First, the best...
1. No Waiting
2. Boxing Day
3. "Merry Christmas"
4. Ice Skating!
5. Christmas Crackers
6. Watching Love Actually and Actually Knowing Where Things Are
7. Christmas Commercials
8. Heinous Xmas Sweaters
9. Advent Calendars for DAYS!
10. Winter Wonderland
and the worst...
11. Winter Wonderland
12. No Black Friday
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The day that truly signals "It's consumerism Christmas time" doesn't really exist here. Yes, ASDA (Wal-Mart) tried to have one because seeing people get trampled in the Southern U.S. just want enough, they want to see it in the Northern UK as well.
13. Sending Gifts to the U.S.
14. Who the F*** is Father Christmas?
15. "What are you doing for Christmas?"
16. Pre-Christmas Stock Up
17. Lack of Required Christmas Movies on TV
18. Christmas Trees
19. Trying to get work done in December
20. Missing Your Family and Friends Back Home
Merry Christmas, Expats! You may not be home, but you're not in that bad of place... unless you're South of the Thames.