Having grown up in the northern hemisphere I have a particular mental image of Father Christmas/Santa Claus/Saint Nick/whatever. It involves a lot of clothing, topped with a lined robe. Y’know, typical cold weather gear.

In the southern hemisphere, do you get the same? If so, how come the poor guys cosplaying as him don’t overheat?

    • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 day ago

      Do you think mall Santas exist everywhere, or do you realise that different cultures have different traditions?

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              10 hours ago

              You have malls and shopping centres? I thought they were the same thing. Whats the difference?

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                There’s no functional difference, we just use both terms. It’s a bit arbitrary, but generally once a mall is a mall we stick with that and vice versa. E.g. “Westfield St Lukes” is known as “St Lukes mall” colloquially by pretty much everyone.

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        No, but I’d wager there’s at least one mall in the southern hemisphere that employs at least one Santa, making your assertion incorrect.

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            17 hours ago

            I never said they were “everywhere” that was your goal post. I’m only saying they exist in the southern hemisphere as well as the northern hemisphere. If you’re trolling, you’re bad at it.