Meow

It's only because you grew up with Christmas in the cold and have seen too many pictures of cosy Christmas scenes. For many people it has always been normal to have a hot & sunny Christmas.

Whatever makes you happy though.

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shiva

not at all, i grew up with xmas in abu dhabi

Meow

Well in that case you have been convinced by all those cosy Christmas pictures.


That and a certain fondness for thermal underwear....


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shiva

lol, no its a fondness for getting cold and then warming up in front of the fire with a wee dram

Kim67

Last Christmas in Dubai was probably the coldest Christmas I've ever had (my grandparents place south Western Australia as a kid may have been colder).

We'll have a family lunch here and then maybe out to Global Village again like last Christmas night - the kids can have some rides and spend their Christmas money on all types of costumes and junk. I love having quiet christmas's away from extended family that you feel obliged to spend time with.

shakh your bootie

I can't believe that no-one has ponied up an invite yet for little orphan annie....

Come on you old scrooges - I'm sure it's the season of goodwill to women as well as men!

spart

But Christmas is all about beach cricket, surfing, beer and BBQ's...you Northern Hemisphere folks have got it all wrong.

Kim67

She would be bored shiteless at my house - my kids would talk her ear off and want her to play wii fit or something all day - and they're allowed chocolate and lollies before breakfast so are on a sugar high all day. Isn't there an orphans party here? YHA's usually organise them for backpackers and stuff. Maybe kittycat should contact the hostel in Jumeirah to ask they know anything about one.

Nic1

The UK Christmas in the snow thing is a mirage tho isn't it ? We've had three Christmases in UK in 15 years (admittedly two of them were in October and July so maybe they don't count) and it didn't snow it was just bloody cold and rainy.

I love the heat and the sun, Christmas Day in the middle of the desert with a full turkey buffet, Christmas Tree, Christmas Carols on the CD player and a big bonfire when it gets dark - can't beat it.

N

Jim Smith

I flew back to UK 20th December 1977 to get married and I think I've spent every Christmas somewhere in the Middle East since!!!!!!!!!!

Timmy Molloy - London Boy

where's this full turkey buffet?

glynster

Well my English collegue has decided today he is going home for christmas and leaving me on my lonesome,I just checked some flights out for Dahab,Egypt for new year (180 quid)as I can't be alone then,so meeting up with my cousin and friends,so if you want some company christmas day give me a shout.
Otherwise its a bottle of vino on me tod during the day and then gatecrashing somewhere evening time.

kittycat1

I can't even remember the last time it was a white Christmas in the UK??

Meow

Are you saying that you only have one friend in the UAE?

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kittycat1

Glynster- and anyone else facing Chrimbo on their tod maybe we could arrange a Christmas orphans drinks and lunch somewhere, we can all feel sorry for ourselves and maybe meet some nice new people at the same time. If anyone else is interested post on here and we can arrange something so we dont all hang ourselves at home. we could even do a secret santa- which would be especially secret as none of us know each other but would at least give us all one little present to open.

shout if interested ( I'm not odd at all)

xxx