Do you know what one of the biggest seasonal culture shock was here in the Netherlands Vs back in the UK.
Public transport is working today.
The UK tends to shut down all public transport sometime on Christmas eve and not restart it until early on the 27th. Cos noone needs to use public transport on Christmas day, nope. Meaning if you don't have a car, you better make sure you're where you need to be by Christmas eve evening, or your not going anywhere
But here. Trains, trams, buses, metro...