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What yer doing for new years eve

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Me - taxi driver and the only man at a Russian new years eve party, made up of women of a certain age. Now this is NOTHING like an English boring do, these women ENJOY themselves. Russian parties are about loads of good food, mostly different Russian salads, and some seriously tasty snacks it is better that you don't ask what is in them :shock: But the important part is the drinking, any of them could drink any of you under the table. I remember a similar night about 5 years ago where Nadia drank until she could hardly move (apart from to drink more) then drank herself almost back to sobber, got her home somehow in the car (BTW I hardly drink). Woke up in the morning with a raging thirst, drunk some water and was pissed again. I think it took two days for her to recover. AND she is normal for a Russian :lol: :lol:

The other tradition when everyone is just pissed enough, is we all have to do something as entertainment, sing, recite, tell story, play an instrument, dance - it is required.

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Quiet evening in with my brother & sister-in-law up from Kent, perhaps taking in a film after dinner. No booze at all for me thanks to one of my regular chest infections and the usual antibiotics. We probably will not bother seeing the New Year in, unless local fireworks wake the dogs up in which case we will.

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Quiet evening in. My other half has this lurgy.
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A bottle of wine with dinner and then the tv. Hope everyone here as a good one and I wish all a Happy New Year.

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Playing 'Cards Against Humanity' at the boozer.

New Year's Day is a bigger thing up here...
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Volunteering at the Peebles torchlight parade, starting in about 2 hours. Culminates down by the River Tweed where we then burn all the Catholics.
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Quiet night in with a drink, then it' Jools with his annual Hootenanny.

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I shall be spending New Year's Eve at home with some memories and a bottle of Madeira.
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kimangelis wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:01 pm Volunteering at the Peebles torchlight parade, starting in about 2 hours. Culminates down by the River Tweed where we then burn all the Catholics.
Funny that. Being a mildly Irish Republican household (the surname gives it away) we are tempted to think the same of the heretics, but of course rise above that. ;)

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I'm Catholic. But I can run quite fast... Especially when I ditch the torch.
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