Always said I would never do Christmas abroad, especially not in Europe. Christmas is about the only time my parents, my siblings, my wife and kids AND nieces and nephews are all together, wouldn't want to sacrifice that. If I were to go abroad for Christmas, the only place I would want to go is New York, maybe I have seen Home Alone 2 too many times, but it looks awesome at Christmas time. I will save up, and when the kids are a little bit older, will get one of those **** off massive hotel rooms and have Christmas in the Big Apple.
**** that. Get some sun when the weather here is ****, everywhere is busy and expensive and full of ****s.
I suppose it is, if you hate your family My father in law is a lovely guy. He is soft as ****e and a Guardian reading liberal, but not a militant lefty. My mother in law is right wing as ****, to the point where I wonder how or why these two got married. They are divorced now though (she cheated).
Not a sun person, me. Am definitely a winter man. Wouldnt feel right sitting on a hot beach on Christmas day, every shade of wrong! **** that
The in-laws are preferable to my own family! Individually my lot are ok. As a collective they’re very hard work for me. Doesn’t help that my missus ****ing hates them.
Not only did she cheat on him, but it was with his brother in law, his sister, (my wifes aunt's) husband. And my wife's mum and uncle are still living together, and because he had 3 daughters with my wife's aunt, it means my wifes 3 cousins are also her step sisters Rich folk are mental!! My family is working class af, where as hers are well-to-do, so there is always a bit of cringe when they get together, my mum and brothers tendency to add at least 2 F bombs to every sentence makes things fun.
Will be a bit of a **** Xmas day for us this year - the mother-in-law's Care Home option is unlikely to be finalised before the New Year now and my other half can't handle the thought of not seeing her mum on Xmas Day - so we will likely be down at the Community Hospital in South Wales to visit her on Xmas day - we'll have our Xmas dinner once we get back home on (Boxing day or the day after) but it will be very sad - my other half has spent every Xmas with her mum and usually the whole family gets together - the old girl was actually cooking the Xmas dinner last year - surreal what has happened since then - she's now paralysed down her right side and will need medical care for the rest of her life.
God bless you all mate. Going through some difficult family times at the moment too, so I know what this **** feels like.
Went to Dubai a couple of years ago for Xmas, that was pretty good. Flying down some **** off slide at a water park on Xmas day then sitting on the beach eating a £20 club sandwich with a £10 pint. Had sun stroke on Boxing Day.
I went down it a few times, was the only decent ride at the park. Something quite relaxing about standing in a booth thing with a countdown going on before the floor drops out and you fly down the equivalent of a 20 story building. I didn't like Dubai in general though, not sure why it is so popular
