RE: [Dynapi-Dev] RE:Off topic for Cameron

[Brandon M. <bnd...@ho...>]

In the imortal words of that great christmas song:

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

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> From: dyn...@li...
> [mailto:dyn...@li...]On Behalf Of Kevin
> Francis
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 5:27 PM
> To: dyn...@li...
> Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] RE:Off topic for Cameron
>
>
> 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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