19 Things We Learnt About Christmas From American TV Shows
A lot of us including me have preconceived notions about festivals. Whatever I have come to know about Christmas has been during the winter vacations in the 90s. Some shows taught us about Jews Hanukkah and chocolate gold coins.
Our decisions and choices in life are generally driven by things we experience. That could be through the things we do in real life, or the stuff that we watch on television, or the internet for that matter. A lot of us, including me, have preconceived notions about festivals. Don't know about you, but whatever I have come to know about Christmas has been during the winter vacations in the 90s. It would be too cold to get out of bed so the only way to keep myself entertained would be the television. Those afternoons spent wrapped in blankets on the bed watching American TV shows actually ended up teaching me quite a few things about Santa and his elves.
1. It's always a white Christmas. It is also the only time the Southern hemisphere ceases to exist.
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2. Some shows taught us about Jews, Hanukkah and chocolate gold coins!
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3. No matter how big an A-hole your cousin has been this year, Christmas makes you forgive.
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4. You better be in New York for Christmas.
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5. You better have friends to celebrate Christmas with.
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6. You must also have a girlfriend or boyfriend to send out holiday greeting cards with.
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7. No one's sad during the holiday season.
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8. It's called the holiday season, instead of just Christmas. That way people following other religions get to be a part of the celebrations too.
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9. It's the time for introspection.
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10. It's the time for marriage proposals. And weddings. White weddings.
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11. It's also the time for unwanted pregnancies leading to white weddings the year after.
12. It's the only time you're allowed to carry some guilt-free fat.
13. Everyone is having sex. But that's all the time if you're in New York.
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14. You can make anyone sit on your lap as long as you wear a fat-suit and call yourself Santa.
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15. Meat is all around.
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16. Your kiss means nothing if it's not under mistletoe.
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17. You're also most welcome to spike eggnog.
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18. It's the best time to meet your girlfriend's parents, without being a casualty in a cross-fire.
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19. Eventually, it's all about love!
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Have a very merry Christmas, and a lovely New Year guys! :)
Football, films and food are the three words to describe Rishabh. A complete movie and sitcom buff, he can spend days in front of the television watching his favourite films, TV shows and the greatest football team in the world - Chelsea. He doesn't believe in getting out of bed unless he absolutely has to. Much like his face, he likes to write on everything funny, obscure, and nonsensical the world has to offer. He believes travelling is the best way to learn anything, and can happily play FIFA all night long. ?A creature of the night, Rishabh is also a firm believer that the solution to all life¡¯s problems is Batman
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