The main reason for buying small chicken wings like KFC is many people don’t have oven in the kitchen in Japan.
Here's a typical ad;

They have bought an enormous, real Christmas tree this year for their house in London and decorated it beautifully. Flats in Tokyo are so small they will only have a tiny tree when they go home

My Japanese friend has replied ( her home is in Tokyo )
Yes ..lots of people do eat KFC and it seems to stem from the TV advert.
She goes on to say ;
And we tend to have a party on Christmas eve. I don’t know why… we just have fun/ happy time…

Should have an answer for you early morning ...
What I do know is they have a tradition of a Wish Tree ( though not necessarily at Christmas ) and we have copied the idea for celebrations of Christmas in our road

NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, renowned celebrity of Ealing, said when interviewed “moi was la plus importante guest at la soirée de la rue et moi enjoyed it beaucoup. Moi aussi thinks this photo of mes parents et moi is très spéciale et could be sur une carte de Noël, it is très festif.”

Yes ..! Ballinderry should have gone a few weeks ago IMHO

I don't recall this £10 bonus malarkey last year or for any of the previous years I've received state pension

So did I ..no idea why !

You do . They adjust your tax code so it is reclaimed. Already wasted 25 mins on checking my tax code for the umpteenth time

And JLAustin could be extremely funny !

The clearest beautiful writing I read in my undergrad days was Elizabeth Anscombe

Circa 1975

Love Arcadia ..so intellectually engaging and beautifully crafted.

I saw R&G with a couple of former school friends in London and we then went to this exciting new restaurant experience that had just opened in London - Macdonalds!

Daughter in bed in room above mine circa 10.30 am what's apps" Mum we've just got opportunity to be in the audience at Strictly tonight !"
I what's app back from my bed " Great ! When do we have to get up ?"
Rather civilised I think...

Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...

The Tudorification of a Victorian home ..post RTB job I'm guessing

An effective Labour government