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[JohannaK]

Really the Three Wise Men have more traction here, although the Caga Tió (literally, Pooping Log) is kept as a tradition and Santa is ever more dominant. I think. In my family we always joined together in Christmas night to hit the Pooping Log so it'd poop a couple big presents for the kids, while Santa gave a token gift and the Three Wise Men were the heavy-hitters.

 

[Arwon]

Yeah, the U.S. has the worst employee protections in the western world. It is what it is.

And now for something a bit more cheerful:

That explains why some weirdos here say "father christmas"

 

[gay_Aleks]

In relation to Santa Claus/Grandfather Frost: the first comes on Christmas, while the other on New Year.

 

[Arakhor]

That explains why some weirdos here say "father christmas"

Some weirdos? Repent of your heathen Americanisms and you can be saved!

 

[Kyriakos]

What? Doesn't this just fill you with the christmas spirit?

WTH

 

[Heretic_Cata]

We have something similar here - but only as a Pagan/Christmas tradition, nothing related to gifts.
You occasionally see these things running around the streets during x-mas time:

 

[Kyriakos]

^I'll admit, that looks even more messed up

 

[Takhisis]

It's just the [wiki]Joulupukki[/wiki], man.

 

[Kyriakos]

The jolly pukey, amirite

 

[warpus]

 

[Kyriakos]

^We would be hyperborean there.

 

[Takhisis]

What the hell's that thing sprouting from Africa? An ice cap?

 

[Arwon]

I want to play this map on Civ and EU.

 

[Lohrenswald]

There is nothing sprouting from africa

It's a cool map

I kinda wonder why easternsouthern India is a desert, though

 

[Takhisis]

Ah, I've been looking at it for some time and, yes, it's good. Just deformed by the projection.

 

[Arwon]

There is nothing sprouting from africa

It's a cool map

I kinda wonder why easternsouthern India is a desert, though

A lot of western coasts are desert aren't they?

 

[Lohrenswald]

But it does seem like something is off with central asia

A lot of western coasts are desert aren't they?

can't say that's something that has struck me

I guess you're right, but I'm not sure if I'll just accept it because of that

EDIT: and presumably, the Ganges and that other river (from Tibet to Bengal) are still there

 

[Arwon]

Yeah continental west coasts in the mid latitudes are generally dry climates - either Mediterranean or arid. That holds for Australia's west coast, Africa in both hemispheres, both Americas with Chile and California/Mexico and also maybe extreme southern Europe around southern Portugal and Andalusia being quite arid.

I assume it's combination of ocean patterns and trade winds, probably due to the direction of the earth's rotation.

It looks like they've applied a similar phenomenon to mid latitude (not tropical) western regions in Australia, India, Antarctica and minimally in Baja California in this rotated map.

 

[JohannaK]

Did you know Barcelona gets more rain than Stockholm on average? It's just concentrated into fewer days of rain.

 

[Kyriakos]

^Why is the Caspian sea tied to some other lake (the Aral? not sure)?