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Nordic Quack (2009)

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Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

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Post by lkramer »

Why is this bizarre? Most countries seems to have traditions relating to seasons. In the UK It's a Wonderful Life and The Snowman are iconic and broadcast every year.

Japanese traditionally eats KFC at Christmas. I'm sure most countries have quirks like these. They are harmless, they create a sense of togetherness and humans in general likes traditions and rituals. Considering how big especially Donald Duck is in Scandinavia, it seems natural that there would be a Christmas tradition that incorporates that.

The only bizarre thing is the condescending tone of the author.

Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

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Post by s_dev »

lkramer wrote: post #11

Why is this bizarre? Most countries seems to have traditions relating to seasons. In the UK It's a Wonderful Life and The Snowman are iconic and broadcast every year. Japanese traditionally eats KFC at Christmas. I'm sure most countries have quirks like these. They are harmless, they create a sense of togetherness and humans in general likes traditions and rituals. Considering how big especially Donald Duck is in Sca…

In America it's A Christmas Story I think. They have a TV channel dedicated to reruns of it.

Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

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Post by tilt_error »

s_dev wrote: post #10

In Germany they watch that old British sketch about a blind old woman and her butler having dinner with guests who aren't there.

They do likewise in Norway, on the 23:rd, even though the sketch itself is about New Years eve :)

Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

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Post by tinus_hn »

skocznymroczny wrote: post #4

In Poland, we have a "bizarre TV tradition" of watching Home Alone during Christmas on one of the main TV stations (Polsat). Usually Home Alone 2 is played the next day. One year the station wanted to play a different movie during the holiday season and people wrote petition to bring it back.

In the Netherlands it wasn’t planned to be shown this year and a DJ started and completed a donation incentive to play the audio track on national radio:

https://www.npo3fm.nl/nieuws/3fm/389107-home-alone-niet-op-t...

Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

#16

Post by memling »

kuu wrote: post #6

That's funny. Sometimes we're quite irrational. We're still primates in some aspects (I mean no offense to Swedish, we all have strange traditions in our countries)

out of curiosity, what about this strikes you as a quality specific to primates?

Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

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Post by louisch »

skocznymroczny wrote: post #4

In Poland, we have a "bizarre TV tradition" of watching Home Alone during Christmas on one of the main TV stations (Polsat). Usually Home Alone 2 is played the next day. One year the station wanted to play a different movie during the holiday season and people wrote petition to bring it back.

Wait, this happens in the UK too!

Re: Nordic Quack (2009)

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Post by MisterTea »

s_dev wrote: post #12
lkramer wrote: post #11

Why is this bizarre? Most countries seems to have traditions relating to seasons. In the UK It's a Wonderful Life and The Snowman are iconic and broadcast every year. Japanese traditionally eats KFC at Christmas. I'm sure most countries have quirks like these. They are harmless, they create a sense of togetherness and humans in general likes traditions and rituals. Considering how big especially Donald Duck is in Sca…

In America it's A Christmas Story I think. They have a TV channel dedicated to reruns of it.

Christmas Story 24 hours on TBS. Though there are plenty of other Christmas staples such as the stop motion Frosty and Rudolph films, It's a Wonderful Life, and Charlie Browns Christmas.
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