Papers in England talking about men being habitual last-minute gift buyers, with 80% waiting for Christmas Eve before buying presents. This phenomenon has been named the 'man dash' by the media. Canny retailers change their shop window displays to cater for the change in gender of the predominant customer group.
To my surprise, the car park outside John Lewis and Sainsbury's in Cheadle was almost as full of black SUVs with darkened rear windows, so it seem a broader socio-cultural phenomena than just the bad-taste merchants of Warsaw. Lack of imagination seems to have no borders.
And now, time to sit down to śledź, barszcz and the other accoutrements of Polish wigilia. Fortunately, no carp (hello taste - where are you?). I can't say this is my favourite time of year.
This time last year:
This time two years ago:
This time three years ago:
2 comments:
Merry Christmas!
Survived the Wigilia fish fest as well - our host kindly provided me with a plate of sliced ham!
Bob
I'm afraid I had to suffer it. I relate it to the once-a-year pain of brussel sprouts in the UK.
Bob, I can promise there will be no carp at ours today.
Michael, a very merry Christmas to you and yours
Chris
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