Comments on: And A Happy New Year http://crazedmommy.com/index.php/2006/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Shash http://crazedmommy.com/index.php/2006/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Shash Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:27:00 +0000 http://bloggercmommy.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/#comment-1899 Hi there!<br /><br />Believe it or not, us Yankees do say swap, especially in this case! A Yankee Swap is when you buy a gift, usually a maximum of $20, and you wrap it. Then, everyone gets together and draws numbers, one through however many you have. When your number is called, you select a wrapped gift and open it. When it is your turn, after you open a gift, if you like someone else's already opened gift, you can swap yours for theirs. Other people who open gifts after you can also swap their gifts with yours if they choose. when you get to the last number and that gift is opened, the person who had #1 now gets to swap their gift with anyone else's. It's the best spot because no one can swap after you, and you get to see ALL the opened gifts instead of just guessing with the wrapped presents. It's pretty cool and yet very frustrating. :)<br /><br />I got a $15 Williams-Sonoma gift card. I made out like a bandit!<br /><br />Congratulations on becoming an American! I'm glad you're here!<br /><br />(I LOVE British TV though - I'm so hooked!)<br /><br />Take care and thanks for reading my blog!<br /><br />Shash Hi there!

Believe it or not, us Yankees do say swap, especially in this case! A Yankee Swap is when you buy a gift, usually a maximum of $20, and you wrap it. Then, everyone gets together and draws numbers, one through however many you have. When your number is called, you select a wrapped gift and open it. When it is your turn, after you open a gift, if you like someone else’s already opened gift, you can swap yours for theirs. Other people who open gifts after you can also swap their gifts with yours if they choose. when you get to the last number and that gift is opened, the person who had #1 now gets to swap their gift with anyone else’s. It’s the best spot because no one can swap after you, and you get to see ALL the opened gifts instead of just guessing with the wrapped presents. It’s pretty cool and yet very frustrating. :)

I got a $15 Williams-Sonoma gift card. I made out like a bandit!

Congratulations on becoming an American! I’m glad you’re here!

(I LOVE British TV though – I’m so hooked!)

Take care and thanks for reading my blog!

Shash

]]> By: mcewen http://crazedmommy.com/index.php/2006/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 mcewen Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:29:00 +0000 http://bloggercmommy.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/#comment-1898 Come along now! You can't use a term like 'Yankee Swap' without squeezing in a little translation for the foreigners!<br />Americans don't say 'swap' they say 'trade', so I can't even guess what you mean! It's wasn't in my citizenship exam!<br />I resolve that in 2007 my translations will be automatic, I will think like an American, I am an American.....<br />Cheers Come along now! You can’t use a term like ‘Yankee Swap’ without squeezing in a little translation for the foreigners!
Americans don’t say ‘swap’ they say ‘trade’, so I can’t even guess what you mean! It’s wasn’t in my citizenship exam!
I resolve that in 2007 my translations will be automatic, I will think like an American, I am an American…..
Cheers

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