In my experience, in the U.S., the vibes around this time of year are often frenetic, stressed, and full of forced holiday merriment. If I could find a way to completely avoid late November to early January, I would.
Usually your right, with this new post covid lifestyle i find christmas is not really jammed down my throat anymore. No office events, minimal shopping so im not spending time in shopping districts anymore, and it helps i dont have cable so im not getting commercials or anything.
