Comments on: We’ve been Out-Christmas’ed http://asianarration.com/2008/12/05/weve-been-out-christmased/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:44:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vietnam « The (Asian) Education of Miss 爱美丽 http://asianarration.com/2008/12/05/weve-been-out-christmased/#comment-38 Vietnam « The (Asian) Education of Miss 爱美丽 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:11:08 +0000 http://asianarration.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-38 [...] Christmas traditions take all sorts of forms in Asia, as witnessed by Hong Kong’s committment to light displays of epic proportions (see previous post here). [...] [...] Christmas traditions take all sorts of forms in Asia, as witnessed by Hong Kong’s committment to light displays of epic proportions (see previous post here). [...]

]]> By: Susan Hagstrom http://asianarration.com/2008/12/05/weve-been-out-christmased/#comment-32 Susan Hagstrom Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:17:22 +0000 http://asianarration.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-32 ya, that's ok, but nothing compared to derby street... ya, that’s ok,
but nothing compared to derby street…

]]> By: my year without http://asianarration.com/2008/12/05/weve-been-out-christmased/#comment-27 my year without Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:42:15 +0000 http://asianarration.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-27 I'm sitting here reading your "Out Christmas'ed" post to my husband. We are laughing so hard. Not only is it funny to us that Hong Kong is enjoying an "imported" holiday as you put it, but you write about it so well. I fall in to the category of people who, as much as I used to fit into the "guilt" category around Christmas, I now just think that all religion/meaning should be taken out of it at all. People are truly into the kitsch, the presents, Santa and rarely, if at all, is anyone sitting around talking about the original celebration's "purpose". When it comes to religion VS consumerism, consumerism and all the glam of course takes the cake!! Disclaimer: There is of course a place for people's special beliefs, but those beliefs should NEVER be paired with consumerism or made up characters "for kid's sake". I’m sitting here reading your “Out Christmas’ed” post to my husband. We are laughing so hard. Not only is it funny to us that Hong Kong is enjoying an “imported” holiday as you put it, but you write about it so well.

I fall in to the category of people who, as much as I used to fit into the “guilt” category around Christmas, I now just think that all religion/meaning should be taken out of it at all. People are truly into the kitsch, the presents, Santa and rarely, if at all, is anyone sitting around talking about the original celebration’s “purpose”. When it comes to religion VS consumerism, consumerism and all the glam of course takes the cake!!

Disclaimer: There is of course a place for people’s special beliefs, but those beliefs should NEVER be paired with consumerism or made up characters “for kid’s sake”.

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