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[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 23 minutes ago

Interesting question. I live in Belgium and... well first of all I don't care for Christmas. I do like to celebrate with family and friends but the religious celebration itself, no. Second I never actually considered it. I do love snow and ice. I recently took on ice skating and... even though I also love the Summer where I can roller blade and skate, knowing that something else is coming is a genuine joy.

So... I can't speak for others but I absolutely love the Winter, from hot chocolate to waffle outside to ice skating, hikes in the snow then relaxing by the file place, there is just so much to look for during that season that ... never dreamt of "a green Christmas".

Edit: I actually had one last year, going to Madeiras, Portuguese island West of Morocco, North of Africa, and... that was fine too. Honestly truth is I don't really care where and how as long as we share a good time.

[–] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It used to snow and I would get tired of it, but now that doesn’t happen much anymore …i don’t mind it if it does.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We live in cold climates because we like cold climates. 😉

[–] WammKD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

This; it's only 3 months out of the year (well, at least the snow) and I like that there's variety in my year.

Being an adult also means I get to choose when I go out, now, so the cold/snow bothers me even less.

But, like you said, I also live here because I like snow.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

We can like snow in December. Hate it until next december. We will have brown Christmases some years, and there is a sense of disappointment over it.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 hours ago

Tasmaina, Austalia here, gets to 23c around Christmas where I am.

I'd not live somewhere where it snowed, id not live in the tropics (I used to do the latter from being a kid until it got too much and I left)

[–] happysplinter@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Only Heatmiser

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 3 points 7 hours ago

No. But, lately it's not white on christmas.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago

Never. Christmas time should be cold af, dark for most if not all of the day, and in deep snow.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 8 points 14 hours ago

No way. Keep your heat, I’ll be snowboarding.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I like to pretend that song is racist as fuck and then pretend to be upset every time it comes on the air. It amuses me.

It's also fun to pretend that it's about cocaine.

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 5 points 14 hours ago

The snow doesn’t bother me nearly as much as the -20 degree F temps. These nips could cut glass.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours ago
[–] onoki@reddthat.com 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I live in a northern country with cold winters. The alternative to "white Christmas" is really an icy or wet Christmas. Green would not even cross my mind.

And certainly I prefer snow over sleet or black ice on the roads.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 4 points 5 hours ago

i mean, australia we have summer christmas and it’s kinda amazing… new years and christmas parties and festivals outside are amazing

[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, a green Christmas would be extremely concerning

[–] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

Shrek disagrees

[–] tacotroubles@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Green christmas, ain't christmas. Give me snow, lots of snow!

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No.

We get around 48" per year. I love this shit.

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wish I got 48" every year 😔

Or at least like 2", once

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

... that's what she said...

I'm so sorry.

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That was the intention, haha

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I overthought this and wondered if a 48" thing can really go all the way in, but I was surprised to know that “The average erect penis is longer than the average vagina. ” and that it's not really possible to ‘break through’ the cervix and go further.

Even ignoring girth, it'd probably be very painful for her (without training, I suppose) if someone just rams their 40" into her.

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I mean even if it was 48" in total yearly, that'd be 8 6-inchers or 9 5-inchers. I'd be fine with that :p

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

And I forgot that large loads can go by the back entrance. XD

It's probably have enough to accommodate 48" (with enough training), or even more.

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it's not snowing, it's still not green. It's just grey. Grey is worse because at least the snow is pretty.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

Snow becomes pretty ugly pretty quick, at least in cities.

Grey christmas it is, every year.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

This is the song "Hot Christmas" they used to play on the radio in Florida.

https://youtu.be/iUDywEojT88

And this is the wiggles on the beach singing their song "Christmas Picnic". Looks like fun!

https://youtu.be/A0XCKRCBuhs

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depends on the person. It sometimes gets into the negative double digits F where I live. Its forecasted to snow around Christmas and I'm hyped as fuck.

[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

I used to live further North and I miss the snow. We still get some here, but it typically melts off within a week or two.

[–] JohnyRocket@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 18 hours ago

We used to have white christmases and dream of them too, now with climate change we dream of them but have green / brown ones in reality.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago

No. Give me snow. Give me snow year round.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Im not in a "cold" climate, but its the pacific northwest. It gets chilly this time of year. People still dream of white Christmases. Its the idealized Christmas.

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

I'm surrounded by pine trees, blackberry bushes, and ivy. Christmas looks pretty green to me!

[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I spent Christmas one time in Australia. It was surreal. I don't think I'd ever get used to that, so, not me.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I often wonder if people who live in Australia feel a similar way considering how Christmas time is typically depicted.

[–] postnataldrip@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Aussie here, to me xmas = summer time. Xmas movies always felt irrelevant, and the idea of Santa wearing all his gear is mental when it's often 40C+ and humid af.

Being cold would feel alien that time of year, even more so if it snowed because that doesn't happen in 99% of the country regardless of the time of year.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

also i’ve told some US friends about my new years plans: outdoors, festival, parties kinda thing… they’re blown away by how amazing it sounds for this particular period

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah. Sitting by the pool in 25c watching the kids have a swim

I did spend 10 years in northern England from 2000 and a cold possibly white Christmas took ages to get used to

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

actually the closest thing i think we could probably say to americans is: our christmas is like 4th of july… but it’s the whole christmas and new years… we get 4th of july holiday for a whole month or more

[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

Lol yup, total opposite! Plus the prevalence of North American/Hollywood movies/shows usually depict snowy Christmas.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

My red and green this Christmas is fat sweet cherry tomatoes ripening in the sun on my balcony. I would love a little rain to ease the fire danger in the hills, but I had all the snow I need for life during college. It's funny the snowy people who said they can't even fathom green, if it weren't white it would be brown, they're right about their reality but you asked for a dream. I'm living the dream.

The other nice thing about being in Los Angeles at Christmas is that it's quiet and there's very little traffic, because so many people rushed off to visit the snow, either local skiing or far away.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Nope. Who doesn't love the idea of a winter wonderland Christmas?

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Judging from the answers, it seems like no. And really, most people I know that live up north go somewhere warm in January or February, so get the escape then. I’m 45 and two winters ago I had my first white Christmas. And let me tell you, it was freaking MAGIC. We got like a foot to two feet depending where you were on the property. We were exposed to someone with Covid on Christmas Eve so for the next week we were sequestered away, with food and drinks and a beautiful winter wonderland. None of us ended up with covid but my daughters best friends grandfather is immunocompromised so we’re extra careful. We made a slide off the deck, walked in the woods behind the house, lounged around, did puzzles and read books, and just generally had the most peaceful and relaxed time.

I’ve always lived in warm places, and the Pacific Northwest now, so for me, snow is the most magic thing in the world.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have always wondered what a white Christmas would be like.

Usually it is baking hot here, none of the "traditional" foods make sense...

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Same where I live. And then you see all the shop windows dressed with fake snow and people buying santa hats when it's 40⁰C out there and the whole ordeal feels so out of place

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 21 hours ago

Christmas and guy Fawkes are especially out of place.

Yes, let's encourage the public use fireworks in summer. Great plan.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, here we celebrate Christmas with the high probability of heavy rain and flood.

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Nope. Christmas just isn't Christmas without snow

[–] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I love the snow covered scenery if it’s like 30 F (-1 C) outside. We got our first big snow yesterday, and it’s definitely an improvement over browns and grays we’ve had for a month. When it’s negative degrees F though, that can piss right off.

My favorite season is spring, when the very first spring ephemeral flowers pop through the slush and mud, before the tree leaves bud out. I wouldn’t want to miss that.

these guys

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