Netflix- “Christmas as Usual”

20 comments

1. I saw this with a friend (we’re Norwegian) and we were shocked to discover that the movie is based on a real family, because we thought their traditions and racism was over the top. We suspect a good story was badly told.

2. The movie itself is quite “meh”, typical Christmas rom-com. Other than that, I feel it is starting to be a quite trite theme: Norwegian food sucks, in Norway people are cold and reserved, when someone from outside Scandinavia comes to Norway is a cultural shock, etc.

   Don’t get me wrong, I chuckled a couple of times. But after Lilyhammer, Quo Vado, etc. the theme loses a bit of its originality.

3. I married a norwegian and honestly I can relate a lot when we go to his fam for xmas 😆 we laughed about it

4. To be honest, i found it dumb and sometimes downright rasist. But i also understand, that most people enjoyed it, so it is probably just me

5. An Indian living in Norway, it was kind of a shocker to see Kannan Gill in a Norwegian Movie 😀 he ain’t much of an actor but a comedian back home..

   But I found the trailer a bit cringey, so haven’t watched it yet.

6. I can enjoy silly movies. But this was just cringe and bad.

7. I couldn’t even finish it. Truly awful

8. Worst movie ive seen in a long time.

9. The Indian guy was like a bulldozer, zero awareness of others, zero appreciation for the family and their traditions he was a guest of.
   It’s just a how not to have an interracial relationship.

10. Absolute trash. He compared Norwegian Christmas traditions to stoning and witch burning. Trash film, the only good thing about this movie was the Indian. I liked him

11. Haven’t seen the movie, so not judging that. Just want to add to the discussion here that Christmas in Norway it not a Norwegian thing, it is a family thing. Traditions are family based and I have never witnessed any negative comments about people celebrating Christmas in a different way.

    Ofcourse there might be tension within families, but no-one says anything negative if you don’t eat ribbed or pinekjøtt etc.

12. I already asked the same question here 🙂

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Norway/s/DUZsPRM37q

13. Im certain that movie was made with chatgpt, No one can change my mind

14. It was so unfunny and cringy, but I must admit I did get inspired to make pinnekjøtt biryani… They said “tikka ma pinnekjøtt” which didn’t make sense to me, but pinnekjøtt souns like it would go well with indian spices. We’ll see how it goes.

15. Now I have to watch it. My mom is Vietnamese and my dad is Norwegian. Also I’m planning on making lefse for my boyfriend for breakfast on one of those lazy mornings between Christmas and NYE when nobody has work to do

16. ❤️❤️❤️

17. Tkkk

18. The indian food scene was dumb. Most people in Norway know of indian food. In the movie it’s like they never seen it before

19. We thought it was funny and a little relatable but not too much. We’re a Norwegian Indian couple who spends Christmas at my parents’ farm, the house looked so much like their house. I was surprised 🤣 luckily we haven’t had nearly as many hiccups in spite of my bf being vegetarian, so we got an extra step with the food differences.

20. I think he was kind of rude to the family. When I go to India, I take cues from them, and don’t expect to follow my customs. I’m not a fan of Indian food, but I’ll eat it, and not complain.

    At the same time, as hosts, you cannot be too rigid. I would have a talk with the guest and set expectations, and leave time for them to share their customs. Like, a year ago, I had 5 friends from Africa visiting for 3 days (they live in Europe), and on day one I provided local cuisine, the second day they cooked for me, and on the third I took them out to a restaurant. Of course, holidays would be different, but you still communicate.

    There was also a not so well hidden racism, but it turned quickly, so I’m not sure it’s racism as much as unwilling to change customs.