A few questions for Christmas (1 Viewer)

[richnrg]

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Otis saves Christmas!

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[Otis]

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Otis saves Christmas!

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And Channon puts in the rebounds?

 

[ovduk78]

Get what you are saying, but don't people also show care for Comic Relief and Children in Need etc? And the UK is ranked 4th in the world and number 1 in Europe for charitable donations, so I would say there's a lot of us DO, do this all year round.

I am nice and polite to people all the time anyway. Always say please and thank you when I am in a shop and at tills or asking an assistant a question. The only difference for me is that I tag on 'have a lovely Christmas' to my politeness at this time of year.

I love Christmas. The commercialism is not compulsory. Our family don't fall for it and simply ignore it. Just ignore the commercialism. It's very easy I find.

For me it is all about having a lovely family meal together, giving your loved ones gifts (I still love to see the look on my daughter's face with each and every unwrapping of each present), having time off to be together and sitting watching some TV etc.

You go down town on Christmas Eve and so many people are smiling and so many strangers are wishing you a happy Christmas. I love it.

Yep, agree, we should be nice to each other all year round anyway, but if we turn our backs on Christmas that is one less day where we are being nice to each other and spending time together as friends and family.

Ignore the commercialism and just do your own thing.

I can't wait.

As a country we do lots for charities as a whole and I love Children in Need & Comic Relief and seeing working class people doing their bit to help those less fortunate. It would be a lot less necessary if some big companies/individuals did not indulge in dodgy tax schemes. It is scandalous that we have people sleeping rough whilst we have people worth many millions, although we have some very rich people who do countless work for charities which is fantastic.

I like the way you see it as a family celebration and the joy that brings whilst ignoring the consumerism, that is not too dissimilar to us but I wouldn't say that I love Christmas. I, too, try to be polite and nice to people all year either as a customer or serving someone in the cafe where I work, manners have always been free. I always like to treat people as I would like to be treated.

You have a great time too, but I am pretty sure that is what you will be doing anyway!!

 

[ovduk78]

And Channon puts in the rebounds?

Not Wallace?!

 

[Otis]

As a country we do lots for charities as a whole and I love Children in Need & Comic Relief and seeing working class people doing their bit to help those less fortunate. It would be a lot less necessary if some big companies/individuals did not indulge in dodgy tax schemes. It is scandalous that we have people sleeping rough whilst we have people worth many millions, although we have some very rich people who do countless work for charities which is fantastic.

I like the way you see it as a family celebration and the joy that brings whilst ignoring the consumerism, that is not too dissimilar to us but I wouldn't say that I love Christmas. I, too, try to be polite and nice to people all year either as a customer or serving someone in the cafe where I work, manners have always been free. I always like to treat people as I would like to be treated.

You have a great time too, but I am pretty sure that is what you will be doing anyway!!

Yep. You have a lovely one as well.

I honestly don't get how people get caught up with all the commercialisation of it all. All the adverts just wash over my head. I pay no heed and to be honest, I pretty much just record everything I want to watch on TV anyway and when I watch I just fast forward through all the adverts.

I think the wife and I have only spent £100 on our daughter. Can't see the point of spending more.

Think the most we have ever spent on her is £200.
As I say, this year is £100, but she's got some lovely presents I know she's going to really, really like.

 

[ovduk78]

Yep. You have a lovely one as well.

I honestly don't get how people get caught up with all the commercialisation of it all. All the adverts just wash over my head. I pay no heed and to be honest, I pretty much just record everything I want to watch on TV anyway and when I watch I just fast forward through all the adverts.

I think the wife and I have only spent £100 on our daughter. Can't see the point of spending more.

Think the most we have ever spent on her is £200.
As I say, this year is £100, but she's got some lovely presents I know she's going to really, really like.

I ignore commercial tv most of the time anyway but on the odd occasion my son is watching it I am astounded at some of the cheap rubbish for kids that is advertised at a premium price. We spend a bit more for our son but my wife puts money aside from the family allowance and that goes towards his birthday & christmas so we don't take a financial hit