It comes earlier every year
November 21st, 2005Maybe my eyes were deceiving me, but on the Tube at Canada Water yesterday, I could have sworn I saw a big red poster with the words “Kung hei fat choi” in a suitably Orientalish font on the opposing platform’s wall. Now, I know the shops turn Christmassy a little too early for my taste, and it’s just about tolerable. But if we’re now getting adverts for Chinese New Year, which will be on January 29th, in mid-November, then that’s taking the piss, quite frankly. I’ll be going back with a camera tomorrow to take another look…