Single far from home in christmas

LegacyUser

hi there

wondering what other people do.
Certain things have changed in the last year and basically i m gonna be in Ireland this xmas ( work and all that) I have a few friends that invited me over to their houses ( with their families) and thats really sweet, but I wonder what other peopel do

also, where i come from, we celebrate on xmas eve

Ideas?

Overheal

Go with friends! Goodness.

I was definitely solo for Easter my last year in Ireland and it was great to be asked to a family thing. And we all had a blast. Its only circumstantial that I got the mother to throw me out of the house at 6am throwing empty (and full!) bottles at my head...

Yes that happened I would definitely not let it sway me from accepting invitations though. Because I will certainly never forget the experience!

The alternative is Holing up in your room and calling home, getting depressed and watching Charlie Brown Christmas on Youtube. Holidays are best spent with Friends and Family (and in the Absence of One: The Other). Asks your friends if they wanna make plans for Xmas eve too.

Firetrap

What Overheal said. Take your friends up on their kind invitation. Christmas Day is a funny sort of day. In my family we often just go for a long walk because it gets so boring sitting in front of the TV watching rubbish. Practically everywhere is closed down, there's not much traffic on the road and people are holed up with their families. I can really understand how it's a horribly lonely day for people who aren't lucky enough to have people to go to on that day.

hornyfemale

Be happy that there are still some great people in the world that have been kind enough to invite you to what is very much a family day. The obviously like you and enjoy your company.
Re-assuring to see that there are some nice people out there that will offer the hand of friendship. It certainly wouldn't happen in many other countries

banie01

Its a hard time of year to be away from home, I did 5 christmas's away from my Family when I lived in Spain.
But what made those times bearable and even enjoyable was spending those times with the friends I made there! It gives the opportunity to be with new new people and share their joy and some of your own!
Take your friends up on their invitation and get yourself introduced to christmas Irish style!
With midnight mass @8pm! And a load of stodgy food......But good craic and better friends! Especially if the want to share their christmas with you!

LegacyUser

Hi all

Thanks for the replies,
i was thinking along the lines of doing something community based? Ie I m sure there are a lot of people in the same situation?

The strange thing is that many of my friends have left the country for good and i spent xmas with them last year and I miss them

JuliusCaesar

You have a few options
1. spend christmas with friends' family
2. spend christmas alone.
3. celebrate your christmas (christmas eve) and invite some friends over to show them how it's done in your country.

Personally, I've spend christmas alone a few times, due to being on duty christmas time so no time to travel home. I made sure i had all my favourite foods, a bottle of wine, knew what I'd watch on tv, and the PHONE. I ended up really enjoying it.
(Spent Christmas with a family one time -not my own, they wouldn't take no for an answer- and it was SOOOO boring. Was glad to get back to my own place as soon as it was polite to leave.)