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Aloysius J. Gleek:



--- Quote from: Sason on December 22, 2010, 05:04:47 pm ---My folks is Jewish.

So we don't celebrate Xmas. I did watch Kalle Anka now and then while I grew up,
mainly to see what all the fuss was about. It's quite entertaining.  It's true that
the show is deeply ingraved in the Swedish culture, for whatever reason.
You can reference to it in whichever context, and everyone will get it.

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Thanks, Sonia, for the explanation! I had sent the original article to a friend living in Shanghai, and he forwarded it to some expat friends who are part of the Swedish Diaspora--maybe we'll hear a response!

Meanwhile--

Kalle Anka suddenly reminded me of--

Mele Kalikimaka (the Bing Crosby Hawaiian Christmas Song)--

How irksome is that??  ::) :laugh:


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvGKUXW0iI[/youtube]

Sason:

--- Quote from: Jeff  Wrangler on December 22, 2010, 06:49:50 pm ---How about lutefisk?  ;D

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That too.  ;)

It may not taste very good, but at least it isnt' embarassing!  ::)

Sason:

--- Quote from: Meryl on December 22, 2010, 07:05:02 pm ---You bet, Sonia!  It will be a great conversation piece for me at holiday parties this year.  ;D

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That's right. You just go ahead and enhance your dinner conversation on our expense!  ::) ;D

Penthesilea:

--- Quote from: Sason on December 23, 2010, 02:46:32 pm ---That's right. You just go ahead and enhance your dinner conversation on our expense!  ::) ;D

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I already did at the dinner table tonight. ;D

I think it's funny and only a tad strange, but in no way embarrassing.
Besides, we Germans can relate easily. We have the same tradition for New Year's Eve. We all watch "Dinner for One" (The 90th Birthday) - year after year, faithfully. And it's always the exact same, no variation, no different clips or moderation or anything. It's great, I love it! :) It belongs to New Year's Eve just like firecrackers.

Sason:
^^^^^^^^^

We do that too....   ::)


But we call it The Countess and the Butler.  8)

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