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Post by Collie on Dec 28, 2001 4:35:50 GMT
Appears some of our friends from across the pond still have a bizarre understanding of the English way of life. Here is Encarta's take on how the English celebrate Christmas:
Religious customs of Christmas celebrations in England center on recounting the story of Christ's birth. Most people who celebrate Christmas also participate in such secular customs as watching Christmas plays, feasting, singing, and helping the poor. Before Christmas Day, children write wish lists to Father Christmas, who is the British version of Santa Claus. They then throw these letters into the fire. Children believe that if a draft draws the letter up through the chimney, their wishes will be fulfilled. Children open their gifts on Christmas afternoon, following a meal of goose or roast beef and a dessert of plum pudding.
Yea right pal. Whatever. Geezus, where the hell did they get that pile of turd from? I'm sure that was the way it was in Lord Chesterton's manor back in 1920 but I'm positive that the norm is far from what they suggest.
PLUM BLOODY PUDDING? Whatever happened to Turkey and Christmas Cake? And how many children do you know who's parents allow them to play with matches and burn paper up a chimney? Considering half the children don't have chimneys in the first place what do they do, set fire to it in a bin and then cry as the entire house catches alight?
To think, someone is getting paid to write that shit.
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becca
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Post by becca on Dec 28, 2001 8:31:59 GMT
goose is the traditional Christmas dinner, followed by figgy pudding (think We Wish You A Merry Christmas) Christmas plays? do they mean pantos?? I used to post my letter to Father Christmas, fook knows where it ended up
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Post by Collie on Dec 29, 2001 18:56:18 GMT
Tradition then and tradition now are two different kettles of fish. It was also traditional that children were canned at school for just about any misdemeanour and women did all the housework. Hardly the same now is it.
Ho hum.
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becca
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Post by becca on Dec 29, 2001 21:45:58 GMT
canned??
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Post by Collie on Dec 30, 2001 2:56:01 GMT
Aye, squashed into little metal tins and packaged off to orphans as food. What, you mean to say you didn't know Oliver was a cannibal?
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becca
'An Agreeable Chap/Non-chap'
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Post by becca on Dec 31, 2001 20:07:35 GMT
...err, maybe........
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Post by wedge69 on Jan 2, 2002 8:33:31 GMT
On a slightly related subject, I had pheasant pie the other day.
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