Just a friendly reminder to all Commonwealth citizens

[Duque de Bragança]

French citizens currently living in Canada are dispensed from swearing allegiance due to cultural exceptions.  Something to do with the guillotine, apparently.

Why only the French? It's discrimination!     
Any republican really, or non-subject of Charles III really.

Or is it one of those awful accommodements raisonnables? 

[Grey Fox]

Je, Grey Fox, jure que je serai fidèle et porterai une vraie allégeance à Sa Majesté le Roi Charles III.

[Duque de Bragança]

Moi, Grey Fox, jure que je serai fidèle et porterai une vraie allégeance à Sa Majesté le Roi Charles III.

Corrigé !

[viper37]

What happens if I recite the pledge of allegiance?

And if I do it three times in front of a mirror?

You start speaking in a weird accent and use words like "mate" every 3 words, and tea becomes a pleasant beverage in the afternoon.

[viper37]

I'm Maltese and Canadian. Is it optional?

Only if you're in Malta Saturday.
Otherwise, you have to demonstrate fealty to your new Lord.

[mongers]

What was strange?

There are things about it that feel very, very British in a way that I found quite jarring given the setting, climate and everything else about Malta

I can't describe it well but it was like you're on holiday in a Mediterranean island and then there'd be moments when the fourth wall would and home would be staring at you.

I really like Malta, a fascinating place, the density of interesting places there is incredible 

Yeah I liked it a lot. Gozo was also well worth a visit.

Sounds like the mirror image experience of visiting Portmeirion.

[Syt]

An Israeli colleague described Malta as "quite similar to other Arab and Palestinian settlements in the Levant." 

[Josephus]

An Israeli colleague described Malta as "quite similar to other Arab and Palestinian settlements in the Levant." 

First time I went to Israel, thing that struck me was the similarites between Israel and Malta. Tel Aviv reminded me a lot Malta's coast cities like Sliema. Jerusalem, with its stone architecture, reminded me of Valletta and Mdina.

A few less Jews in Malta.

[Syt]

What I found striking is how you walk like three corners from the posh yacht harbor and 5* hotel in Portomaso and suddenly come to people keeping geese and ducks in their disheveled gardens and all kinds of electric wiring going out of/into holes in walls that were not in the original plans for the buildings (if indeed any plans existed) - and looking like the whole structure might come down any moment.

[Grey Fox]

Moi, Grey Fox, jure que je serai fidèle et porterai une vraie allégeance à Sa Majesté le Roi Charles III.

Corrigé !

Eh, I didn't write the thing.

[Valmy]

French citizens currently living in Canada are dispensed from swearing allegiance due to cultural exceptions.  Something to do with the guillotine, apparently.

The French weren't even willing to guillotine Charles X, much less Charles III. They just lost their taste for it after that one time.

[Duque de Bragança]

Moi, Grey Fox, jure que je serai fidèle et porterai une vraie allégeance à Sa Majesté le Roi Charles III.

Corrigé !

Eh, I didn't write the thing.

Yet you swore.

[Grey Fox]

Caliss.

[HVC]

French citizens currently living in Canada are dispensed from swearing allegiance due to cultural exceptions.  Something to do with the guillotine, apparently.

The French weren't even willing to guillotine Charles X, much less Charles III. They just lost their taste for it after that one time.

France is a republic in search of a king

[viper37]

French citizens currently living in Canada are dispensed from swearing allegiance due to cultural exceptions.  Something to do with the guillotine, apparently.

Why only the French? It's discrimination!     
Any republican really, or non-subject of Charles III really.

Or is it one of those awful accommodement raisonnables? 

Yes, it's one of those awful things.  Canada is very strong on multiculturalism.  They may not tolerate the guillotine for humans though.