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Sundae · 12-03-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Santa Claus has been in fairly common currency over here for a good while now Sundae. Granted, Father Christmas is more usual; but 'Santa' and 'Santa's elves' etc aren't so new.

No. Father Christmas. Ner.

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Also, in fairness: school breaks up for the Christmas Holidays. I don't think 'the holidays are coming' is particularly American. Yes, a holiday is something we go on, as an American goes on a vacation: but we've also retained both the original meaning of a particular holy day and the newer meaning of time off work/school. Though, the global-corporate sensibility of referring to it in faith-neutral, or inter-faith terms I'll give you.

And no. We always called the Christmas break the Christmas break. So ner ner ner.

Hang on, why am I being called on my Grinchiness when other people's have been assimilated?
I LOVE a bit of Wizzard, Step Into Christmas and Slade.

Okay, I take back any cultural stepping on toes-ness (not really) and offer up home made mince pies and mulled wine. The first is always too much badly cooked slightly grubby pastry and the second has has all the goodness - aka alcohol - heated out of it.

Beest · 12-03-2010, 12:46 PM

A Captian of the SA swindled my cousins out of their inheritance, so, family feud.

monster · 12-03-2010, 11:05 PM

yebbut they'd've spent it on women and weed.....

monster · 12-04-2010, 03:23 PM

OK, we have discovered the Brit equivalent to the brag-and-gag letter: the whinge-and-cringe email/phone call. Could you please pack it in, relatives who we never hear from the rest of the year. We don't want to hear how fucking awful it was for you and how much better we have it.....or the intricate details of your latest home improvement scheme gone unbearably wrong. you say you wonder why we left.....?

Lamplighter · 12-04-2010, 04:16 PM

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Every few years, someone would be in trouble the next day for what they did the night before.

One of the best business traditions the Japanese have is when everyone goes out together after work.
Lots of alcohol may be consumed and lots of things get said about others, including the bosses.

The nice thing about their tradition next morning is no one, including the bosses, acknowledges or
remembers any thing that was said the night before.

Pico and ME · 12-04-2010, 04:22 PM

Thats what it was like when I worked for the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati...usually after wrapping up a big ass banquet. They also threw a big Xmas party for us managers in the ballroom, too. Hangovers were expected the next day.

Jaydaan · 12-05-2010, 02:32 PM

I work at a hotel, and we have our "christmas party" the second week of Jan. The ballrooms are just WAYYYYY to busy before Christmas. This year I think the banquets department is hosting 39 Chritsmas parties in 28 days, not including regular meetings, and the events hosted in the Bar and the Restaurant. At least 6 of those events are 475+ people. The Rotary Dream Auction for example was 483 people, 4 course Served meal. Served in an hour! The Banquests team rocks!

At our staff party there is booze. 2 free drinks, then $3.50 each after that.

As for pet peeves of the season: fake scents, thats just a headache waiting to happen.
I hate cranky clerks. You know its a busy season, you know people will be bitchy. I am in the customer service industry and I know I will get miserable people, but I try very hard not to let it affect my day. Its not fair to ruin someone elses shopping because the person half an hour ago needed to get laid, have a nap, have a drink, or simple was an ass. Just smile and be freindly.. its not that hard, even if you have to fake it a little.

12-03-2010, 11:05 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yebbut they'd've spent it on women and weed..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-04-2010, 03:23 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OK, we have discovered the Brit equivalent to the brag-and-gag letter: the whinge-and-cringe email/phone call. Could you please pack it in, relatives who we never hear from the rest of the year. We don't want to hear how fucking awful it was for you and how much better we have it.....or the intricate details of your latest home improvement scheme gone unbearably wrong. you say you wonder why we left.....? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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12-03-2010, 12:46 PM	#2
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	A Captian of the SA swindled my cousins out of their inheritance, so, family feud.

12-04-2010, 04:22 PM	#6
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Thats what it was like when I worked for the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati...usually after wrapping up a big ass banquet. They also threw a big Xmas party for us managers in the ballroom, too. Hangovers were expected the next day.

12-05-2010, 02:32 PM	#7
Jaydaan Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Posts: 378	I work at a hotel, and we have our "christmas party" the second week of Jan. The ballrooms are just WAYYYYY to busy before Christmas. This year I think the banquets department is hosting 39 Chritsmas parties in 28 days, not including regular meetings, and the events hosted in the Bar and the Restaurant. At least 6 of those events are 475+ people. The Rotary Dream Auction for example was 483 people, 4 course Served meal. Served in an hour! The Banquests team rocks! At our staff party there is booze. 2 free drinks, then $3.50 each after that. As for pet peeves of the season: fake scents, thats just a headache waiting to happen. I hate cranky clerks. You know its a busy season, you know people will be bitchy. I am in the customer service industry and I know I will get miserable people, but I try very hard not to let it affect my day. Its not fair to ruin someone elses shopping because the person half an hour ago needed to get laid, have a nap, have a drink, or simple was an ass. Just smile and be freindly.. its not that hard, even if you have to fake it a little.

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