Now I may be talking way out of my depth here from a sociological viewpoint but the biggest thing I hate about Christmas bar none is consumerism. I hate it so very much it makes my blood boil. I know some of the people around me don’t see it that way and I don’t think that I alone can change the world but boy does it get me angry.
I haven’t checked if Argos is just a UK company or it’s part of a global concern but for the benefit of anyone who doesn’t know, we have a chain of stores here in the UK called Argos. You find them in town centres and retail parks. They generally all look the same and even when it’s not Christmas I perish the thought of walking through their doors.
By Christmas Shopping I’m not meaning the actual process of giving and receiving gifts, that’s lined up for another day. What I mean is the physical act of going into town or some shopping centre on the edge of town. The mind bogglingly stressful act of getting all your Christmas Prezzies.
Reason 12: Illuminating Chez Vous
I once registered the domain name tackyxmas.co.uk with the plan of taking photos of people’s exterior Christmas lights. I was then going to upload the pictures to a website for viewing pleasure. Once I’d set things in motion I realised that despite my misgivings about the lighting displays themselves, it might be considered a bit offside putting images of peoples homes on-line. So I abandoned the idea, which was a shame.
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