To think that only posh people say Father Christmas?!

[charliesp]

And everyone else says Santa?

I say Santa but my posh DH and all his family and posh friends say Father Christmas.

Anyone else noticed this? Or AIBU?

I cringe when I see or hear 'santa' and I'm not 'posh'. It's very American, crass and tacky.

I cringe when I read posts which are as clueless as yours is.

I also cringe at the anti-American sentiments on this thread, again, like yours.

This is worse than Brexit.

No @Chemenger - you are incorrect! If you wrote 'it's' you are saying 'it is', so 'its' is the right word here.

Father Christmas in my house and we're working class.

I think Father Christmas is generational, no one in my family older than me says Santa. I also agree it is an Americanised version.

I’m defo not posh and say Father Christmas. I would have thought Santa is American.

The first time I heard the name Santa was a sign to "Santa's Grotto" I asked if it meant where someone went to be sick. As in sanitary grotty sort of thing. I was about 6.

And Santa is not bloody American!!!

Well, this thread won't be harming the SNP's election results.

@FelicisNox
Did you RTFT? Any of it? Maybe even one or two posts on the actual page you posted your comment on?

It's Fa Chimmus. That's what two year old DS said and 23 years later it has stuck.

Father Christmas always

@MilkTrayLimeBarrel I know its is correct but my phone doesn’t believe me (it tried to do it again just now). My phone hates me and it’s mutual its false corrections drive me mad. You’ve also made me want an milk tray lime barrel which used to be may favourites.

Indeed, derxa!

If Santa's not American then where else in the world is likely to have produced the Spanish/Dutch mashup of his name @reginafelangee?

You know New York was formerly New Amsterdam right? And isn't Spanish the most widely spoken language in the US now? Or at least a close second?

raspberryk. I'm sure I was taught that too - St Nicholas becoming Santa Clause. After all "Santa" is the pronunciation of word for "Saint" in many European countries.

I always think Santa sounds posher than Father Christmas if anything.

@Chemenger - ha ha!! Phones are out to get us!

No, I think it's more an age thing. When I was young only Americans said Santa

I am most definitely not posh and I've always said Father Christmas.

We are far from posh and it's Father Christmas in our family.

Come on guys, final push to 1k. Anyone at the back not RTFT and wishes to comment? Come on!

When I was young, in the early 1960’s everyone I knew said Santa.

And still the stupid comments come!

My family are American and say Father Christmas.

Stick that up yer chimney and smoke it.

Anyone else think Russian Bots aiming for the break up of the U.K. have taken over this thread?? Surely that’s the only excuse for the goady posters with all the superior Father Christmas crap. Or are there that many ignorant posters from England?