much love for the 'don't know' crew who must be wondering what that tree is doing in their living room - ThreadSky

katie0martin.ft.com • 99 days ago

much love for the 'don't know' crew who must be wondering what that tree is doing in their living room

It's 25 November, and 11% of Britons say they have put up their Christmas decorations already - including 23% of 18-24 year olds

yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...

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rockinchimp.bsky.social•99 days ago

It is this scenario all over again

joeyclose.bsky.social•98 days ago

Tbf I'm guessing like 3% of 18-24 YOs still live with their parents, but probs haven't been home since Friday night.

joeyclose.bsky.social•98 days ago

But also like 5% of people will answer literally any question wrong on a survey. Just tick the wrong box wrong, not even incorrect.

philbo168.bsky.social•98 days ago

...erm maybe "don't know" means: "haven't yet completely taken them down from last year"? (he says looking across the room at a stray piece of tinsel on top of a high shelf...)

andrewwilkie.bsky.social•98 days ago

Ironically, I so often think that the 'don't know' crew are the only ones actually telling the truth/worth listening to.

zebra24.bsky.social•98 days ago

With age comes wisdom, once you are over 65 you know if the Christmas decs are up or not 😂

aremay.bsky.social•99 days ago

For me, only because I've not yet been in a position to buy one. Come later this week, though...

adsquires.bsky.social•99 days ago

"I've put some christmassy shit up all over the living room, but I'm not sure it technically counts as 'decoration'."

ciantm.bsky.social•99 days ago

Who really knows *what* happens after a long Friday lunch.

alanbeattie.bsky.social•99 days ago

Again after all these years the question must be put: do they know it's Christmas time at all?

petruscrinitus.bsky.social•99 days ago

@katie0martin.bsky.social

I am very much a traditionalist and no decorations go up before Christmas Eve. (Which also means that I can get a really good bargain on buying a Christmas tree).

tpgroberts.bsky.social•98 days ago

"I should really call a gardener"

avriljonesphoto.bsky.social•98 days ago

Not until 1st December. But then my daughter and granddaughter go all perfectionista on it.

gabyhinsliff.bsky.social•98 days ago

would stake my life on them all being men who wouldn't notice if their lives depended on it, now wondering vaguely if there was...something different about the house when they left this morning? (10ft light up santa outside)

miklosgyalog.bsky.social•99 days ago

(good joke, made me smile, then I started thinking..)

Some of the don't knows, especially the young ones might be wondering what they should consider 'home' for the purposes of the question, i.e. perhaps one divorced parent with a tree, one without, uni dorm, girlfriend's flatshare?

oneoneoneone.bsky.social•99 days ago

this has reminded me that a small but notable percentage of the population don't know if they have a portrait of the queen on display in their house or not

linzcole.bsky.social•99 days ago

Could have some loose change out on a table. I know I have got a pound coin on my bedside table, don't know if it's up or down (or has Chuck instead of Liz), so I'm a firm "don't know".

wjbarter.bsky.social•99 days ago

I leave my coin change on the side, and I don't know if they are heads up.

samwilson.bsky.social•99 days ago

They get to a certain age, and all grandmas start to look alike

jonoread.co.uk•98 days ago

Not sure if Queen albums count

timblackwell.bsky.social•99 days ago

Stamps on fridges are the Jaffa Cakes of this bailiwick.

preachypreach.bsky.social•99 days ago

(That or they’ve managed to survey Hunding from Die Walkure)

#bitniche

(For anyone looking up the plot on Wikipedia, yes yes, that does actually happen in the opera. And yes, it’s portrayed as a good thing)

mmmmtrams.bsky.social•98 days ago

Why isn’t there a “what the hell for?” Option?

benstanley.eu•99 days ago

Or, even more remarkably, wondering why there is not a tree in their living room.

meribel123.bsky.social•99 days ago

Putting mine up on Thursday this year. I time it with Thanksgiving in the US as it seems appropriate to remember what Christmas should be about. So grateful for our families

katie0martin.ft.com•98 days ago

that's very sweet but i am a hardliner on this: December ONLY. See also, mince pies.

ejoftheweb.bsky.social•98 days ago

Advent, which is basically December. But in our house we're stricter still - no decorations until after my wife's birthday on 16th. And then there's a reasonable chance the tree will retain at least some of its needles until 12th night.

meribel123.bsky.social•98 days ago

Mine is artificial anyway. I hate those needles all over the floor. It’s hard to get a nice real one.

meribel123.bsky.social•98 days ago

😂🤣😂🤣🎄🇨🇽

lightbody.bsky.social•98 days ago

The first day of the twelve days of #Christmas is Christmas day itself. 4 weeks from now. Why do people put Christmas away just as it's meant to start, it's weird.🎄⛄🎁

rachelspace.bsky.social•99 days ago

Maybe 'don't know' is for those who never took them down last year...

callmac.bsky.social•99 days ago

Nearly 20% of 18-20 year olds just haven't got out of bed and gone downstairs to see if their mum has decorated

chrishopkins.bsky.social•99 days ago

'Don't knows' exclusively composed of deeply confused people and Jacob Rees-Mogg imo.

chrishopkins.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's a trap answer you only realise 2 minutes into a conversation about Thomas Aquinus's true views on advent.

fozzy51.bsky.social•98 days ago

You’ve just made my day with that comment Katie 😂

derkhat.bsky.social•98 days ago

I remember a survey where the question was 'Do you use the Underground to travel to work?' and 8% didn't know that either.

davidtempleman.bsky.social•98 days ago

the true 1%

rajacexplains.bsky.social•99 days ago

I suppose if you've only put up half your decorations, "don't know" isn't that wild an answer.

jezharvey.bsky.social•98 days ago

Uni students? Not sure if Mum
and Dad have put it up because that’s where they will spend Christmas

matnichol.bsky.social•99 days ago

There’s something sparkly that isn’t normally there. I think it may be decorative. I don’t know.

amcgauran.bsky.social•98 days ago

It’s the 1% who don’t know that intrigue me 🧐!

gj4man.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's not a brilliantly worded question tbh.

What if you've put a few up, but not the main ones, and the tree is still at least a couple of weeks away?

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