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What are your plans for Xmas this year?

Sk8r Girl

Personally I love Xmas. It's my fave time of year Santa tone1 Christmas tree I love the music, spending time with family; my little sister still gets soo excited Blush and I love watching the Xmas movies. Everything just feels so amazing this time of year for me. 

The downside for me is how busy the shops get, the pushing and shoving of other people, the overbearing loud music. If I could stay in my house all through December I would! Sweat smile Going out this time of year feels like being in the middle of a riot. Last year I got shoved so hard I fell and sprained my wrist. I wish people wouldn't go so OTT in the shops.

This year I'll be having a quiet Xmas with my family. We'll watch Xmas movies on Xmas Eve, my little sister will wake me super early on the 25th as usual lol and I still need to finish my shopping. Buying gifts is my fave part, I really think hard about what people will want and enjoy. It's like a challenge and I love it!

What are your own plans?

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  • In my 23 years living in the U.K., I would very rarely have got the chance to go home to family in Ireland, being in supermarket retailing and in hospitality and even on those years that I did try to do so, across all modes of transport, it was a complete disaster due to last minute delays, disruptions and cancellations of flights, trains, coaches and ferries - this remained the case in the post-Covid era and even extended well into the post-Christmas period (Jan - March) when I could normally get home, but also post-Covid, the costs of all modes of transport has seen fares double, on top of even more last minute uncertainty, making planning any trips home in advance (to obtain cheaper fares) virtually impossible - I’ve had to get used to spending Christmas alone most years and during Covid, connecting with family in Ireland via Zoom from the U.K. - the SailRail (train and ferry) used to be even more reliable than flying, coach & sail via Holyhead to Dublin from Manchester before Covid, but since Covid, partly due to train strikes, this has also become very unreliable 

  • in reply to IrishInManchesterUK

    I’m sorry you spend Xmas alone. I so know what you mean about fares increasing, especially this time of year; it’s crazy! I took the train to do a course for my work earlier this year and the price was unbelievable! It’s made me consider learning to drive as the price is something I can’t really afford much of and the trains are always packed. Strikes don’t help either.
    I am grateful for things like Zoom as it makes seeing family at Xmas doable. Every Xmas day I get a video call from my sister and get to see my nieces and nephews which is so lovely x

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  • in reply to IrishInManchesterUK

    I’m sorry you spend Xmas alone. I so know what you mean about fares increasing, especially this time of year; it’s crazy! I took the train to do a course for my work earlier this year and the price was unbelievable! It’s made me consider learning to drive as the price is something I can’t really afford much of and the trains are always packed. Strikes don’t help either.
    I am grateful for things like Zoom as it makes seeing family at Xmas doable. Every Xmas day I get a video call from my sister and get to see my nieces and nephews which is so lovely x

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