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Post by chris88 on Oct 31, 2007 13:05:23 GMT
This annoys me every year, every single bastard year...
I went to the Metro Centre on saturday to find out they ALREADY have all of their Christmas decorations up and lights switched on... WHY?!?!? it's fecking October! what is the point? It's not even bonfire night yet!!!
Makes christmas feel less special I think with the decs going up early. What's wrong with putting them up in December? It's not as if they really make that much difference anyway.
Also Morrisons has had their christmas isle since the start of October... WHY?!?
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Post by SanSiroBird on Oct 31, 2007 13:11:08 GMT
This year it is everything quite normal, because I saw Xmas decorations last week in just ONE supermarket...
A couple of years ago I saw Xmas cakes adverts on the telly in September...
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Post by Stacey on Oct 31, 2007 13:11:51 GMT
There was a pound shop in Sheffield selling decorations in early September! It's madness. Leeds has had it's lights up for a few weeks now, don't think they've switched them on yet but still. And on Oxford Street Debenhams have their xmas lights on already
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Post by bigospedros on Oct 31, 2007 13:36:52 GMT
they have to make room in the stock rooms for Easter stock ... that's why the stuff is on the shelves now
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Post by Rach on Oct 31, 2007 13:40:38 GMT
It doesn't bother me really, it's not Christmas until I start feeling festive.
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Post by Chloe on Oct 31, 2007 13:41:04 GMT
i've bought a cadburys creme egg in november before... only a matter of time !
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Post by SanSiroBird on Oct 31, 2007 13:45:31 GMT
it's not Christmas until I start feeling festive. I feel festive only on Christmas Eve. Camel Punch is the real Xmas meaning to me.
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Post by homeforsummer on Oct 31, 2007 17:43:09 GMT
In the Wal-Marts I went into in the states they already had all their Haloween and Christmas stuff available - this was at the start of September.
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Post by Chloe on Oct 31, 2007 17:51:12 GMT
well i officially can;t afford christmas this year
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Post by Stacey on Oct 31, 2007 18:06:41 GMT
well i officially can;t afford christmas this year Ditto that. Everyone cn have something from the pound shop i don't care if they don't like it.
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Post by Clare on Oct 31, 2007 20:50:40 GMT
I actually saw them putting those lights on Debenhams on Oxford Street when I was up there last month.
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Post by Ath on Oct 31, 2007 21:59:20 GMT
Don't forget they're winter lights.
We don't want to offend anyone in what is supposed to be a christian state.
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Post by Katie on Nov 1, 2007 12:23:32 GMT
I don't think i am going to get too excited for xmas this year. Although i am going to see my brother which will be nice, i also have a lot of revision to do. I'll be excited as muck on boxing day as i will be able to pack for going back to England. I love it! In a muslim country you still see Merry Christmas splattered everywhere
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Post by Chloe on Nov 1, 2007 17:19:19 GMT
Don't forget they're winter lights. We don't want to offend anyone in what is supposed to be a christian state. oh do not get me started on that. i hear the latest labour think-tank is along the lines of "banning" christmas in aid of promoting more culteral tolerance. as you say, we're a christian country. christmas is a christian celebrstion. end of.
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Post by Katie on Nov 1, 2007 17:40:40 GMT
Every year, we have Easter decorations up, Christmas decorations, Halloween decorations, eid decorations, ramadam decorations, diwalli(sp?) decorations and no one bats an eye lid.
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Post by Ath on Nov 1, 2007 18:05:25 GMT
I know. I've been to lots of other countries where visitors have to respect the local customs. if you fliy to or through brunei (I'm sure that there are other countries that do this), you have to sit through prayers on the plane!
But god forbid some decorations which aren't actually christian anyway, should offend some non-christian.
rant rant rant
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Post by Katie on Nov 1, 2007 18:09:49 GMT
When you fly with Brunei airlines(which i have done frequently) they bless the plane. That is total background noise to me now seeing as i hear it 5 times a day anyway.
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Post by Ath on Nov 1, 2007 18:25:22 GMT
yeah that's the one...
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Post by Chloe on Nov 1, 2007 18:56:31 GMT
I know. I've been to lots of other countries where visitors have to respect the local customs. if you fliy to or through brunei (I'm sure that there are other countries that do this), you have to sit through prayers on the plane! But god forbid some decorations which aren't actually christian anyway, should offend some non-christian. rant rant rant its just makes me think "only in britain the nanny state would this happen.." heaven forbid if such a thing should be suggested in america and i'm sorry but do you think countries which are predominiately muslim, or hindu or buddist give 2 figs whether their cultural and religious festivals might offend someone of a different religion who happens to reside in their country? no, of course not, because generally speaking people are aware that if they live in a country of differing culture/religion to their own, that the festivals of that culture/religion will be observed and celebrated. don't see all this fuss about us "not celebrating" easter... don't get me wrong, i hate the over-the-top commercialisation of Christmas, but as a Christian it's also an important time for me and loads of other people. The UK is still a Christian state, and i see no reason why Christmas etc should not be celebrated as such.
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Post by bigospedros on Nov 1, 2007 19:26:26 GMT
political correctness and suing culture gone mad I'm afraid ... I hate the fact that the Western World seems too scared to do things for fear they may offend or get sued for inadvertently offending someone.
sad state of affairs really .... not sure what we can do about it though.
Sure, there are limits to tolerance, but there are limits the other way too, surely?!
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