So, nice to see many of the xmas lights up now.
Christmas decorations put up before November 23rd should be punished with a particularly sound whipping.
Same here, especially the soundtrack in shops. I want to strangle Mariah Carey and George Michael. The fact that he’s already dead would not deter me.Call me grinch but I hate Christmas stuff in general, no matter what the date is, haha
So, nice to see many of the xmas lights up now.
You guys aren’t ready to jingle your bells?!
Time to avoid Starbucks again...
You are implying there is a time when it's good to go to Starbucks? Their cinnamon buns are OK but as I am a coffee drinker they have nothing for me to go with it.
Christmas decorations put up before November 23rd should be punished with a particularly sound whipping.
We need to get Japan interested in THanksgiving so they have TG decorations up for a month before christmas.
You guys aren’t ready to jingle your bells?!
Anyway, I love Christmas. Can’t wait for it. Same goes for New Year’s Eve.
I will be away from Japan to feel more real Christmas this year.
I usually go to church the night of Christmas Eve yet I don’t get the real Christmas feeling in Japan.
I love the lights, smell, sounds, spirit, decorations and everything Christmas. It’s not so much about receiving presents in our family but it’s more about creating memories and carrying on with the tradition of giving back to our friends, families and community.
As a child, I can recall every Christmas helping my mom make egg rolls for our neighbors, friends and her co-workers. It’s one of my fondest and most cherished memories of my childhood. Now that I have kids of my own, every Christmas we would bake candied nuts for our friends, neighbors and their teachers. To see the excitement, joy and the pride in their eyes as they pass out the candied nuts just makes my heart explode into a million pieces.
We need to get Japan interested in THanksgiving
I still never know when Thanksgiving is. Every year is like "Why are the Americans not working today?".
I always imagine myself going to church on Christmas, praying and holding my girlfriend's hand, walking under the snow slowly, feeling the Holly Spirit.
Still struggled to do that in Japan.
But what is the church that you were talking about? At least i'd like to know what it is like on Christmas.
I occasionally go to the local church in my neiborhood but for Christmas mass, I go to Saint Ignatius church at Sophia Univ, where I am officially registered at.
They have English mass, too.
http://www.stignatius.jp/en/