As if after a hangover: why the world trolls a Christmas tree in central London for 999 thousand hryvnia

While the Ukrainians are showing off their green beauty on Sophia Square, London makes fun of the New Year tree in Trafalgar Square. The Christmas tree is located in the city center at a location that thousands of people pass every day to reach Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street, Big Ben Clock Tower and other tourist locations.

Some townspeople are used to an unaesthetic tree. It has been brought from the Norwegian city of Oslo every year since 1947. Most are still unhappy with the view of the green “beauty” spoiling the overall “picture” of Trafalgar Square in winter.

Where did the tree in Trafalgar Square come from?

The 24-meter Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is a traditional gift from the city of Oslo to Londoners. She is being transported from Norway in gratitude to Great Britain for its support during the Second World War.

Select a tree months before, or years. By the way, lumberjacks also look after him carefully before being sent to London.

But the Norwegian gift annually disappoints with its appearance.so locals have a list of jokes that they recall when they see the tree.

The current beauty about 80 years old. Photos of the Christmas tree were massively published on social networks by the townspeople and guests of London with jokes.

Some say that the tree is like after a hangover.

Probably the worst tree I’ve ever seen – it looks like she has a bad hangover, – wrote Twitter users.

Others hint that the tree did not live up to their expectations.

I finally saw a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, – wrote Twitter users about his impressions.

The third user jokingly noted that it was time for the townspeople to buy a Christmas tree on their own.

Perhaps after 75 years, it’s our time to buy a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square, the local wrote on his Twitter.

Oslo authorities refuse to deliver a new tree (considering defects). The website ITV News notes that they do not consider the broken branches that were damaged during transportation to be strange, and their tree should not look like something Disney.

What does the tree look like in reality?

We visited Trafalgar Squareto see if negative comments and outrage on the web are really justified.

There was no “wow” effect after seeing the tree, wanted to bring New Year’s toys to dress him up and make him more beautiful. Only garlands were hung on the tree – it looks minimalistic.

But the lack of toys is a trifle. Just look: asymmetrical tree, it is noticeable that there are fewer branches on the left side than on the right. Some branches are broken. It seems that one of the cities in the world has already celebrated the New Year with this “gift”, and then the Norwegians sent it to London (kidding).

The bottom of the tree is wrapped in a dirty cloth, which minimizes the festive surroundings. If they were shooting a horror movie about a Christmas tree, the tree from Trafalgar Square would be in the lead role.

Want to be less disappointed after visiting Trafalgar Square? Come in the evening when the lights are on on the tree. The tree looks more festive and noticeably fewer defects.

According to the MSN web portal, the cost of the Christmas tree together with delivery – more than 27 thousand pounds (hryvnia equivalent – about 999 thousand hryvnia). Yes, this is how much the holiday tree costs, which has become a meme and a topic for discussion.

We recently talked about how we increased prices for rental housing on New Year’s Eve in Kiev.