO it wasn't that simple. Opinions on Brown aside (I'm not really qualified to talk about British internal politics), greeting the new president of a country is customary, and going to greet him in person is just natural between countries that share a close relationship. It's pure ceremony. Obama being busy should not have figured into it at all. I mean, think about the reverse: the President of the USA going to visit Britain and not being granted a proper reception because the PM is too "busy" or "tired" to deal with him... there would've been an outrage, and a wholly justified one.
Hetalia-wise, I personally do see England being miffed, especially about the Churchill bust incident.
Re: Okay, here we go!
Date: 2009-09-25 11:47 am (UTC)Well, IMO it wasn't that simple. Opinions on Brown aside (I'm not really qualified to talk about British internal politics), greeting the new president of a country is customary, and going to greet him in person is just natural between countries that share a close relationship. It's pure ceremony. Obama being busy should not have figured into it at all. I mean, think about the reverse: the President of the USA going to visit Britain and not being granted a proper reception because the PM is too "busy" or "tired" to deal with him... there would've been an outrage, and a wholly justified one.
Hetalia-wise, I personally do see England being miffed, especially about the Churchill bust incident.