In general, I don\u2019t feel homesick living in Japan. Even after only three years here, it already feels like home to me.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve fully embraced Japanese cuisine, I\u2019m enjoying the challenge of trying to learn the language, I\u2019ve made good friends and my wife\u2019s family has become a second family to me.<\/p>\n
But, around Christmas season, I start to feel a tiny bit of longing for my home country of Canada. I miss its holiday traditions and snowy evenings, spending time with family, and eating unhealthy amounts of turkey, pie and sweets.<\/p>\n
Flights are extremely expensive around Christmas so I usually don\u2019t travel back to Canada around this time of year. I definitely won\u2019t be going back now because of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
While I\u2019d certainly love to be home for the holidays, I\u2019ve managed to get into the Christmas spirit in other ways while living here. Some modest decorations around the house, an annual Christmas party with friends and the growing number of shops in Japan selling Christmas-themed goods have all helped me get into the holiday spirit in past years. And one of the most impressive things for me has been the illumination displays that light up parks and other public places during the winter.<\/p>\n
But the thing I\u2019m most looking forward to is a unique tradition in Japan that always makes my friends and family back home laugh out loud.<\/p>\n
That tradition, of course, is a holiday feast from Kentucky Fried Chicken.<\/p>\n
I have to be honest, when I first learned of this tradition I was a bit shocked. For me, a greasy box of Kentucky Fried Chicken was something you ate only if you had no other options. It was certainly not something you ate at Christmas!<\/p>\n
But then my first Christmas in Japan came around and I saw the long lines outside a nearby outlet. I started to wonder if I was missing out on something special.<\/p>\n
\u201cTurkey is pretty hard to find in Japan,\u201d I thought to myself. \u201cMaybe this is a good alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, going on my fourth Christmas in Japan, I\u2019m already wondering when KFC will start taking pre-orders. While it isn\u2019t nearly as good as a home-cooked Christmas dinner with all the fixings, it has become a fun alternative that, for reasons that I can\u2019t quite explain, I look forward to each year.<\/p>\n
I can say without a doubt that Kentucky Fried Chicken\u2019s Christmas marketing campaign has been a success with this foreigner.<\/p>\n
But if my Christmas KFC ritual has taught me anything, it\u2019s that traditions can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some can even come in a greasy box with a side of french fries!<\/p>\n
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