Greeks don´t know how to do Christmas. They´re horrible at it. Or should I say lost.
They don´t know how to build up all that painful agony and excitement that is released the moment Santa comes.
They don´t even have a proper Santa, who knocks the door and enters with a heavy sack on his back, filled with gifts. Or who manages to sneak in and put the gifts under the Christmas tree, just as you were taking a nap or had been sent to the shop to buy milk.
They have a Saint Vassilis, who is celebrated on New Year.
They give each other gifts any time before and after Xmas - handed over in a plastic bag. Or, if it´s something fancy, in a designer paper bag.
They don´t realize that proper wrapping forces you to spend hours speculating and twisting your mind trying to guess what could be inside.
If only you were allowed to touch!
But you´re not.
Because your mother is a sadistic bitch who loves to watch you suffer.
Of course they don´t have advent calendars.
They might have seen them at Lidl (our German super market chain), and even bought one for their children, but they do not realize that you´re only allowed to open one window/chocolate/gift every day and when you come to the last it´s Xmas and Santa will come, but only if you manage to stay alive until it´s dark, as the wait is simply killing you.
We have got a new baby in my Greek family, and I made her this Christmas tree advent calendar. Ideally, I should move in with her and make sure her mum doesn´t allow her eat all the chocolate at once.
But I have my own bambinos to torture.
Watching me making this, they both asked if there were any spare chocolate.
"No, there´s only 24 pieces!"
(A lie, of course - the rest - for their advent calendar - is hidden in a secret place!)
"Oh, mama, you´re SO mean!"
Yes I am.
Hehehe.
Maybe Greek mothers are simply too kind for the advent time?
They don´t know how to build up all that painful agony and excitement that is released the moment Santa comes.
They don´t even have a proper Santa, who knocks the door and enters with a heavy sack on his back, filled with gifts. Or who manages to sneak in and put the gifts under the Christmas tree, just as you were taking a nap or had been sent to the shop to buy milk.
They have a Saint Vassilis, who is celebrated on New Year.
They give each other gifts any time before and after Xmas - handed over in a plastic bag. Or, if it´s something fancy, in a designer paper bag.
They don´t realize that proper wrapping forces you to spend hours speculating and twisting your mind trying to guess what could be inside.
If only you were allowed to touch!
But you´re not.
Because your mother is a sadistic bitch who loves to watch you suffer.
Of course they don´t have advent calendars.
They might have seen them at Lidl (our German super market chain), and even bought one for their children, but they do not realize that you´re only allowed to open one window/chocolate/gift every day and when you come to the last it´s Xmas and Santa will come, but only if you manage to stay alive until it´s dark, as the wait is simply killing you.
We have got a new baby in my Greek family, and I made her this Christmas tree advent calendar. Ideally, I should move in with her and make sure her mum doesn´t allow her eat all the chocolate at once.
But I have my own bambinos to torture.
Watching me making this, they both asked if there were any spare chocolate.
"No, there´s only 24 pieces!"
(A lie, of course - the rest - for their advent calendar - is hidden in a secret place!)
"Oh, mama, you´re SO mean!"
Yes I am.
Hehehe.
Maybe Greek mothers are simply too kind for the advent time?
Når det gjelder jul så er de (nesten) like "kjipe" her i Italia. Gavene åpnes riktignok på julaften, men de ligger ikke under treet. De blir overlevert riktig familiemedlem i det øyeblikk pakkeåpningen begynner og så er alle like opptatt med å kaste seg over og rive opp "designer-papirposer" og lignende og så er det hele over på ca 5 minutter. Det er kjipt det!!
ReplyDeleteOg adventskalendere er heller ikke noe hett tema her i Italia. Kanskje fordi italienerne ikke vet å begrense seg? De ville nok ikke klare å åpne èn ussel luke hver dag. Regner med at de hadde gjort kål på hele allerede 1. desember....
Og hva skal vi nordmenn si til slikt da? Hurra for den lille forskjellen...???
Juks og fanteri!! Jeg ga strenge instrukser da jeg overlevrte adventstreet i dag om at første sjokoladen skulle åpnes 1.desember. men tror du ikke de lurte seg til å spise en da jeg var på do!!
ReplyDeleteDet er tydelig at grekere og italienere ikke skjønner konseptet. De har nok ikke samme oppfattelsen som oss nordmenn av hva som er viktige ting her i livet... ;-)
ReplyDeleteNei, det er helt tydelig!:)
ReplyDeleteJeg smiler, ler og humrer for meg selv med innlegget ditt og kommentarene under. Herlig!
ReplyDeleteJa, du kan le, men vi, som må kjempe oss gjennom jula ved det solfylte Middelhavet, gråter. Ikke har vi snø, en gang!
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