Thread: Christmas comes but once a year: but must it?

I can vouch that the Christmas spirit isalive and well n Bangkok this year.

On Christmas Day I walked into a well-known Irish pub with every inention of enjoing the advertised Christmas lunch with full trimmings. I entered at 3pm to find the pub half empty and with most tables unoccupied. The Thai waitress kindly informed me that I would not be served as I was unaccompanied. Apparently they can get two people to a table and just having one person to a table loses money.

So I dined elsewhere thereby adding to their profits.

After a while I came to appreciate that this is an aspect of the Christmas story we are unfamiliar with. Had Joseph arrived at the manger alone he may have been told to shove off to make room for a couple who would have paid more.

Is this a side to the Nativity story we are not aware of? Rest assured that next Christmas, if I wish to dine at the Dubliner, I'll grab a tart from Soi Cowboy so as to ensure I may be served. Well, either that or dine elsewhere.