I'm in my 50s, and I've lived off-and-on in various apartment complexes (meaning, among poorer people) in my adult life. But it was only last year that I ever encountered fireworks on Christmas Eve. CHRISTMAS EVE!
In cities (and I've always lived in cities as an adult), there were always fireworks going off on July 4th and on New Year's Eve. As expected.
But just last year, on Christmas Eve, fireworks were going off for so long that I finally staggered out (after many beers) and went to look for the source of the fucking noise at 2am. Next door to my apartment complex was a bunch of Hispanics hanging out in the parking lot. I asked them if they could please not set off any more fireworks that late at night. One guy gave me a big hug and said, "Hey, it's my culture!"
Now, I'm in Austin, and I've been in Austin for most of my adult life, and I've been around Hispanics for most of my adult life, and I'd never heard of setting off fireworks on CHRISTMAS EVE!
Call me old-fashioned, call me Karen---but there is no fucking reason for setting off fireworks on Christmas Eve. It's an eve of peace, you idiots.
Tonight, on this Christmas Eve, I write this just after midnight, with fireworks again blasting all around. This is insane. And why did it all just start last year??
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