Non American here - I do not understand the family photo Christmas cards

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's pretty weird too.
The only baby that should be on a Christmas card is the baby Jesus and I'm not even religious.
Since when did your baby supplant the concept of Christmas?

Yes a million times!!!

Same here! When people wish me a merry Christmas, I correct them: "You should be telling that to baby Jesus, not me!"

[Anonymous]

Our Irish friends who live in the US have been sending these cards to us for many many years, while we don't do photo cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's pretty weird too.
The only baby that should be on a Christmas card is the baby Jesus and I'm not even religious.
Since when did your baby supplant the concept of Christmas?

Yes a million times!!!

Religious nuts

[Anonymous]

Franco-American here, who recently started sending them. They’re just a nice way to say hello to people who live far away, we don’t see much but care about etc. I don’t expect them to be displayed or anything, they’re just a hello! Thinking of you.

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I should add, I send New Year’s cards since I’m no longer a practicing Christian and don’t like to assume people celebrate Christmas

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing says “maladjusted ex-pat” like the bitterness in the OP over something that is supposed to be nice. Some people weren’t meant to live outside of their country of origin.

This. Some people revel in being joyless and I will never understand it.

x10000

They want everyone to be as miserable as them - they need professional help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing says “maladjusted ex-pat” like the bitterness in the OP over something that is supposed to be nice. Some people weren’t meant to live outside of their country of origin.

This. Some people revel in being joyless and I will never understand it.

x10000

They want everyone to be as miserable as them - they need professional help!

As opposed to the joy you take in being nasty to someone asking a cultural question.

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“I’m FreNCh!”

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Anonymous wrote:I should add, I send New Year’s cards since I’m no longer a practicing Christian and don’t like to assume people celebrate Christmas

The Gregorian Calendar created by the Catholic Church Pope Gregorian and Every Jan. 1, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a major feast day and a holy day of obligation.

So why celebrate a Catholic holiday? New Year’s Day os as Catholic as it gets.

[Anonymous]

I have never sent one but enjoy getting them. I marvel at the people who get it together to get their kids in matching outfits, hair combed + then get the cards out in time. You sound like a grinch OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so funny because I was just looking at a “Christmas Cards from Royal Families Throughout the World” listicle. We had:

Monaco
The United Kingdom
The Netherlands (Christmas cards are extremely popular there)
Spain
Belgium
Luxembourg
Norway

All family photos. So maybe you’re just the weird one, OP?

This. How can the OP have grown up in France and UK and think sending family photo cards was only an American thing? You never once saw the British Royal Family Christmas cards or the Monegasque Royal Family Christmas cards? How can you think this is solely an American tradition?

[Anonymous]

I think only people with kids send photo cards. It would be weird if a couple or single did it. I keep some on the refrig because I don't see them except at weddings/funerals.

With facebook and Instagram photo cards are redundant, but not everyone is social media.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think only people with kids send photo cards. It would be weird if a couple or single did it. I keep some on the refrig because I don't see them except at weddings/funerals.

With facebook and Instagram photo cards are redundant, but not everyone is social media.

Then the question becomes, why do people need to see other people’s kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think only people with kids send photo cards. It would be weird if a couple or single did it. I keep some on the refrig because I don't see them except at weddings/funerals.

With facebook and Instagram photo cards are redundant, but not everyone is social media.

I have a couple of child free couple friends and they send picture cards too. I love it! They will have pictures of their dogs and adventures. I think it’s great and not weird at all.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in uk and France and this is one American thing that just baffles me.. people sending photos of their family as a Christmas card. Am I the only one who finds this weird? Like - why do you think i want to display a photo of YOUR family? It feels like people have wildly misjudged how much other people care about their stuff. If a French or British person did this I think everyone would find it so awkward. Enlighten me Americans - what am I missing here?

Also weird the French in general and the royal family does send out picture cards

Yeah I was going to say this. Don’t the royals send out family picture cards?

Yep. An official photo Xmas card each year. Spain, England, Denmark, etc.