“Do you want to sleep in on a Saturday? Too bad. Go put up some lights inside the house. Oh, you want to sleep in on Sunday? Too bad. Go put up some lights outside the house,” he tweeted. The tweets soon went viral among the Twitterati and have been widely shared
Mohammad Hussain is a Muslim lad who has long avoided the bustle of Christmas shopping, tree-decorating, and countless Christmas-related gatherings.
However, his year, Hussain won't be going to his home due to the pandemic and so he is staying with his “amazing roommates” in Ottawa. For the first time, he is experiencing what it means to have a “proper Christmas." He shared his experiences through tweets, which detail all the pomp and rituals with “anthropological precision.” The tweets soon went viral among the Twitterati and have been widely shared, with Hussain’s initial tweet receiving 343,000 likes by Monday night.
Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
I am approaching this with anthropological precision.
Here are a few observations. pic.twitter.com/1WARv5nax4
Observation 1: Christmas is a part time job that you have from mid-November to the end of December.
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
From the outside looking in, Christmas always seemed pretty simple. I always thought you put up a tree and then gave gifts to family. This is a lie.
“I knew some things [about Christmas] were funny. I knew the idea of Christmas as a part-time job is very true but no one had thought of it,” he laughed.
“I was like, 'I’m going to make the 17 people I have on a Twitter laugh. I was like, ‘let’s go, this will get their attention.',” he shared.
“Do you want to sleep in on a Saturday? Too bad. Go put up some lights inside the house. Oh, you want to sleep in on Sunday? Too bad. Go put up some lights outside the house,” he tweeted.
Do you want to sleep in on a Saturday? Too bad. Go put up some lights inside the house.
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
Oh you want to sleep in on Sunday? Too bad. Go put up some lights outside the house.
Next weekend? Nope. Every free moment you have will be spent agonizing over the gifts you must buy.
He poked fun at how his friends were “agonizing over the gifts you must buy” and the depressing fact that “your gift budget does not matter".
"You can set this budget as high as you want but the perfect gift will always be $10 too expensive. There is no winning. Just give up," one tweet said.
Observation 3: You can buy yourself a gift but you can't stuff your own stocking.
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
I don't understand this one but I told my roommate I bought stuff for my stocking and they said that's not a thing.
I don't care. I bought myself mint chapstick and I will fake surprise.
As the tweets gained fame, Hussain encouraged people to donate to several charities, such as the Milton Halal Food Bank and the Parkdale Food Centre, to help people who’ve had a rough time this year.
Observation 4: Your gift budget does not matter.
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
You can set this budget as high as you want but the perfect gift will always be $10 too expensive. There is no winning. Just give up.
To wrap things up I want to applaud longtime Christmas celebrators. This is a lot of work and very tiring.
— Mohammad Hussain (@MohammadHussain) December 19, 2020
I will say I am having a very pleasant time. I am learning that I enjoy Christmas music and gift purchasing. I am also learning that I do not enjoy peppermint.
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Source: CTV News
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