SHRIMPS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE

Christmas is a few days away yet in the sun it seems just plain wrong. Hymns and carols should be modernised for this country with Frosty the Sandman, shrimps replacing chestnuts roasting on open fires and decking the halls with boughs of Eucalyptus and Acacia. Australia is such an odd place, completely devoid of London’s soul. The sweeping helicopter shots in Layer Cake confirmed this and I missed my home city for one of the first times. Christmas in England is unbeatable, its like a token attempt at Chrimbo over here.