Waiting at the gate for my Christmas Eve flight back to Shanghai. Since being here in China, the ubiquity of decorations and Christmas music has been one of the biggest surprises. But it’s Christmas divorced from its religious roots or even Victorian sentiment, leaving only the crass commercialism.
Yes, that’s a towering Swarovski crystal Christmas “tree”. Linus and Charlie Brown would not approve.
We’re about to board. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.