Holiday Addon pack announced
aussieone:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2005 October 13, 01:36:56
Well, I'm afraid I was thinking Northern Hemisphere! Yours is obviously the summer solstice, which used to be celebrated in pagan times! And of course, still is by druids etc. since you don't have proper winters, I don't suppose you feel the need for festivities at the winter solstice!
Only those mentioned above ZZ ;)
Hook:
Quote from: aussieone on 2005 October 13, 01:33:30
Well, seeing as we in Australia celebrate Christmas in the summer months
Oooo, Aussieone! Very few people in the northern hemisphere have any idea about how Australians celebrate Christmas. You should describe it a bit.
I've heard Santa arrives wearing shorts and carrying a beer, sometimes in a limo. And something about white kangaroos, which I think is from a song there.
Hook
aussieone:
Quote from: Hook on 2005 October 13, 05:38:41
Quote from: aussieone on 2005 October 13, 01:33:30
Well, seeing as we in Australia celebrate Christmas in the summer months
Oooo, Aussieone! Very few people in the northern hemisphere have any idea about how Australians celebrate Christmas. You should describe it a bit.
I've heard Santa arrives wearing shorts and carrying a beer, sometimes in a limo. And something about white kangaroos, which I think is from a song there.
Hook
Funnily enough Hook, you've almost hit the nail on the head with some of your comments/questions.
In some areas, Santa will indeed arrive wearing running shorts (or stubbies as they are called here, but that's a story in itself) and thongs ( the flip flop shoe type not the thong where your butt hangs out type), carrying a beer or three and usually arrives in the back of a ute (2 seater car with tray attached for the uninitiated) on Christmas Eve.
He will usually be intoxicated (we Aussies do love our beer, especially in Summer) and he will attempt to slur "Merry Christmas" to all of the kids that have run up to aforementioned ute and throw presents to the children that gather around (lollies (candy) in plastic bags and cheap small toys seem to be a favourite of Aussie Santa).
On Christmas day itself, we have the traditional lunch of Turkey, Ham, Pork and all the trimmings that I'm sure our Northern counterparts are familiar with...however in doing this, we usually make up for having a hot roast dinner on a 40 degree celsius day by plying ourselves with more beer, wine and alcoholic soft drinks than should be safely consumed on any given day. Thus resulting in the odd family fight or two, usually between Aunty Mary and Uncle Tom over who gets to finish off the last beer left in the fridge/ last piece of pork crackling left on the tray etc.
After the 'family fun and friendly banter' is over and all and every last drop of alcohol and food is consumed, we then contentedly flop into the nearest armchair/sofa and watch whatever sport might be on until we fall into a contented slumber.....only to arise a few hours later and do it all again for dinner :)
P.S: Yes we do see the white Kangaroo after Christmas lunch, but I think it's akin to your pink elephants ;)
vecki:
Quote from: aussieone on 2005 October 13, 06:06:27
Quote from: Hook on 2005 October 13, 05:38:41
Quote from: aussieone on 2005 October 13, 01:33:30
Well, seeing as we in Australia celebrate Christmas in the summer months
Oooo, Aussieone! Very few people in the northern hemisphere have any idea about how Australians celebrate Christmas. You should describe it a bit.
I've heard Santa arrives wearing shorts and carrying a beer, sometimes in a limo. And something about white kangaroos, which I think is from a song there.
Hook
Funnily enough Hook, you've almost hit the nail on the head with some of your comments/questions.
In some areas, Santa will indeed arrive wearing running shorts (or stubbies as they are called here, but that's a story in itself) and thongs ( the flip flop shoe type not the thong where your butt hangs out type), carrying a beer or three and usually arrives in the back of a ute (2 seater car with tray attached for the uninitiated) on Christmas Eve.
He will usually be intoxicated (we Aussies do love our beer, especially in Summer) and he will attempt to slur "Merry Christmas" to all of the kids that have run up to aforementioned ute and throw presents to the children that gather around (lollies (candy) in plastic bags and cheap small toys seem to be a favourite of Aussie Santa).
On Christmas day itself, we have the traditional lunch of Turkey, Ham, Pork and all the trimmings that I'm sure our Northern counterparts are familiar with...however in doing this, we usually make up for having a hot roast dinner on a 40 degree celsius day by plying ourselves with more beer, wine and alcoholic soft drinks than should be safely consumed on any given day. Thus resulting in the odd family fight or two, usually between Aunty Mary and Uncle Tom over who gets to finish off the last beer left in the fridge/ last piece of pork crackling left on the tray etc.
After the 'family fun and friendly banter' is over and all and every last drop of alcohol and food is consumed, we then contentedly flop into the nearest armchair/sofa and watch whatever sport might be on until we fall into a contented slumber.....only to arise a few hours later and do it all again for dinner :)
P.S: Yes we do see the white Kangaroo after Christmas lunch, but I think it's akin to your pink elephants ;)
We also of course combine the Christmas roast with that other great Aussie tradition... the backyard barbie! (barbecue)
Turkey/chicken/pork/lamb, we'll throw em all in the webber - or multiple webbers... No Australian home is complete without at least one Webber (brand of barbecue).
Lunch begins at approximately 4am, an hour after rolling out of bed to check out what has been chucked under the plastic christmas tree with all the trimmings. We swim out from under the pile of wrapping paper that has mysteriously appeared from nowhere, and consume a healthy breakfast of chip sandwiches (potato crisps?). Meat is safely in the bbq, cooking away, while we finish frying rice, baking potatoes, making coleslaw, potato salad, tuna mornay, and trifle.
Then, the family arrives, with their presents and contributions to the food effort. We could feed a small village for a week on what we serve up. Oh who am I kidding? My family by itself is a small village.
Snacks consumed while waiting for the main course to be served include more chips, nuts, stuffing sandwiches, party pies and pasties and anything else we can get our grubby mitts on.
Main course is served, buffet-style, with beer, wine and soft drinks. Want anything else, get it yerself.
Presents brought by family members are distributed as we all adjust our clothing in the vain hope they will fit better.
We plop into a chair in front of the TV and hope for something other than the Queen's Message or the Prime Minister's Message or That Bloke Down the Road's Message.
Pass out.
Trubble:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2005 October 12, 21:34:00
Thanks a lot, I'll get it when I have the spare cash! (I never buy in the shops now, for the same reason. When I got the original sims2 from Amazon, it wss miles cheaper than the shops! and even with the free delivery (2nd class) it only took 2 days to arrive (one really, as I ordered it on a sunday and it arrived on the Tuesday!
I just wish supermarket ordering was cheaper, instead of that £5 delivery charge! Then I might use that too!
I used free delivery and got it and NL on the day it was released, university one day later. I was very impressed, and I do like Amazon a lot. I've had to quit though, I get too click happy in the books section ;)
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