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Q: Chritmas day,things
How much effort do you put into xmasday,ive had the last 3 here and seems to be less each year with Chinese new year close.My wifes Chinese so shes always saying just wait till new year plus my daughters birthday is 22nd December so presents then,even had to work last year on xmasday,what do you do
As you said, less & less every year. Thankfully, I have a fake pre-decorated tree otherwise I think I would skip the holiday completely.
But now that my boys are almost 4, I am thinking of ramping up the western experience a little. However, that is hard to do when you are the only western person in a house filled with 5 other Chinese natives.
This year I didn't even have a Thanksgiving dinner night out. It is kind of funny how we loose interest in the holidays the longer we are away from the western hype.
paulmartin:
Same as me my baby 4 this time,think i should be doing more but with no holiday feel even shes not getting excitied
Xpat.John:
Exactly. They aren't surrounded by the decorations and the holiday movies and the music and the constant reminders. It is very difficult to pass on that feeling as just one person.
Disclaimer: this is not an answer
Paulmartin, I understand English may not be your native language. That's fine. Nevertheless, if you truly want people to give thoughtful answers to your questions, please reread before posting them. As it stands, reading your run-on above makes me want to gouge my eyes out.
Thanks.
thedude:
Why the hell would you say that? Are you the grammar police?
Roquefort:
No, I was just giving a polite piece of advice. Spending an extra minute writing out a question can make things a lot clearer for people who'd take the time and effort to answer them. Unfortunately, I hadn't considered the possibility that the poster was an idiot, as he just demonstrated.
paulmartin:
This is an English speaking forum,and unless you dont understand English my question is straight forward. ASSHOLE
crimochina:
dont even bother with roquefort he's not a native english speaker. he just wants to validate his years of hard work in learning english
SalaciousC:
You've been calling a lot of people off for not being natives, crimino. What's your secret? How do you detect the infidels? Please tell me it's something other than avatar names...
paulmartin:
I know what you mean crimo,they just dont understand that Engish is learnt from your mum,and there stupid answers are just sometimes stupid
A phone call to the family back home. That's about as crazy as I get. Maybe I'll watch How the Grinch Stole Chirstmas (the cartoon version of course).
Xpat.John:
The other version isn't even worth thinking about. The Polar Express is a pretty good movie this time of year too.
Never forget your own culture,,, if it's important, keep it that way.
paulmartin:
I dont thats the all point of the question,its just how to do it while living in a country that as no concept of what xmas actually means from a western point of view
