By tarazkp on Skatehive
We are almost ready for Christmas, where we will be having my wife's family over for the meal and present opening. This is our first time hosting and I think my wife is a little nervous, especially since this is the largest one for their family, as there are now an extra couple of fiancés included into the mix. It would be nice to have my family here too - it isn't possible. Finns seem to take Christmas far more seriously than Australians, even though there is no religious side to it really here for most people. I think that part of the reason is that Finns are a bit antisocial at the best of times, so Christmas means having people over to judge the house, preparations, food and anything else that judgement can be passed on. Socializing is more of a test in Finland than something people do for fun because they like people. I might be exaggerating. But only slightly. We have 17 people sitting down for a meal, which is okay space-wise, for our home, but I had to buy another full dining t