[Dynapi-Dev] RE:Off topic for Cameron

[Kevin F. <kfr...@id...>]

Off Topic:

No OZ people (at least I) don't feel stupid at all.  Only the other day,
watching the 6.00pm news and the blizzards sweeping across Northern US /
Canada, cars sliding off the road, people digging their cars out of a metre
of snow wearing more clothes then I own; I mentioned to my brother 'How
could people live in that' :), frightening.  After the news finished I
wandered off down to the beach.

For the majority of OZ people if the temp. falls below 10C at any time, we
are having a bad winter let alone snow but we do have a snow field in the
mountains (hills) somewhere - only in winter of coarse ... but each to their
own.

This year our family/friends Christmas have a rock'n'roll theme - 50's Music
/ BBQ / booze, then afternoon 'fatnap' on a banana chair in the yard or down
to the beach, in preparation for the evening feast.  Send you some pics if
you want:)

And yes, we do have surfin' Santas (lol) and no, we don't throw coconuts,
only crushed Cooler/Esky ice.

I suppose this behaviour is all brought about by the isolation ... then
again, there's nothing quiet like living at the arse-end of the world :), it
has its advantages.

Kevin F

> Off topic: yesterday I was talking with Pascal about christmas
> and suddenly
> thought about the people in the southern hemisphere. It's summer
> down there.
> Don't they feel sort of stupid with all these snow, winter stufff
> ? I've never
> seen an Australian christmas image but I don't think they go
> throwing snowballs
> to each other..... shouldn't they place coconuts instead of
> snowflakes and have
> a surfer-Santa ?
>
> Can anyone throw some light on me ? I'm puzzled.

I'm from New Zealand, although I'm currently living in the UK.

To satisfy your curiosity I think most people have BBQ's. Our family tends
to have a Christmas roast lunch indoors and go outside afterwards. So it is
kind of weird.

I feel sorry for the people wandering around in Santa suits, they must be
melting in those things!

So Christmas seems wrong, on the other hand, it's definetly better having
New Years Eve in the middle of summer.

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