For those who don't know, the Dickens fair is a decently famous Christmas Fair that takes place in the San Francisco Cow Palace every year. being themed around the works of Charles Dickens, the fair is essentially a Renaissance faire that takes place in Victorian London instead of the renaissance period.
When I heard the words "San Francisco Christmas Fair", I was bracing myself for the ultimate cringe and a deluge of woke bullshit. I'm happy to report that the Dickens fair was very true to its theme, and I really could not spot any woke bullshits coming out of the participants or shows that they put on. the sideshow attractions and musical performances were very period accurate, and the performers seemed very enthusiastic about the theme.
no strong independent black women upstaging and enlightening the ragged Londoners. No pride flags. No lecturing about the evils of European culture. the participant who played Father Christmas throughout the fair was white and looked the part.
it was very refreshing.
Fun fact: Dickens spawned the whole cultural idea of a white Christmas in the southeast of England. There is almost never snow on the ground in or around London in December, but there was a brief cold period in the early 19th century, caused by the Mt Tambora eruption, where it snowed before Christmas in London for several years in a row, and this just happened to be the time when Dickens was a young boy.
The winter freeze fair was a real thing.
It does depend on the area of the UK, sometimes we get lucky and get massive amounts of snow ( Or unlucky if you hate that ). There was even a period the past year or two I think where we got a crap ton of snow in April weirdly. Down South though in London? Yeah pretty rare these days, south generally, if there is snowfall it depressingly turns into slush within five seconds which is one of the plus points of living up north where you don't get the slush situation quite as much. Proper winter month tends to be January, that sort of period.
The ice sucks though.
Also I love how I posted this two days ago and I've actually just gotten some snow that's settled overnight, no idea how long it will last but that's hilarious. Doubt it will stay towards Christmas though.
We had a white Christmas in Florida for 30 minutes last year. My wife slept through it.
Wow. That’s some good news
Quick question, is Pooh bear or his minions still there as that might explain the lack of wokeness
EDIT: oh, you're talking about the Chinese talks in San Francisco. to my understanding, the talks concluded a few weeks ago
Honestly though a Winnie the Pooh/ Dickens crossover could be cozy. Piglet would have to be Tiny Tim right?
He'd obviously be the nephew, Rabbit would be Scrooge.
It's called the 'cow palace'? Fitting for a city infamous for its human excrement on the streets.
it's basically a humongous warehouse. once upon a time it was likely a building used to trade and auction livestock.