Who thinks Coca-Cola christmas advert is the start of christmas?

Zhokel said:
1st December is always the start of Christmas for me :). Then the "holiday spirit" doesn't end till roughly the 5th January when all the left overs of big meals and parties is usually eaten by xD.
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Indeed!

Which is usually around the time the holiday ends too :(
 
Stolly said:
The best thing about this advert is that i just delight over people like you getting all worked up over Coca Cola.
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"People like me" What do you mean by that?

I'm not worked up about it at all. I just laugh at those who are so pathetic that they have to be dictated to by a large company who only exist to sell fizzy flavoured water to decide when they should start celebrating christmas.
 
Efour2 said:
lol what the meaning of Christmas has evolved?

im pretty sure its still about the Birth of jesus Christ and has been for 2010ish years.
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Really, I think for the vast number of people it has little meaning for the religiuse meaning.

For me it's a time of work, that most people get and a time and opportunity to spend some much needed time with family and friends. Eat and drink some good stuff and generally let the hair down and have a good time with those closest to you.
 
Feek said:

I'm not worked up about it at all. I just laugh at those who are so pathetic that they have to be dictated to by a large company who only exist to sell fizzy flavoured water to decide when they should start celebrating christmas.
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Or maybe those who have their festive memory jogged by an advert that they have seen on TV every Christmas for years and dare to get excited over it. It doesn't make people pathetic, it's just a little nostalgia.
 
Feek said:
I'm not worked up about it at all. I just laugh at those who are so pathetic that they have to be dictated to by a large company who only exist to sell fizzy flavoured water to decide when they should start celebrating christmas.[/font]
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You must have such a depressing life
 
Efour2 said:
This is a silly discussion, its like me saying that Easter isn't about Jesus's crucifixion and rebirth, its about eating chocolate.
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It is about eating chocolate. If you compare the people who buy easter eggs with the number of people going to church, the answer is clear.
 
Feek said:
"People like me" What do you mean by that?

I'm not worked up about it at all. I just laugh at those who are so pathetic that they have to be dictated to by a large company who only exist to sell fizzy flavoured water to decide when they should start celebrating christmas.
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How often do you get accused of arrogance ?
 
Efour2 said:
This is a silly discussion, its like me saying that Easter isn't about Jesus's crucifixion and rebirth, its about eating chocolate.
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If you want to go that route, then Christmas hasn't got anything to do with Christianity. Things change over time and Christmas is a mix of other festivals.
Roman wine festival. The tree and decoration is very much pagan, all of these where before Christmas had meaning of Jesus.
Things change with time.
 
Jay794 said:
You must have such a depressing life
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On the contrary, I've got a fantastic life, I have a great wife, a happy marriage with lovely kids and I'm nicely settled. I have great hobbies and I enjoy myself every single day. I live my life to the fullest.

Stolly said:
How often do you get accused of arrogance ?
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Nobody has ever called me arrogant. I'm not trying to be superior, I'm just saying it how I see it. I think it's quite pathetic that a drinks manufacturer has such a hold over some people that they can't start to celebrate christmas until the marketing executives of that company decides.
 
Feek said:
On the contrary, I've got a fantastic life, I have a great wife, a happy marriage with lovely kids and I'm nicely settled. I have great hobbies and I enjoy myself every single day. I live my life to the fullest.


Nobody has ever called me arrogant. I'm not trying to be superior, I'm just saying it how I see it. I think it's quite pathetic that a drinks manufacturer has such a hold over some people that they can't start to celebrate christmas until the marketing executives of that company decides.
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Welp, if something so incredibly unimportant as a carbonated drink commercial is your benchmark of being pathetic, then yes you are being arrogant. I make no apology, i'm just calling it as i see it.

Lighten up francis, its just a bit of fun.
 
Feek said:
I think it's quite pathetic that a drinks manufacturer has such a hold over some people that they can't start to celebrate christmas until the marketing executives of that company decides.
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Yes, because the people who say "I have seen the advert, Christmas has started" completely ignore the fact that it is coming up and don't care at all, and then as SOON as they see the advert their juices start flowing and the practically defecate baubles with excitement.

It's just something people say, the coke ads have been similar for years and people tend to like the advert as it reminds them of some happy times in the past and to come.
 
Definitely. Saw it last night. Proclaimed to my house mate that it's Christmas now. Coke absolutely dominate Christmas. Brilliant advertising in their part. Particularly enjoy how they are using the old ad and not the crap new ones. It's even still in 4:3
 
Christmas shopping starts for me on the 6th of November when the fireworks are out of the way. Christmas itself starts when I clock out on the last working day before Christmas.
 
Usually starts for me when I think "Bloody hell, I've left buying presents late this year, again. Better do some shopping as soon as possible!"
 
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