Meanwhile, the Dail Mail (UK) is breathlessly tut-tutting about “Black Friday” coming to Britain. The comments are…..typical, I guess for DM readers. I noticed what D_F said about the sometimes reflexive anti-Americanism that pops up from time to time in the British media.

We don’t have “Black Friday” in the Czech Republic, but the shopping centers here will certainly be crowded from this point until Christmas Eve. Think I’ll do my best to avoid the malls if I can, and I’ll have to check out the Christmas Market at Masarkovo Naměst when I’m next downtown.