Xmas

[overherebc]

Gold star and a balloon for the first report of hearing 'Jinger Ben' in the shops.

Must supply proof.

[CharlieH]

Seen Xmas trees but no noteable music as yet !

[tonray]

6 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Seen Xmas trees but no noteable music as yet !

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas. (BTW you can now order a real imported tree from Canada at Tops market for 7000 baht)....ahhh the spirit of shopping here once again.

[johng]

Central Festival Pattaya beach last Sunday  big Christmas tree and Jinger Bells songs.

[soi3eddie]

22 minutes ago, johng said:

Central Festival Pattaya beach last Sunday  big Christmas tree and Jinger Bells songs.

That tree was already there on 8th November. Likely much earlier. Can't recall what music was playing.

 

[camble]

The sign on the tree at Terminal 21 says "2022 Magic Christmas". They don't realize Christmas and New Years are different. 

 

[JayClay]

44 minutes ago, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas.

What? Thais love getting <deleted> (boozed up) and eating excessively just as much as anybody else.

 

And who doesn't like getting gifts?

Edited November 25, 2021 by JayClay

[RmcaIssan]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas. (BTW you can now order a real imported tree from Canada at Tops market for 7000 baht)....ahhh the spirit of shopping here once again.

Little or nothing to do with Christmas ..just a commercial opportunity and kids with no understanding enjoy it  ..get parents into the malls ...

 

[tjintx]

34 minutes ago, camble said:

The sign on the tree at Terminal 21 says "2022 Magic Christmas". They don't realize Christmas and New Years are different. 

 

Nope, they are a year ahead of the rest of us.   They are, obviously and optimistically, betting on the date for the return of tourists. 

[tjintx]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas. (BTW you can now order a real imported tree from Canada at Tops market for 7000 baht)....ahhh the spirit of shopping here once again.

Thais have nothing over the Filipinos.   I swear that Christmas songs start there around June or July and go all the way through the rest of the year.????

[johng]

[Will B Good]

Heard a "melly itma" the other day....took me a while!

[big dendrobenaes]

3 hours ago, johng said:

Central Festival Pattaya beach last Sunday  big Christmas tree and Jinger Bells songs.

whats a JINGER bells song???

[JayClay]

1 minute ago, big dendrobenaes said:

whats a JINGER bells song???

Ikr. We all know it's "jinger BEN"

[Will B Good]

10 minutes ago, johng said:

Tell me that isn't your entrance hall.

[jollyhangmon]

3 hours ago, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas. (BTW you can now order a real imported tree from Canada at Tops market for 7000 baht)....ahhh the spirit of shopping here once again.

... yep, just an additional opportunity to throw around some money.

Seems to work fine and not just hereabouts ... think of Halloween, nobody in at least any German speaking country I'm aware of would give The Slightest for that one like maybe two decades ago, now: chachinga ...

 

[big dendrobenaes]

2 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Ikr. We all know it's "jinger BEN"

a bit like big ben in london then ???

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, big dendrobenaes said:

whats a JINGER bells song???

Clue, first two lines.

Jinger ben jinger ben

Jinger all away.

[johng]

5 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Tell me that isn't your entrance hall.

Maybe next year after we win the lottery

[Liverpool Lou]

9 hours ago, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas.

That applies to most people in the 'Christian' world, also, which is even more absurd!

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, RmcaIssan said:

Little or nothing to do with Christmas ..just a commercial opportunity and kids with no understanding enjoy it  ..get parents into the malls ...

 

It's just the same here in Thailand!

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, JayClay said:

Ikr. We all know it's "jinger BEN"

Thought it was "Jigger Ben"?

[toofarnorth]

9 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Seen Xmas trees but no noteable music as yet !

You reminded me , outside Lotus today they were erecting father xmas right outside the door , still in November but what do they know. I think last year every time I went to Lotus around this time I would politly say  " Get pheked Santa ". Ho ho ho , up yours Santa .

[Moonlover]

9 hours ago, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas. (BTW you can now order a real imported tree from Canada at Tops market for 7000 baht)....ahhh the spirit of shopping here once again.

There are over 700,000 Christians in Thailand and one village, Tha Rae Village, some 20 miles north of Sakon Nakhon. is almost entirely Christian and quite well known, locally for their festivals.

 

I am atheist, but my Buddhist wife always wants us to do something for Christmas, so I just go with the flow of this confusing juxtaposition.

[tonray]

8 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

There are over 700,000 Christians in Thailand and one village, Tha Rae Village, some 20 miles north of Sakon Nakhon. is almost entirely Christian and quite well known, locally for their festivals.

 

I am atheist, but my Buddhist wife always wants us to do something for Christmas, so I just go with the flow of this confusing juxtaposition.

Didn't mean to offend anyone's sensibilities, just being my normal grumpy Grinch-like self in the morning. Carry on..ho ho ho

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

outside Lotus today they were erecting father xmas right outside the door

Should be locked up for that.

[toofarnorth]

I will be teaching my wife ( Thanks to Al Bundy )  Hark the hairy angels stink then tell her to go visit the neigbours and sing this relating how one gives to the needy at Crimble time.

[sipi]

I tried explaining Easter to my misses decades ago. She looked at me like I was insane.

Not sure I'll chance trying to explain Christmas.

[sipi]

On 11/25/2021 at 1:57 PM, Will B Good said:

Heard a "melly itma" the other day....took me a while!

I keep hearing "many clitorus", and try to keep a straight face.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 11/25/2021 at 1:45 PM, tonray said:

The whole thing is asburd. Putting up plastic Xmas trees for a society that does not even believe (or understand) anything about Christmas. (BTW you can now order a real imported tree from Canada at Tops market for 7000 baht)....ahhh the spirit of shopping here once again.

Christmas trees have sod all to do with the birth of the Christ. More likely to do with the pagan festivals that the Christians usurped.

I doubt that most in many countries celebrate it for the birth of the saviour, as IMO the only god most worship now is money and greed.