What WAS I thinking? Having worked in many countries & lived in quite a few of them, I have co-erced my husband to move with me to Argentina, to make our permanent home there. Neither of us speak Spanish. Therein lies the greatest challenge ... here are my observations during the 1st year.

Monday, 3 January 2011

What? No Christmas Spirit!

Oh my goodness, there is no Christmas Spirit here in BA. Or so little of it that it's like the occurence of a rainbow, very obvious when you notice it.

No Christmas cards - none are sent by my company. None received either. This means of course no cards displayed on strings across the walls :(
No Christmas decorations - none! Not a wreath in sight. No tinsel, no stars.

There are some public decorations - visable at night - the outline of a christmas tree, made from strings of golden lights - in the public parks. I saw 2 of those from the cab. But that was it.
Perhaps it is a private only activity, in homes where there are children? What a shame though.
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