Christmas at Australia

As you know, here in Australia is summer, a really hot summer, but Christmas are approaching and all the European people here feel so confused... You feel strange going on shorts and and seeing xmas trees when is 35º degrees outside. I don't feel like xmas at all :P.

Friday, we went to the cinema to see 'How to lose friends and alienate people' (Yes, Laura, films in Australia are in english...) and in the way to the cinema we pass through Queen St (as always). Myer Store is like 'El Corte Inglés' in Spain, 'Harrods' in England or 'Fokas' in Greece. They were doing the promotion for the new decoration of the store for Xmas time.

And what we found is that: Reindeers in the middle of Australia with a 30º celsius: All the Australian people surrounding poor animals that it seemed that they have no problem attending to the crowd. Yes, the concept of 'Australian' is wide, they are Caucasian, Asian, Indian... then most of them has no idea on their cultures about reindeers. Me too, I didn't know that the horns of the reindeers are also hairy :P

Then here the incongruities begins. We have the Reindeer and the sleigh... but in the store windows you can see Santa Claus under the sea, working to prepare all the presents for the children. Why does he need the sleigh?

Also there is a chorus singing xmas songs, but they are in short sleeve... and Natalia, one crazy sevillian girl that I have found here in Brisbane studying english with me, that she cannot talk quiet during the film...

Also, Australia people loves live music, no famous, you can find live music where ever you go. And for Xmas... yes, see the photo, I have no words to describe it, African drummers with Xmas, with xmas tree behind... this is fusion, and no blues and flamenco.

Australian Christmas; Right to take away to the beach! :P