Going to the pub on Christmas day.

[Paulie Dangerously]

There is a strong tradition in the Dangerously household of the men going to the pub at about 12 and returning for their Christmas dinner whenever it's ready.  We have never been late for this most sacred of dinners.

 

Lady D and I have a yearly argument which usually starts in November, but due to her near-death-appendix drama only reared it's ugly head yesterday.  Due to going to the pub on Christmas for as long as I can remember with my Dad, and the fact that it's always chocker I always considered this the norm.

 

Lady D disagrees and thinks it's not acceptable in 2017 for this "sexist" tradition to go ahead.

 

What say you GF?  Do you go to the pub and do you think it's acceptable behaviour? 

 

I will not be showing Lady D the results of this poll. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

I don’t think it’s sexist, although probably unfair on those who do the cooking by themselves. Although I see why it could be seen that way. Lads out at the pub while little women stay st home cooking for him.

 

Fuck me, I changed my mind in the middle of my own post.

[Mook]

I used to love going to the pub on Christmas Day, I wouldn't do it now that I have a wife & kid although if the boozer is nearby & you're going for a pint or two with your Dad or brother or whatever, I really don't see the issue.

 

Having said that, I'm a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to sexism so possibly not the best person to comment.

[Fowlers God]

I don’t go as I don’t think it’s right with the young kids, however if and when they are older and we can do it as a family I may re consider.

 

In fact I have never been to the pub on Christmas Day.

[Jose Jones]

Used to when I was in England and at the folks every year. Initially we all used to go after church then my mum would nick off after one to get the dinner ready and me my dad and my sisters would stay for another one (or two).

 

When I became a more lazy atheist I would prep the dinner a bit while the others were at church and meet them there at the pub. My mum would still scarper after one even though she didn’t need to.

 

Don’t do the pub these days down here. My lad is only 7 so can’t institute the misogynistic drinking ritual just yet. Don’t go to church either so just start boozing at breakfast.

[s(k)aturation]

Pub.

 

I don't but if it were my tradition I would.

[Captain Turdseye]

I used to do it before I settled down and had the kids. Don’t think I would now. Most of my Christmas Day is spent putting batteries in toys, assembling them and then depriving the kids of them because I want to try them out myself first. I reckon it would be acceptable if all the kids were older, say 13+.

 

We’re going down to the local gastropub for dinner this year but that’s obviously not the same. It’s gonna be the first year I’ve eaten out on Christmas Day and also the first time I won’t be eating any turkey. I’m really looking forward to it and there’s also the added bonus of not having to clean up the enormous mess Mrs Turdseye makes every time she does a roast dinner.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Never did it although my Dad's side do. Christmas Night was a different matter upto about 10 years ago.

[Total Longo]

I've never been the boozer on Christmas day, as most of the time i've been too hungover from the previous night. 

 

Also, it just never was a tradition in our house, when i was a kid my auld fella didn't do it either.  

[Elite]

I think its okay if you don't have young kids. Christmas day is a special day for the little ones so I personally want to be with them all day. You've got all year to go the pub.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I don't do it myself as busy visiting different family members etc. Plus, in the past when I have pubbed it on Crimbo day, it seemed to be full of the once a year mob in their Crimbo clobber. Not for me.

 

Is it hell as like sexist though. If blokes did stay back home and helped with the lunch, the women would probably moan about that too, that the blokes were getting in the way or not being trusting of the women's ability to cook the Christmas dinner on their own.

[Pureblood]

If the women aren't invited it's rampant sexism.  Fact. 

[General Dryness]

I cook the Christmas dinner and I don't drink. So it's a no and no for me.

[KMD7]

Pubs don't open in Ireland in Christmas day. I'm ok with that.

[Tony Moanero]

Spending time at home with family > the pub

[Fugitive]

When I’m at my Mum and Dads for Christmas, we always go the pub and will be this year. My mum basically throws us out as she has OCD when in the kitchen and won’t let you touch anything. My sisters, their husbands and my bird will also be going the pub. We only go for one or two though.

 

We always invite my mum but she says no and tells us to piss off out. She cooks an unbelievable Christmas dinner.

[Jose Jones]

Look at the poll results.

We all wish we were Paulie.

[s(k)aturation]

I cook the Christmas dinner and I don't drink. So it's a no and no for me.

 

 

General dryness, General.

[Rico1304]

My and my brother go if we are at my mum’s. Last time we put YNWA on the jukebox 5-6 times as we left.

[s(k)aturation]

My and my brother go if we are at my mum’s. Last time we put YNWA on the jukebox 5-6 times as we left.

 

 

That's the ticket.

Nothing like YNWA at Christmas.

[Paulie Dangerously]

The general theme seems to be "I don't but it's ok if you do"

 

For clarity it'd be Myself, Pony Princess, Old Man Dangerously, Uncle Dangerously and ToddleD as showing off your child not looking like a straight-from-school-meff is a must once a year 

[Tony Moanero]

There is a strong tradition in the Dangerously household of the men going to the pub at about 12 and returning for their Christmas dinner whenever it's ready.  We have never been late for this most sacred of dinners.

 

Lady D and I have a yearly argument which usually starts in November, but due to her near-death-appendix drama only reared it's ugly head yesterday.  Due to going to the pub on Christmas for as long as I can remember with my Dad, and the fact that it's always chocker I always considered this the norm.

 

Lady D disagrees and thinks it's not acceptable in 2017 for this "sexist" tradition to go ahead.

 

What say you GF?  Do you go to the pub and do you think it's acceptable behaviour? 

 

I will not be showing Lady D the results of this poll. 

 

 

It's not worth upsetting Lady D, in my opinion. Just have a drink at home.

[s(k)aturation]

The general theme seems to be "I don't but it's ok if you do"

 

For clarity it'd be Myself, Pony Princess, Old Man Dangerously, Uncle Dangerously and ToddleD as showing off your child not looking like a straight-from-school-meff is a must once a year 

 

 

Sounds fine to me, especially if you're taking Toddler D... hardly seems like a recipe for 15 pints and a darts Calcutta.

 

Tell Lady D to come down for a couple of hot whiskies.  

 

Break with tradition.  The men will understand, especially with Toddler there.

[Robbo29]

Used to, but with kids I dont now, I cook the dinner and then start my drinking after i have washed up

[Ginny]

My grandad and dad and myself all did/do this as far back as I can remember. But based on how the world is changing with all this feminism shit wouldn’t surprise me if it all got knocked on the head in a few years.