You should try living with Christmas in July, as well as Christmas actual (in summer). The decorations are literally only just down from that!TastyReuben I think you may be late to the party, we've had Christmas stuff out in our stores for a month now...
We actually do live with Christmas in July in the US, unfortunately. Why anyone ever thought that was a good idea is beyond me.
Yeah, the only white I like seeing at Christmas is white sand dunes. I did grow up in Florida in a beach town, after all. I used to love going for a walk on the beach after Christmas dinner!
It's a big thing here in Australia. Almost as soon as we arrived (in May) we were being taken to a Christmas in July meal out. I'd not even heard of it until I came here.
I do understand the desire to be able to eat hot food at Christmas though. Somehow it isn't the same when it's +35°C (highest to date we've had was 40°C on Christmas day) outside and you're hiding indoors from the sun. The whitest thing around is usually the icing sugar. Lol. We actually had a favourite meal we always used to prepare (a Thai vegan dish) but have found it to be too spicy hot to eat when it's 35°C outside and you can forget Christmas cake or Christmas pudding. Only done that the once and won't make that mistake again. There's a very good reason for pavlova on Christmas day and most of it involves the oven being on the lowest possible setting!
Yeah, I am not a Christian so I don't actually celebrate Christmas. I buy gifts for family members and friends that time of year in more of a habitual, obligatory manner.
