From England, an article about Christmas shopping frenzies that also sums up conditions here. Again, today, there was a huge traffic tie-up of people heading to the mall. Just how much shopping can you do, anyway? What I can't wait to see is the number of people who actually pay their credit card bills when they come due -- or will we have to hear more sob stories about financial hardships?
The author says, "Once upon a time, the Christmas break was supposed to be a time to relax, a few precious days off work to spend with family and friends, a moment of quiet reflection and Christian contemplation by the fireside. Not to mention the ingestion of industrial quantities of roast poultry and fine wines before exploding in a quiet corner like a forgotten cracker. Now it’s all about the shops. Shop, shop, shop. Shop till you drop, or expire in the effort."
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