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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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 Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
I like Christmas in Korea.
1) No extreme commercialism like I would see back home.
2) No Snow...man I HATE SNOW. White xmas? Had enough to last me a lifetime.
3) No pressure. I don't have to go out and buy gifts for people "just because it is xmas". I mean my parents are so old now, do they really need more junk?
4) I can still get together with friends, have a good dinner, and have a quiet gathering.
5) Stores are open and people are outside. If you don't want to sit at home, you can actually go out and do something.
I haven't had an xmas at home in 7yrs. When I think about the things I miss, they aren't very much. Would be family, but my family gets wierd around xmas - so I prefer to visit them in the summers when things are normal and the weather is just beautiful. |
Ditto for me except I haven't had christmas at home since '94 so I guess that is 9 years. Snow sucks. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
| ....Christmas is totally for kids, and if you don't have any or have very youngins who don't know what xmas is, then what is the big deal of Christmas? |
So true.
For the first 6 years of our marriage (7 if you count courtship), we celebrated Christmas Korean style; lots of fun, drinking and eating with friends. Sometimes we'd get a tree, sometimes not, no big deal either way. Then came our first child and Christmas Season took on additional meaning for me.
Although lacking in constancy, we managed to swing some form of the traditional variety for the first couple years of my first child's life. But as he got older, and our life no more settled, trying to give my son the whole Santa Clause shebang became hard work.
In 2001, when Han was 3, we actually put Christmas off 2 weeks until we returned home from our trip visiting family here.
Although my Korean family is most definatly not counted in this group, since moving to Korea two years ago, I have discovered that there are children whose parents do give them the "Santa clause is real" Christmas experience. However, it seems not to be the same. There are too many 6 to 12 year old naysayers spoiling the experience. Through elaborate schemes (okay lies), I think I have so far managed to give our boy that magical belief in Santa, but it's not easy. Despite the fact that my husband will never understand what it means to believe in all that makes Christmas "totally for kids" he follows along, taking my word for it that it's a meaningful part of a childhood experience. Non-the-less, I feel that something is missing because he's not able to relive that magic alongside me, through our children.
So because Christmas is for kids, this is the only time of year when I have found my Korean experience wanting. |
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Psy
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
Location: Hongdae
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| Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
I spent 2-3 New Year Eves in Manhattan as I lived there. Way overrated. Its freezing cold for one. You stand out there in an enclosed area where alcohol isn't allowed. You have to get there earlier to be sure to be in a good spot meaning you stand there sober for a good solid 4-5 hours waiting in the freezing cold. It wasn't nearly as much fun as it looks on TV.
Another NYE in NY i was there on Y2K (2000). Of course that was the night that all pandomonium was going to engulf the city when the computers were going to shut down in addition to terrorist attacks that seemed geared towards either NY or Seattle that year. |
I'll be there this New Years Eve, as this will be my last one in NY for awhile. Thanks for the warning, though. I expect to be totally wasted before I actually arrive there and hopefully it'll keep me warm during the several hours of waiting. |
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