Living in Australia, as my husband and I did for two years, gave us two wonderful years of Down Under Christmases, where Christmas is celebrated in the heat of summer. I was amused by the Christmas cards my Aussie friends gave me that showed Santa in the snow, whilst we put our "shrimp on the barbie". Ha! Not us! Roast turkey in the summer!
Back in 1974, you could NOT find American mayonnaise, or popcorn, or Mexican tortilla shells (which I learnt to make myself), or any of my favorites such as those.
We even brought home our own little firstborn Aussie back to the States.
NEVER got used to Vegamite! Ugh!
Merry Christmas, Dee, and everyone on SR!
Much love,
FT