
The case against wedding speeches
Do we really need to keep up this absurd, food-interrupting pantomime, asks Archie Manners
- Words by: Archie

Do we really need to keep up this absurd, food-interrupting pantomime, asks Archie Manners

Do we really need to keep up this absurd, food-interrupting pantomime, asks Archie Manners
You don’t really enjoy speeches at Weddings, do you? Yes, I know that you applaud them, and congratulate the speechmakers as you pass them on your way out of the tent for that long-awaited fag. You’ll probably mention how hilarious they were in your thank you letter. But I bet you also perform a mime with your thumbs whilst scanning Track and Trace QR codes. Sometimes, you lie.
You don’t really enjoy speeches at Weddings, do you? Yes, I know that you applaud them, and congratulate the speechmakers as you pass them on your way out of the tent for that long-awaited fag. You’ll probably mention how hilarious they were in your thank you letter. But I bet you also perform a mime with your thumbs whilst scanning Track and Trace QR codes. Sometimes, you lie.
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