"Santa" is an Americanism - in the UK its "Father Christmas" isnt it?

[janmoomoo]

Or am I being pedantic?

Yes he is, it's all an insult to her Brittanic majesty from those pesky tax-dodging colonials. They'll be demanding the vote next and THEN where will we be?

tis father christmas here (shropshire) but i do hear a lot of santa's. in fact ds says santa. tis obviously a sign that we, as a nation, are evolving into america (posthumously of course)

dinnae worry im too stingey tae chuck sweeties that would be a right awfie waste so it would

pmsl, rightyho. pip pip

I ken, Scottishmummy. I ken

Am loving this thread.

Pmsl at 'Thanta' bringing gifts.

thtop pithing yourthelf laughing at me, okay?

Ok, Bellakithedthanta.

Thod off.

Haven't read all of the thread but I am Irish and we say 'Santa' or 'Santy'!!!!

's okay, Buda, we know you are on our side against that Father bloody Christmas lot over the border.

I have a foggy memory of hearing somewhere that Santa Claus a corruption of Sinta Klaus, which is Dutch and was taken to the States by the Pilgrims many of whom were native Dutch speakers.

But I say Pere Noel......

if I'm being pretentious

Oh ffs don't bring the thodding Dutch into it...

xpost with Headfairy but am not even going there.

In my premenstrual state that would be suicide.

Another Scot and another Santa...

Santa in my household and its turnip too. Born and mostly brought up in Scotland. Moved down south as teenager had a job in Waitrose and lord knows how many people must have been totally confused when I out their supposed swedes through as turnips.

DP thinks my family are all bonkers Scots but even he now concedes to Santa and turnip.

sorry about that bella... have a chunk from me

PMSL at debate on Santa discussing turnip vs swede. Santa and turnip here - another vote from Scotland.

Your link ne marche pas, headfairy.

Dommage.

Ah bathsheba, my dear departed dad was from Aberdeen and he too used to call him Sunty. But only in a piss-taking imitation of his own Aberdonian roots (I grew up in deep Father Christmas territory); and of course, being Aberdonians, they were very quick to disabuse me of any nonsensical notion I might have had that he actually EXISTS.

well i always think of turnip as orange root veg neeps best served mashed not that white interloper

Je m'excuse

voila!

he doesnt exist? say its not true...