Ok so with Poland being always late to the party, only few years ago we started to go into a full Xmas mode, with Jingle Bells and White Christmas playing all the time everywhere - at shops, malls, gyms, restaurants, cafes etc.
So my question to people from more advanced countries is this: does it ever roll back or will it just get worse and worse each year?
Restaurants? Jesus.
It'll get better as more and more people are fed up with it. There's a small Christmas tree sale on the square, but besides that there's surprisingly no Christmas decorations near where I live, not in the cafés or shops at least. There's the occasional light decoration in apartment windows.
In the country side it's horrible though, it seems every other house is alit with fancy decorations.
It keeps getting earlier and earlier. The only thing standing in its way is Halloween.
If it wasn't for the tacky Halloween shit being flogged at the end of October, and Easter, then it would only be a matter of time before Christmas formed a loop with itself.
Look at these whiny bitches.
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2012, 06:59:35 AM
Look at these whiny bitches.
It's nice that Languish is finally becoming a more professional sport, with its own full time players, experienced commentators etc.
Personally I thought I really performed more dynamically than usual, putting in a little optimism here and only some whining there.
Just taking it one post at time, focusing on my own writing.
Quote from: Tyr on December 16, 2012, 06:49:28 AM
it would only be a matter of time before Christmas formed a loop with itself.
This would be a bad thing? :unsure:
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2012, 06:59:35 AM
Look at these whiny bitches.
:D
I can understand why people get fed up with the way Christmas is thrown in their faces this time of year, but it doesn't bother me at all and I think if someone like me can live with it so can they. I've rather come to enjoy this time of year, after all. :hug:
Quote from: merithyn on December 16, 2012, 09:38:51 AM
Quote from: Tyr on December 16, 2012, 06:49:28 AM
it would only be a matter of time before Christmas formed a loop with itself.
This would be a bad thing? :unsure:
Well, it would offend the Euroweenies, so--no.
The x-mas music isn't the problem. Kids already playing with firecrackers is.
Sale of firecrackers is open in Austria in the week (or 2?) before New Year's Eve, and it's officially allowed to set them off for a few hours on 31st Dec.
Still, kids get their hands on the stuff imported from the Wild East and turn the town gradually into an acoustic re-enactment of the Vienna Offensive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Offensive), culminating in the immediate week before and the ten days after New Year's.
I thought Xmas was limited to African-Americans?
Jon Stewart made a great comment on the Daily Show a week or two ago: "Christmas is getting so big it's eating other holidays- watch out, Halloween, you're next."
I don't think he realized quite how accurate he was. Most of us entertainment retailers started gearing up for Christmas all the way back on November 1. I've already had to listen to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" thousands of times this season (not a huge exaggeration- hundreds, at least!), and there are still a couple weeks left to go!
I like it. I don't pay any attention to it til right after Thanksgiving, and I don't really tire of it. Kinda adds something when you have kids, even neices and nephews.
It starts on November 1st & it should never end!
in my experiences it stops on Dec 26th.
The music ends on Dec 26th, the cheerful disposition ends on Jan 2nd.
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2012, 02:51:20 PM
in my experiences it stops on Dec 26th.
One of the many, many wonderful things about being Ukrainian is we stretch the Christmas season out to January 7th. :)
BTW Beeb, do you have any hott female relatives? :hmm:
Quote from: FunkMonk on December 16, 2012, 09:57:30 AM
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2012, 06:59:35 AM
Look at these whiny bitches.
:D
I can understand why people get fed up with the way Christmas is thrown in their faces this time of year, but it doesn't bother me at all and I think if someone like me can live with it so can they. I've rather come to enjoy this time of year, after all. :hug:
:hug:
Quote from: Barrister on December 16, 2012, 05:57:04 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2012, 02:51:20 PM
in my experiences it stops on Dec 26th.
One of the many, many wonderful things about being Ukrainian is we stretch the Christmas season out to January 7th. :)
Happy old new year!
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2012, 02:51:20 PM
in my experiences it stops on Dec 26th.
Usually late afternoon on the 25h.
I've already begun collecting the loot that is due to me.
Quote from: Barrister on December 16, 2012, 05:57:04 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2012, 02:51:20 PM
in my experiences it stops on Dec 26th.
One of the many, many wonderful things about being Ukrainian is we stretch the Christmas season out to January 7th. :)
Trick question there Beeb?
Everyone knows there is nothing good about being a Uke.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2012, 08:38:20 PM
I've already begun collecting the loot that is due to me.
Fruit cakes FTW
Quote from: derspiess on December 16, 2012, 08:44:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2012, 08:38:20 PM
I've already begun collecting the loot that is due to me.
Fruit cakes FTW
My father in law delivered his tribute to me.
Quote from: citizen k on December 16, 2012, 03:10:45 PM
The music ends on Dec 26th, the cheerful disposition ends on Jan 2nd.
Speak for yourself. The cheerful disposition's already long gone, here. :P
This is the time of year for E-5 evaluations, so I put "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on for the other Sailors slaving away on staffing folders, writing Block 43's and swearing at NavFit 98.
I'm a dick. :showoff:
I hardly ever watch tv these days and do my major Christmas shopping on the 23. I get most of my Christmas song blowback from Olaf and Weylund, which is adorable.
Society will have a new Great Awakening, and then we will return to the celebration of Jesus Christ's coming. :)
Quote from: Martinus on December 16, 2012, 06:01:16 AM
Ok so with Poland being always late to the party, only few years ago we started to go into a full Xmas mode, with Jingle Bells and White Christmas playing all the time everywhere - at shops, malls, gyms, restaurants, cafes etc.
So my question to people from more advanced countries is this: does it ever roll back or will it just get worse and worse each year?
Who and what xmas music you talking about? Because the stuff I heard growing up (Burl Ives, Jonny Mathis, The Bingster, etc) is not the bullshit nowadays.
Every time I hear "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" I think of my buddy's Indian/Brit wife. She used to shake her head when she'd hear the song but wouldn't say anything. Finally one of us asked her what her big problem was with the song and she said "You Americans are so uptight about everything else, but you'll allow them to play a song that says 'Later we'll have some fuckin' pie...'"
Super-bright gal but sometimes she's in her own little world :D
Also, listening to Christmas music on Pandora. Focusing on the classics to filter out all the newer crap. One that slipped through the cracks was "Santa Baby" by Macy Gray. Sounds like either a 90-year old woman or a sick cat trying to sing it.
I always thought this was the best use of a Christmas song during the non-Christmas season.
http://youtu.be/fwcYbo7pjto
Okay, I found a worse rendition of "Santa Baby"-- Michael Buble's. Creepy. Why, Michael? Why??