Amreekan winters - 2

Mausam!
The Grand Daddy of all festivals is here, Christmas.
Christmas is to Amreekans what Diwali is to indians. So I expected the same intensity in this festival too. But the difference between the two is way too stark. Diwali, like everything else in india is celebrated with a lot of fanfare. Lot of crackers, a lot of music, a lot of traffic and a lot of sweets but in contrast Christmas, like all things in US is "dry", sure the gifts, sweets are integral part of this festival and Santa is to Christmas, what Lakshmi is to Diwali but I hate seeing empty streets a day before the Christmas. The usual days have more "raunak" than a christmas day..
"Thande-thande paani se nahaana chaiyeh"- I got a chance to hum this song today evening, when suddenly the shower decided to remind me about the days in india when the geyser used to go kaput! Hopefully will get the shower fixed soon.

Regards,
Ajj Kaim