It's almost Christmas: take advantage of the measures
Was I the only one who had reserved a table exactly at the moment of the press conference? Just to deny that it was so. I wanted to wrap myself in coziness for a little longer, before the four-person rule and staying home would kick in. Although those might actually bring some advantages. Suddenly, I see opportunities to slack off this December period.
Unwanted visit
Not everyone has as much luck as I do, so let's say you're looking for a way to keep your mother-in-law out of the house. Let's say... I would just say that Mark and Hugo don't allow it. “Four is really the max, darling, we’re not suddenly going to make an exception for your mother at Christmas.” Sounds quite plausible, right? And if you really can't get out of it, you can always throw in a cough.
Official end time
I have recently become a huge fan of the English model. Around eight in the club and home by twelve. This elderly lady is neatly in bed by one, after indulging in a hair salon, with the shutters closed. This also seems handy for the Christmas dinner, because around the cheese platter and port, I always end up falling asleep. Just do a curfew for three days, so I can go to bed at twelve. Hello The Hague, are you reading along?
Christmas with the Christmas days
By the way, Huug has already lifted the four-person rule for the festive days, so at Christmas and New Year's Eve, you can legally infect each other. The big advantage is that your Christmas is now simply limited to the Christmas days. No third, fourth, fifth, or so many Christmas days, because that’s not allowed by Mark and Hugo. Very clear indeed.
Can it be a linner or dunch?
I usually enforce this on Sundays too, because who wants to start Monday feeling hungover? Goodness, what a disadvantage you have compared to all those well-rested colleagues. But just think about how much profit it brings at Christmas. Just have an extensive lunch in the afternoon, enjoy some wine, and put everyone outside at a decent time again. You don't even need a curfew for that. You can just enjoy watching bad Christmas movies on the couch in the evening with your pants on the hook.
