It’s kind of fun being immersed in American culture during the festive season. First was Thanksgiving (I have been eating turkey for three days in a row now!!) and then the day after thanksgiving was trimming the Christmas tree and transforming the house into everything Christmas-y. We had 8 gigantic tubs full of christmas decorations - nativity scenes, wreaths, tinsel, and all manner of holiday baubles - and part of me is going “oh, how lovely” and the other part of me is well… surprised at how over the top it seems. It’s fascinating to look at all of the social practices surrounding the festivities - on Monday night we’re going to go out looking at Christmas lights - something that happens on a small scale in Australia, but nothing like the phenomenon or the scale that it is here. I think its fun but have decided I would never make a good American citizen!
This is SOOO christmasssy!
And I haven’t yet started my Christmas shopping!
Hope the conference goes well
Comment by Kate — November 28, 2005 @ 6:44 am
Hi Angela, did you send me a picture text? By the time I turned my phone onthe web page had expired, *sob*. I’ll let you know about the Duty Free if we want anything.
Fiona x
Comment by Fiona — November 29, 2005 @ 8:57 am
Great Pix. I walked out of my office yesterday and there Xmas lights in the trees, all over campus. A nice bright feeling on a cool winter’s evening…..
Comment by Binjapan — November 29, 2005 @ 9:52 am
Hi Fiona, No, I didn’t send you a text as I only brought my phone to the US in case of an emergency
You have 5 days left before making a duty free bid! But if I don’t have access at the conference then you only have 8 hours left!
B, I hope you’re taking lots of photos of Christmas in Japan!!!
Comment by Anya — November 29, 2005 @ 11:08 am
I am (sob) with my pre-digital camera. That’s next on my shopping list - a real camera. I went into a shop to buy a film for my camera. The girl peered at the film I showed her with a look that said ‘What’s that…?’ Then I asked someone where to go to get a film developed. They had no idea.. How 20th century is that???
Comment by Binjapan — November 29, 2005 @ 4:33 pm
B, I can see that our favourite saying for the next year will be “That is soooooo 20th century!” *laugh*
Comment by Anya — November 30, 2005 @ 12:45 am