Christmas officially arrived in London ?

Starrfall on 9/8/2006 at 03:01

You've got to admire their tenacity though. I think looking at Christmas decorations for 4 months would leave me a broken down gibbering shell of a human.

Most places here seem to wait until the second biggest commercial holiday (Halloween) is done before they gear up for the biggest.

(I'm just guessing about Halloween being the second biggest commercial holiday, but come on. The candy? The costumes? The fake spiderwebs and doormats that laugh evilly when stepped upon? It must be.)

Vernon on 9/8/2006 at 03:53

Cunts here in Australia have 'Christmas in July' every year. WHAT KIND OF A PLACE IS THIS GET ME OUT OF HERE :( :( :(

Scots Taffer on 9/8/2006 at 04:02

Yeah, I was stunned when I came across that. Thankfully it's not Christmas decorations etc. just big ass meals!

Shakey-Lo on 9/8/2006 at 09:25

Quote Posted by dethtoll

are you kidding? i have several london friends who've been complaining that it's scorching over there.

Well, sure, but to a Londoner, 30ºC*is 'scorching'. :erg:

Bugs on 9/8/2006 at 12:55

I think 30 degrees should be more than hot enough for anyone.

I find high twenties to be too hot to do anything other than lounge about, travelling to work/walking about town is not at all nice. But then I'm from northern Scotland, so high teens in my preferred temperature!

After all, were not fucking lizards. Reminds me of a Bill Hicks sketch, complaining about Californians attitude to weather...

Dia on 9/8/2006 at 14:09

Quote Posted by Ulukai

Ideally at Christmas time, I like to see a tree with some lights in it, maybe some lanterns in the street, carol singers who can actually sing, a deep snowfall and ladies wearing posh frocks.

What I actually see is this kind of thing. What the hell is this all about

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Obviously, you've never seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

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Some people here in the States actually decorate to excess like that. Scary.

Gillie on 9/8/2006 at 14:50

30C degrees to me is Hot!.:sweat: .It is a "Stifling" kind of heat though.
We are not used to it.
What annoys me is these stores ruin Christmas by starting it so early it is ludicrous. No need for it.
People decorate their houses here as much too.

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(http://www.houseblinger.com/blingslist.php)

Printer's Devil on 9/8/2006 at 15:03

You Brits need to take Halloween more seriously; it's a natural buffer between Easter and Christmas.

thefonz on 9/8/2006 at 17:39

I am greatly offended by the marketing ploys set in motion at Christmas.

Damn Harrods for tempting me with their £1000 crackers and mugs.

Incidentally - what do the cracker mugs have thats different from normal mugs?

I'm tempted to nip into Harrods on saturday to see what they have done...

Jonesy on 10/8/2006 at 00:34

I went into Harrods' whilst in England. Took one look at the prices, went "oh, fuck" and left.

Of course by that time I had already spent several thousand dollars and probably shouldn't of even blinked at a tea mug being a good £19.