British Christmas and all its attributes are wonderful. You must dive into it with gusto: baubles, shiny sweaters, unexpected relatives, the tree, children, Christmas carols, Baileys at 10 a.m., turkey, turkey and turkey, crushed pieces And, crucially, a meeting with the King. No one should say anything wrong about it. In my decades of living among them, I have also come to appreciate the way the French approach this season.
I appreciate it just as much, if not more than ours. For starters, they don't make Christmas pudding, the only dessert in the world that people have to fill with coins to agree to eat it.
In general, the French approach the holiday season very relaxed. They do not count the days
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