by barry 7 Replies latest jw friends
Here in Aussie there was the cricket against Pakistan the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. WE spent the day on the coast with my parents and went to the RSL club for a nice meal.
You all wont beleive this but its snowing in the mountains not far from here. Right in the middle of summer. Barry
Pompey beat Crystal Palace 1 - 0 away.
That was the coolest part of Boxing Day.
Englishman.
I was at a great Boxing Day party today.
Our Brit friends, who came to the States 20 years ago to do cancer reserach. They are both docters, and became ENORMOUSLY wealthy. His cancer research company patented a cancer drug ; and the companies stock went public when the FDA gave its drug approval.
He has since become an American citizen ( dual citizenship; I believe) mainly, I believe to protect the fortune from taxes. His wife is reluctant to trade in her British passport; and their tree daughters were all born in the States and are American Citizens. They are great Royal supporters.
They have become good friends; and as I like to tell him "Colin, I liked you better when you were poor, and British".
Their Boxing Day party has become a yearly ritual.
Gday franklin j,
Do you actually have a boxing day in the States or what do you call the holiday after xmas when I wrote this I wasnt sure what you have over there and what do you call it . I know the poms have boxing day.
We don't have something like boxing day.
So there wqas nothing special in this part of the world.
In the US, Boxing Day is simply December 26. The day after Christmas. No holiday, no day off work.
Ok. What exactly is Boxing Day? We were wondering on our way home from "grammas" house yesterday.
Happy Holidays!
Brenda
Gday Brenda,
I hve been wondering if you have it over there , now I know you dont.
Boxing day as you know is the day after xmas but traditionally it is the day when the rich would box up the presents they didnt need or want and give them to the poor. These days it is a day just an excuse to have another day off and for sport. Barry
Hi Barry,
No, Americans do not celebrate Boxing Day.
We have good friends who are British; living in the States and they have carried the British tradition here and celebrate it every year.
regards, Frank
