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?

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

If I wasn't voting SNP before I may well do after this thread!

My gran was born in 1911 and said Santa as do all my family

Father Christmas to me and my family. We’re not posh

I don’t know if it has been covered in the 18 pages of comments but I just wanted to point something out to all those who have just learned that Scottish people say Santa:

We often say the full “Santa Claus”. However we put the emphasis on the “Claus” and have a decent pause between the two names. Americans, on the other hand, call him “SANTAclaus”. So although we may use the same name as the Americans, to us it sounds quite quite different when they say it.

I think this entire thread is being spammed by the SNP in the most effective bit of social media influencing ever. I nearly fell for it and voted SNP, hats off Nicola, you’ve played a blinder, but you went too far; English people just can’t be as stupid and ignorant as you’ve tried to make us believe.

Yes, I think YABU. But then, I have never thought of this a class issue

Common as muck here.

It's Father Christmas.

Father Christmas.. sounds nicer

@RuffleCrow

You probably think Halloween is American too.

Santa is an americanism afaik

@RuffleCrow “afaik”? afaik”? ! Did you not read ANY of the million posts on here from Scots and Irish people?

And @purplebunny2012 When I was young only Americans said Santa. I can guarantee to you that when you were young everybody in Scotland was saying Santa.

They are both nice.

Well I'm a Scot, living in England married to an Englishman and my kids are English - no anti English feeling from me (obviously), I just don't know why some posters are insisting that Santa is an Americanism (even from 1980s shows FFS). It's so bizarre!

@Chemenger
I’m reading this on the way to catch a plane from my home in London to Edinburgh and I’m half thinking of not coming back!

I honestly think those who insist Santa Claus is American/ have never heard ANYONE call him Santa Claus, have never met a Scottish or Irish person
It’s the only explanation

I say Father Christmas. I'm not posh but I am middle class. However i say Father Christmas because that's what my mum has always said and she's definitely not posh.

Posh people in Ireland might call him Father Christmas but to the rest of us here he was Santa Claus or Santy.

I say Father Christmas and I don’t think I’m posh. I always think Santa is an American word.

Grew up on a council estate and it was definitely Father Christmas. I'm posher now (lol) and I use both but Father Christmas is the main one.

Posh people in Ireland might call him Father Christmas but to the rest of us here he was Santa Claus or Santy. Would they be that odd group of Irish people that have an impossibly plummy accent...and I never believe they are actually Irish.

We often say the full “Santa Claus”. However we put the emphasis on the “Claus” and have a decent pause between the two names. Americans, on the other hand, call him “SANTAclaus”.

Chrissake ArgumentativeAardvaark just don't go there...!!!!

It's an infestation of ignorance!!!

Well, The Goodies used both in their 70s B-side.

Altogether now:

🎶 "He's a most immoral Santa!" 🎶

Americans, on the other hand, call him “SANTAclaus”. So although we may use the same name as the Americans, to us it sounds quite quite different when they say it.

🙄

Again 50 bloody states with several f-ing different accents no different than there being different accents in the UK.

Is it really that difficult to believe that Americans have different accents due to different regions or are some people really that obtuse?