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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 9:06 am
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reft
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Originally Posted by eightblack
Truthfully, Australians are hopeless when it comes to Xmas. ... On Xmas morning in a big city like Melbourne, you see all these frazzled families charging around in their cars, going from one resentful relative to the other, Dad screaming at the kids, Mom screaming at Dad and the kids trying to beat each other senseless with their stocking stuffers.
You can very nearly substitute US 4th of July celebration to relieve any homesickness for the Australian Christmas. The kids will be throwing live explosives at one another in lieu of sock beatings. And possibly at you.
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