-=> Quoting Paul Hayton to Nancy Backus on 06-23-14 18:36 <=-   
      
    NB> It only sounds strange if one is locked into thinking that everyone has   
    NB> the exact same customs all over the world... always on the exact same   
    NB> day...     We get lulled into thinking that to be the case with such   
    NB> holidays as Christmas that ARE the same (pretty much) everywhere...  It   
      
    PH> Yes although I think in the states it's quite a short holiday break?   
    PH> Here in NZ the school kids are out of school from late Dec until early   
    PH> Feb... as it's summer then over here.   
      
   True... being in the southern hemisphere your seasons are 180 from   
   ours... ;)  Here, though, it's a longer break than most regular school   
   breaks, since it's often as much as a month...  2-3 weeks, anyway,   
   usually...  :)  And colleges often take a break then too... with a   
   winter interim session for the month of January... starting their Spring   
   Semester in February...  :)   
      
   ttyl        neb   
      
   ... Will a hand scanner do feet too?   
      
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