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'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay

Posted by mycketforvirrad
Tags: norway.oslo, united kingdom.london, holidays, trees.christmas, tradition, world war ii, trafalgar square, cities.capital, fluff, author.iliana magra, source.the new york times, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/world/europe/christmas-tree-trafalgar-square.html

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Published
Dec 5 2019
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  1. KapteinB
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    Sorry. :-( I hope we do better next year. I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be a statement on Brexit in any case. Damnit NYT, you're supposed to be a respectable newspaper. It's called...

    Sorry. :-( I hope we do better next year.

    I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be a statement on Brexit in any case.

    this fir was grown in Ostmarka, a forested area east of Oslo

    Damnit NYT, you're supposed to be a respectable newspaper. It's called Østmarka, not Ostmarka.

    Østmarka translates for "The Eastern Field", while Ostmarka translates to "The Field of Cheese". Awesome as that sounds, it's sadly not a real place.

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