Lewis Hamilton Denied Access To The Wimbledon's Royal Box For Not Wearing A Jacket And Tie.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3159229/Gary-Lineker-hits-Wimbledon-Lewis-Hamilton-denied-access-Royal-Box-not-wearing-jacket-tie-Andy-Roddick-sticks-dress-code.html

What has this got to do with Lineker, rules are rules?

Apart from that, why should Hamilton be invited into the Royal Box anyway?

[PankySmooch]

Cloverjo, it is snobbery, Wimbledon and more so Royal Ascot are turning into fashion parades rather than the great sporting events they are supposed to be

[Cloverjo]

I don't agree, PankySmooch. I've never been to Ascot or Henley, but have been to Wimbledon many times. Of course, I've never been in the Royal Box, but have been lucky enough to enter on a debenture ticket, where the dress code is smart casual and people tend to abide on the side of smart. I've been in on a ballot ticket, where you can wear pretty much what you like.

[PankySmooch]

Did you pay £13 for ten strawberries and £8 for a glass of Pimms or is that just for the snobs?

[Cloverjo]

I've never paid £13 for strawberries at Wimbledon. The last time I had them was a few years ago and they were much cheaper. Someone bought me a Pimm's for £8 this year, and I think the price was the same all over the site.

[Hypognosis]

Gorblimey, guvna. I already flinch at the sight of strawbs at £2 a punnet. It's a minimum of four portions so at least half the packet is going to go furry before I can stomach it. The £1 punnet is a paltry 6 or 7 berries and the price/kg is disproportionately high.

£13 is snobbery. A dress code is a small thing to ask, by comparison.

It is the *royal* box, after all. They - and the great and the good who are thier guests - have everything to be snobbish about.

The essence of snobbery and the thing which is so offensive about it, is that those who practise it are no better than those they direct it at, deep down. That is why it commonly revolves around surface details, like etiquette, manners, clothing, car, house, pets, horses, livestock, secondary houses, holiday destinations, art collections, yachts, aircraft… it doesn't seem to end.

So, if most of us are near the bottom end of that scale, or only infinitessimally better off than our peers, why put so much effort into rubbing it in and winding others up?

Ah! Soapbox has collapsed. I'll get me coat.

[PankySmooch]

Wont be long before the BBC employ the odious Gok Wan for Wimbledon so he can drool over the "Gorjuss" celebs that just want to be seen rather than watch the tennis

[RATTER15]

What a load of pompous nonsense, stupid bloody snobs!!