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We didn’t even have time
to pack away our swimwear, summer dresses and flip-flops, and winter has already arrived. Or at least the Media and shopkeepers think so.
The Christmas craziness starts in November every year. It always starts very
slowly. - A chocolate Santa here and a cinnamon scented candle there - and then
suddenly Christmas is all over the place.
Consumerism
In Vienna, Christmas is
very commercialized.
Right now, media and industry are starting to annoy us with commercials which
say that the Christmas season has started and even food shops have started
selling lametta and baubles!
Is it me or is it really a little bit too much? Sometimes I get the feeling
that the famous ‘Christmas spirit’ is more about us buying and spending money
than about love, family and friends.
All the
shopping malls have already rolled out the Christmas decoration.
They want people to be stressed, want them to start shopping already and look
for presents.
It makes people spend more money, and spending money makes the mall
earn more money. This is manipulation of people!
For example, in July I was in the „Interspar“ (a big grocery store in Austria). I just
wanted to buy some food when I came to the candy section. I was shocked to see that they already sold gingerbread with Christmas
motives. I just tried to ignore it but I had summer holidays and really couldn’t
understand why it is necessary to sell them in July!
Whatever, two or three months later I was in a furniture store named
„XXXLutz“, we just wanted to look around. As we entered, I suddenly saw a huge Christmas tree and Christmas decoration all around it… I just thought “What the F…??“
I could not believe my eyes! Do oversized Christmas trees need to be part of
the decoration in mid-October?
I can’t imagine someone who already buys porcelain snowmen on silver plates in
early October… Are you being serious??
It is October! Who needs this?
Now Christmas is not the
same as it once was. It´s not only about spending time with family and friends.
It’s more about stress. And starting the Christmas stress at the begging of
November? Seriously? Do they want to screw the holidays?
Where is
all the magic of Christmas? It’s gone. Why? Because all people want is to earn
as much money as possible. That’s sick!
As you can see, we all agreed on Christmas being
annoying. But hey, don’t let us ruin your good mood. :)
After all, Christmas is about love, even if it sometimes gets cheesy and corny.
What do you think about this hectic Christmas madness?
