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Your most unusual Christmas

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GiraffesAtThePark · 23/11/2024 03:48

Most of my Christmases have been very typical with family and turkey at one of our houses but one year in my twenties I was working in Japan and had a friend visit for Christmas. We spent Christmas Day in Disneyland Tokyo. It was so much fun going on rides and watching a Japanese Santa shouting ‘happy holidays’ in a Christmas parade with dancing snowmen. I had lunch in a little mermaid restaurant and dinner in the restaurant in the pirates of the Caribbean ride.

What unusual Christmases have you had?

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ImWearingPantaloons · 24/11/2024 13:03

Wherethewildthingsfart · 23/11/2024 18:12

I’ve had quite a few interesting ones working in mental health but they are not for me to share.

As a child I spent a Christmas Day in a car park with my (alcoholic) dad. He had taken me to buy me a Christmas present but not listened when I said that the shops would be closed. He had already been drinking so just continued and then passed out. I sat playing eye spy by myself. I think that I was around 9? I was embarrassed more than anything.

Reading that broke my heart.

CandlesOrangesRedribbon · 24/11/2024 13:32

Op, I love your Japanese Christmas it sounds like great fun.

Dollybantree · 24/11/2024 13:34

maras2 · 23/11/2024 04:51

Working in theatre Christmas day 1973.
Poor bloke, after carving the turkey, chopped off his penis.
After almost dying from blood loss, was stabilised, psych assessed and brought to theatre for urethral repair. Reattachment wasn't an option in those days.

Was it one of those electric carving knives? Puzzled how this could even occur!!!

Dollybantree · 24/11/2024 13:35

maras2 · 23/11/2024 04:51

Working in theatre Christmas day 1973.
Poor bloke, after carving the turkey, chopped off his penis.
After almost dying from blood loss, was stabilised, psych assessed and brought to theatre for urethral repair. Reattachment wasn't an option in those days.

You win btw🤣

ChimpiestoftheChimps · 24/11/2024 13:56

BelievingIsSeeing · 23/11/2024 10:00

Some of the replies are ShockShock on here!

Probably more in keeping with yours OP, I've been away for Christmas a few times and like to try and do something totally different to what I would be doing at home.
A couple of years ago we got up at 6am on Christmas morning and went on a full day whale watching trip. Dinner was soup and bread and we saw humpbacks and orca. Amazing but there was nothing festive about it!

Last year we were in Iceland and spent Christmas Day in a spa. Lunch was tomato soup in a giant greenhouse with tomato plants everywhere.

Both random and lovely Xmas Smile

Oooh was that the place that was shown on travelman (Joe lycett and Bill Bailey)? It looked amazing!

Frangywangywoowah · 24/11/2024 14:32

sugarplum33 · 23/11/2024 06:19

I initially read that as you working in stage theatre and was trying to work out if it was part of the show. How awful!

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I read it like this too initially!

Openmouthinsertfood · 24/11/2024 18:17

Wherethewildthingsfart · 23/11/2024 18:12

I’ve had quite a few interesting ones working in mental health but they are not for me to share.

As a child I spent a Christmas Day in a car park with my (alcoholic) dad. He had taken me to buy me a Christmas present but not listened when I said that the shops would be closed. He had already been drinking so just continued and then passed out. I sat playing eye spy by myself. I think that I was around 9? I was embarrassed more than anything.

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I really feel for you. Flowers I hope you have had many nice Christmas's since?

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