villaajax Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 What are you doing for Christmas this year? Who are you with... where will you be and what is on your list? Is 'with your mom' an acceptable answer in context? Only if you're American Or some uneducated Northerner... just to keep the peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2013 I don't get the going to the boozer on Christmas day thingWhen both my parents and my grandfather were still alive it was part of the traditionMy Dad would go to the Castle (at the end of the road)My Grandad would go to the Bod (also at the end of the road)I would go to the Glan (about a ten minute walk away)Not one of us ever got back on timeOne xmas all three of us were varying degrees of late and all four of us ate our xmas dinner at different times, my mother was uber pissed off that year.To say that the menfolk of the family didn't give a rats ass for xmas was an understatement. We were rarely late the other 364 days of the year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Open presents, eat dinner, go about our business until it's time to go back to work. The usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Not looking forward to Christmas this year. 2013 has been a bad year and we've had a family bereavement so Christmas will be more about reflection and thoughts of better times than a party. Roll on 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I never used to go to the pub on Christmas Day, but in the last 4 years (since my parents have moved to a different town to me) it's become a bit of a tradition for a few regulars to go to the local on the night, and have a bit of a lock in. There's usually some free quaff on the go, and a buffet of left overs from everyone's lunches. The guitars come out and we have a bit of a sing song. It's bloody great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2013 What are you doing for Christmas this year? Who are you with... where will you be and what is on your list? Is 'with your mom' an acceptable answer in context? Only if you're American Or some uneducated Northerner... just to keep the peace. Oh, not this again. "Mom" is NOT northern - it's midlands/Brummie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 When we owned a boozer Christmas day was almost like a game of two halves. At lunchtime the place was packed to the rafters with families, whole generations of kin in their Xmas finery. But the evening saw a familiar gathering of the singles, divorced and anti-christmasites, which was generally a pretty subdued, even morose affair. I used to hate opening on that particular day, much preferring to spend the day with my kids, but the regulars would have most likely commited suicide en masse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I will be in Brum!! So I am telling you all now, I better see you for a "Robs corner" Villa meet up! So envious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 What are you doing for Christmas this year? Who are you with... where will you be and what is on your list? Is 'with your mom' an acceptable answer in context? Only if you're American Or some uneducated Northerner... just to keep the peace. Oh, not this again. "Mom" is NOT northern - it's midlands/Brummie. Yep, a lot of people call their mom, mam up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 What are you doing for Christmas this year? Who are you with... where will you be and what is on your list? Is 'with your mom' an acceptable answer in context? Only if you're American Or some uneducated Northerner... just to keep the peace. Oh, not this again. "Mom" is NOT northern - it's midlands/Brummie. Midlands is North of where I live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) What are you doing for Christmas this year? Who are you with... where will you be and what is on your list? Is 'with your mom' an acceptable answer in context? Only if you're American Or some uneducated Northerner... just to keep the peace. Oh, not this again. "Mom" is NOT northern - it's midlands/Brummie. Midlands is North of where I live All of you are North of where I live Edited November 21, 2013 by legov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Stefan hasn't accepted the exchange for my dad. I is offended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Not looking forward to Christmas this year. 2013 has been a bad year and we've had a family bereavement so Christmas will be more about reflection and thoughts of better times than a party. Roll on 2014. I'm in a similar slightly more harsh situation. but I'm determined to salvage what I can......by leaving Florida........and visiting Birmingham......in December......Yuuuuup, it's gonna work out just fine I expect a lot of funny moments and a friggin Villa win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Not looking forward to Christmas this year. 2013 has been a bad year and we've had a family bereavement so Christmas will be more about reflection and thoughts of better times than a party. Roll on 2014. I'm in a similar slightly more harsh situation. but I'm determined to salvage what I can......by leaving Florida........and visiting Birmingham......in December......Yuuuuup, it's gonna work out just fine I expect a lot of funny moments and a friggin Villa win. You'll get snow! No snow in Florida. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I guess it's time to both answer the question this thread poses and grant villaajax an early Christmas wish.... Here's a pretty big clue to where I shall be - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The North Pole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) I'll be here: (Hermanus, near Cape Town) Edited November 21, 2013 by CrackpotForeigner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Standard family stuff. I have an important exam result a week or so before so the mood I am in at Xmas time will unfortunately be heavily dictated by that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 We've been through this, if you don't say 'mom' you're not allowed to support Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 We've been through this, if you don't say 'mom' you're not allowed to support Villa. If you get Mabel and Sid mixed up you're not allowed to be a wrestling fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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