12-08-2003, 04:45 PM | #11 |
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We've never been fake snow people. I also HATE with a passion the so-called 'carols' Walking in a Winter Wonderland and Frosty the Snowman - they are not about Christmas! They are totally inappropriate to sing here! Although I would enjoy spending Christmas in the northern hemisphere just once - it would be an interesting experience opening presents in my woollies instead of summer jammies.
Anyway, one of our concessions to Aussie heat is to have Christmas dinner instead of lunch - I can't believe how many Australians have a traditional roast meal at lunchtime; far far too hot to be having the oven on at 11am [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] . We also have a barbecue instead of a roast meal. We decorate traditionally as well. There's a LOT of seafood sold at Christmastime as well - a very appropriate meal to serve in the weather. I have seen occasions where people have a 'summer santa' - dressed in beach wear and thongs instead of the big suit - a great idea really! I would hate to draw the short straw and have to frolic around in that death-trap on a 40 degree Christmas day. Frankly I don't know how the department-store santas cope either! Even with air conditioning it's certainly not good weather for a santa suit.
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12-12-2003, 09:38 AM | #14 | |
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One of my fondest memories of Christmas in OZ as a kid was when the old man would bring a huge box of Peaches home. They were the size of a large Grape Fruit, and so ripe that you had to sit outside to eat them as the juice used to roll down your arms and drip off your elbows onto the ground.
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Here's a picture of Bondi Beach this Christmas Day...apparently they had 10,000 people there over the course of the day.
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12-25-2003, 12:54 PM | #16 |
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Bloody typical. That place was deserted and pissing down when I was there, not a soul to be seen. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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01-02-2004, 03:19 PM | #18 |
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Ahh...I'd rather have my snow and cold, thanks. (-21 Celcius today it is...and I have to go out and shovel)
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01-02-2004, 07:29 PM | #19 |
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Bleh; Canada is not nice when it's in the middle of winter and the freaking furnace knocks out... Only tiem I've actually wanted to be somehwere else for Christmas.
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