Nandini Millar Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 7 hours ago, ramot said: Sunshine Coast, best place to live!!! Wow that's nice to know as I was telling my husband we should go sunshine coast as the humidity seems to be better there as well. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s713 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Not really into Xmas here, doesn't feel quite right. I think if you want to embrace it, you have to go Aussie, beach & bbq etc. The whole roast dinner/round the table thing doesn't really work for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandini Millar Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, s713 said: Not really into Xmas here, doesn't feel quite right. I think if you want to embrace it, you have to go Aussie, beach & bbq etc. The whole roast dinner/round the table thing doesn't really work for me. Sounds like a party not Christmas dinner haha. Will have to see if we could keep up the British way else have to grow into the Aussie way. The decorated tree might help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, s713 said: Not really into Xmas here, doesn't feel quite right. I think if you want to embrace it, you have to go Aussie, beach & bbq etc. The whole roast dinner/round the table thing doesn't really work for me. Why would anybody be doing a roast in the middle of summer let alone Xmas Day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unzippy Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bulya said: Why would anybody be doing a roast in the middle of summer let alone Xmas Day Same reason as Aussies send Christmas cards with snowmen on 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 We have Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve in the evening when it's cooled down. Christmas day is then free to get down the beach early and enjoy not having to rush off anywhere as we don't have rellies here. Love it. Being able to do what you want when you want makes Christmas relaxing not stressful. A few of our friends have to dash off to take the kids to nanas or aunties and dread doing it. Why do we do this to ourselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 We are going to a hotel for Christmas lunch. There are 12 of us. Nice to just relax in good company and let someone else do the cooking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s713 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Bulya said: Why would anybody be doing a roast in the middle of summer let alone Xmas Day So you've never heard of Xmas dinner? Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 18 minutes ago, s713 said: So you've never heard of Xmas dinner? Right. Last roast we had on Christmas Day was in Kununurra, WA , 1976 and it was 41 C in the kitchen. Never again; cold collage with chook, or prawns now. And chilled mango... Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 hours ago, unzippy said: Same reason as Aussies send Christmas cards with snowmen on All the cards are made o’seas. Not much choice really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouDYorkie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Not really into Xmas here, doesn't feel quite right. I think if you want to embrace it, you have to go Aussie, beach & bbq etc. The whole roast dinner/round the table thing doesn't really work for me.No me either, we did it the first year and decided never again when we sweated through the prep, cooking and then after eating when the whole house felt like an oven! We have an excuse for a roast Dinner with all the trimmings followed by home made Christmas pudding when our friends host Christmas in July...although that’s a crazy idea too -not sure where that originated[emoji2960] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 On 13/12/2018 at 19:04, Nandini Millar said: Hello everyone. This year's Christmas could be our last Christmas in UK. It's exciting but at the same time I think it's going to be different experience altogether to have Christmas in summer haha. In England it's freezing cold now. How did you find your first Christmas in summer ?? Will be lovely to hear about your experiences. Me and my family are thinking to settle in Brisbane. I am thinking temperature will be really high in December. By the way merry Christmas in advance everyone Christmas was always a non event really. With no extended family, and the warm weather, I never really had much appreciation for it. It wasn't until I visited the UK that I truly understood what Christmas was. We have visited Australia a few times with the kids at Christmas, and they said it always spoiled it a bit as Christmas should be cold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 59 minutes ago, newjez said: Christmas was always a non event really. With no extended family, and the warm weather, I never really had much appreciation for it. It wasn't until I visited the UK that I truly understood what Christmas was. We have visited Australia a few times with the kids at Christmas, and they said it always spoiled it a bit as Christmas should be cold. Bloody glad that xmas isn’t cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandini Millar Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Bulya said: Why would anybody be doing a roast in the middle of summer let alone Xmas Day Hehe I know it's just in the head for me. I think barbeque and drinks sounds more appropriate. Don't know how we would feel though without roast haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 9 hours ago, Nandini Millar said: Hehe I know it's just in the head for me. I think barbeque and drinks sounds more appropriate. Don't know how we would feel though without roast haha. It’s a northern hemisphere thing, it just doesn’t work here. It’s the old “trying to live like a Pom deal” in a foreign country, it’s never going to work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 55 minutes ago, Bulya said: It’s a northern hemisphere thing, it just doesn’t work here. It’s the old “trying to live like a Pom deal” in a foreign country, it’s never going to work. Been doing it for 25 years, 10 years in Brunei and 15 years in Oz, works fine for me. if it makes me and my family and friends happy why on earth shouldn’t we celebrate how we want to? What’s it got to do with anyone else. Cant wait for our traditional turkey lunch/late afternoon , Christmas crackers, silly hats and corny jokes, usually after a typical Australian day, lazy swim in our pool, some of us manage to embrace both lifestyles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieMum Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 22 hours ago, Bulya said: Why would anybody be doing a roast in the middle of summer let alone Xmas Day Because here in Victoria we've had Christmas Days some years with a top temp of only 15 degrees where you're digging out your winter clothes to wear! I'm a born and bred Aussie (married to a Pom) and my family has always done roast chook or turkey, corned silverside and ham. Hot meat and veggies if it's cold, cold meats cooked the night before and salads if it's hot. The thought of a beach/swimming Christmas just doesn't appeal to us, partly because as kids we had a pool but Christmas Eve through to at least Boxing Day was always spent at with my grandparents a few hours' drive away and about 60 km from a beach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 On 14/12/2018 at 22:49, Bulya said: Confusion on web as to whether it was ‘87 or ‘77? I always thought it was Boxing Day but can’t remember the year. Definitely after ‘76, when I moved here from Newcastle (NSW). I don't recall it in 87 and we didn't arrive until early 79 but it did snow in Ballarat on Christmas Day 2001 while ACT was having a Bushfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s713 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 13 hours ago, Nandini Millar said: Hehe I know it's just in the head for me. I think barbeque and drinks sounds more appropriate. Unfortunately, that makes it the same as every other weekend. If I told my Mrs we weren't having a Xmas roast dinner, she'd divorce me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 15/12/2018 at 09:49, Bulya said: Confusion on web as to whether it was ‘87 or ‘77? I always thought it was Boxing Day but can’t remember the year. Definitely after ‘76, when I moved here from Newcastle (NSW). Must have been '77. We had Christmas Day snow on the mountain in Hobart around that time - probably the same southerly blast which hit Canberra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alltogethernow Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 This will be our first Christmas south of the equator. Not a mention of Ireland, of cold Christmas' by anyone under this roof. Zero regrets. Fab, warm, not as retail centric (from our perspective) a lot less 'stress' - a nice buzz kicking in now. We've a tree up, will see Santa, kids have had loads to work seasonal artwork done in School etc ATN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike@Bonbeach Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Weird, what about Christmas in July?. Now that is weird, it's not even 6 months time difference. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike@Bonbeach Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Weird, what about Christmas in July?. Now that is weird, it's not even 6 months time difference. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s713 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I don't know anyone who 'does' Xmas in July. Bit bizarre, pure money-maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, s713 said: I don't know anyone who 'does' Xmas in July. Bit bizarre, pure money-maker. We get together with friends for it. Don't know why it has to be a money maker. We limit presents tp $10 and it's just an excuse to get together and have a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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