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Post by Kye on Nov 19, 2012 19:41:15 GMT
Oh, too bad! Can you be with your family?
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 19, 2012 20:03:04 GMT
A combination of the trains and work days are making it impossible to get any days that go over Christmas. The coalition seems to have screwed the trains into the ground, in spite of making a big deal in 2008 over how important it was that the government ensured that there was a Boxing Day service. Last year they brought about strikes and this year there are no trains at all! Just shows how much they stick to their principals!  I have spoken to my sister and am hoping to take a few days to go and visit them. They go to my brother-in-law's mum's for Boxing Day and have to travel near to my house so could drop me back, if needed. I have not seen them in about 6-7 years so am long overdue a visit (that's not entirely accurate, but the last time I saw my mum, sister and brother-in-law was at Tracy's funeral, so I am not really counting that). On the positive side, I am instead looking at going to Moose's in a couple of weeks' time, so I will get to see her sooner than planned at least.  |
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Post by Moose on Nov 19, 2012 20:13:37 GMT
Yeah will prolly go there
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Post by Kye on Nov 20, 2012 3:56:36 GMT
You should have an early celebration with Colin when he comes. A mini-Christmas. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 8:14:02 GMT
You should have an early celebration with Colin when he comes. A mini-Christmas. Yes, you should. We sort of do that. The day before we leave for England, we open all the presents my family has sent us. The reason is that we can't possibly take them to England with us to open them there because that is too much extra weight that we have to take there and back just for opening presents exactly on Christmas day. Openinbg them when we come back isn't nice either because then Christmas is over and we haven't had a chance to say thanks to my family. So we have something like and early pre-Christmas here. |
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 20, 2012 9:04:32 GMT
Customs might want to open your presents too!  Can you let them open them, but not tell you what's inside? What if it was 101ml of perfume?!!!  |
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Post by tangent on Nov 20, 2012 9:35:34 GMT
I had a German friend a few years ago who used to open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve.
I understand that in days gone by, the day used to start at sunset, as does the Jewish day today. At that time, the 24 hours of Christmas Day started in the evening, and Christmas Eve was actually the first few hours of Christmas Day. So it would seem natural to open your presents on Christmas Eve.
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Post by Kye on Nov 20, 2012 12:42:34 GMT
When my kids were young, we always opened our presents on Christmas Eve. It's a French Quebec tradition.
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Post by Miisa on Nov 20, 2012 19:53:05 GMT
We also do it on the eve, and frequently get a personal visit and chat with the delivery man. As a child I secretly envied British children who never had to meet Father Christmas, as I always found him rather scary.
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Post by tangent on Nov 20, 2012 20:02:32 GMT
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 20, 2012 20:08:45 GMT
That's one scary Santa! |
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Post by raspberrybullets on Nov 20, 2012 20:19:34 GMT
Bummer. Could you go down to him?
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Post by tangent on Nov 21, 2012 0:46:35 GMT
I haave an appearance on Friday that will scare even more children.
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Post by Miisa on Nov 21, 2012 7:53:37 GMT
The scariness of the santa was also directly proportional to what time your parents had managed to book him for: typically he would be offered a stiff drink in every household, sometimes a whole bottle.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 8:01:52 GMT
I only had to meet santa in kindergarten and maybe in elementary school. I think one or two children cried in kindergarten because they were scared.
We used to celebrate and open the presents from the close family on Christmas eve. On Christmas day, we'd open the ones from all the friends and relatives.
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Post by tangent on Nov 21, 2012 8:41:10 GMT
Most children can cope with Father Christmas. Maybe a couple of three year olds are scared.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 21, 2012 8:56:55 GMT
I have an appearance on Friday that will scare even more children.  |
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Post by tangent on Nov 21, 2012 9:03:45 GMT
Yes, that would scare most children.
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Post by bill on Nov 21, 2012 20:29:00 GMT
I did a Father Christmas at a school once. My beard kept slipping. It was very embarrassing.
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Post by charliebrown on Nov 21, 2012 20:55:46 GMT
I had a German friend a few years ago who used to open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. I understand that in days gone by, the day used to start at sunset, as does the Jewish day today. At that time, the 24 hours of Christmas Day started in the evening, and Christmas Eve was actually the first few hours of Christmas Day. So it would seem natural to open your presents on Christmas Eve. We do that too. And we decorate our Christmas tree on the eve before dinner. Chris calls the public radio which is talking about Christmas shopping and so on now a communist radio. He is very vehement about the commercialization of Christmas. |
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 21, 2012 21:08:51 GMT
It has certainly become more about buying expensive electronic goods than was originally intended, I am sure! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 21:37:01 GMT
The German shop Media Markt had a disgusting ad out last Christmas in which Christmas had basically become a complete craziness induced by loads of cameras, computers, playstations etc.
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