dear Annihop,
I do not believe that you really like such X-mas deco, I wonder how Pager, B. or Spreeblick would comment this contribution. Kitsch like christmas markets and illuminated dead trees are just symbols for an anti urban romanticism.
Besides, Christmas is fake, Christ was most likely born in summer.
And isn’t it funny that conifers marked all the buildings of the Communist Party in Russian cities (and they still do). Mostly fir trees, with no lights.
That’s why I like the Soviet Star on top of the Sydney X-mas tree!
Robert Schäfer

Dear Mr. Schäfer,

stating Christmas is fake is an enourmous criticism that you cannot prove. You say that Jesus was (most likely) born in the summer which is as wrong or right as any other assumption as you weren’t around. So along with the rest of us you just have to accept that there are numerous “facts” proving numerous most likely dates and years even fpr the birth of christ – so as long as you don’t have new facts that prove anything with certainty I would ask you to not spread posts that might insult other people’s beliefs.

And for the matter of kitsch and christmas deco: As you know, being from Germany, there is a saying in the German language: opinions are like noses – everybody has them (the original is a bit harsher, I decided to play it down a notch). So maybe you don’t like the decoration depicted here. If so, say so – fine. But how dare you denying other people’s opinions like that? Just because you might not like the time, when families gather and people try to spend time with their loved ones, everybody else isn’t allowed as well??

I don’t think so.

Anti urban romanticism? Give me a break.