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16 Ways Australian's Are "Jealous" Of The Traditional U.S Christmas

He was being sarcastic...mostly.

Bailey Henley

Nov 28, 2016

Central Washington University

16 Ways Australian's Are "Jealous" Of The Traditional U.S Christmas

Commentary courtesy of a friend in my Psychology class:

1. Snow.

20th Century Fox

""Possibly snowmen, but snow in general. Legit, some Aussies never get to see snow EVER.

2. Ice skating.

USA Today

Get into the Christmas spirt watching people falling on their asses on a crisp night?! "Sign us up"!

3. Or going sledding in your backyard.

Buena Vista Pictures

"I guess a slip ‘n slide is sorta the same thing. Just a LOT warmer".

4. Ugly sweaters.

NBC

"Ironic Christmas attire should be experienced". Can we please have this without all the disgusting sweat? “Ugly Christmas singlets” just doesn’t have the same ring to it".

5. Getting snug in your winter warms.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

"Christmas scarves, gloves, booties and beanies are SO cute, but fuckin’ useless in the Aussie heat".

6. Pies.

NBC

"Yes, the mighty pav is damn delicious but… all those holiday pies look so damn good. Pumpkin, pecan, apple. please". PIE-LEASE.

7. Chilling by the fireplace.

MGM

"The only place we’re chilling is the beer fridge at the bottle-o".

8. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

ABC

"Do people actually do this?! Because that’s just how we describe our ‘nads on a scorching summer’s day".

9. And a culture of making out under mistletoe.

Universal Pictures

"We want to pash too".

10. Eggnog.

ABC

"We just want to enjoy an authentic eggy boozy beverage without sending temperatures through the roof".

11. Relatable Christmas movies.

New Line Cinema

"Just ONCE we’d love a summery Christmas movie we could relate to. Quit it with this winter wonderland BS".

12. And appropriately-timed TV episodes.

NBC

"We’re sick to the tits of watching another Christmas episode where it’s snowy and they’re having a crack under the mistletoe. FOMO to the max".

13. Real Christmas trees.

CBS

"It’s definitely possible to get real Christmas trees Down Under, but it’s never like it is in the movies. Going to a tree farm and buying the best snow-kissed, pine-scented treasure? Nah. Kmart has one for $15".

14. Elf on the Shelf.

instagram.com

"We want it, but we have A LOT of questions. Specifically: “HUH?! What is this? Why do you do it?”

15. Decent local Christmas carols.

youtu.be

"Have you heard Australian Christmas carols?! They’re complete turds. “Dashing through the bush…” NO.THANK. YOU".

16. Carol singers.

StudioCanal

"People just… show up at your door and sing to you? Do they take requests? “I’ll give you five bucks if you sing Drake, carol singers!”

"And worst of all, we’re stuck with views like this."

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What a friggin' tragedy...thanks, friend.

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He was being sarcastic...mostly.

1. Snow.

2. Ice skating.

3. Or going sledding in your backyard.

4. Ugly sweaters.

5. Getting snug in your winter warms.

6. Pies.

7. Chilling by the fireplace.

8. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

9. And a culture of making out under mistletoe.

10. Eggnog.

11. Relatable Christmas movies.

12. And appropriately-timed TV episodes.

13. Real Christmas trees.

14. Elf on the Shelf.

15. Decent local Christmas carols.

16. Carol singers.

"And worst of all, we’re stuck with views like this."

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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