Recording summary · November 2020
what Christmas is REALLY like in Japan
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Overview
Daniel spent Christmas in Japan in 2017, viewing street illuminations with food stalls, eating disliked smoked cured turkey on a bone, and experiencing dizziness and a severe headache after drinking red wine rapidly.
Daniel contrasted Japanese Christmas experiences with childhood traditions in England involving stockings, requested video games, waiting until 8 a.m. for their father to wake, family tree decorating, and traditional roast dinners.
Upcoming plans entail staying in the Netherlands rather than traveling to England because of an active apartment lease, alongside disturbances from upstairs neighbors arguing and stomping.
Themes
Christmas experiences and street illuminations in Japan.
Childhood Christmas traditions and roast meals in England.
Upcoming Christmas plans in the Netherlands and apartment neighbor noise.
Developments
Daniel spent Christmas in Japan, bought a small tree, and recorded a video.
Daniel spent Christmas 2018–2019 in England.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether it is standard practice for Japanese families to decorate their homes with a Christmas tree and lights.