Merry Christmas (2)

Talking about A merry christmas, i got a christmas card yesterday. It came from my work collegue a muslim Britsh-Iranian chap who smokes and swears and all. He once told us a funny story of how shortly after the 7/7 issue, he got on the train with a rucksack and the whole carraige went silent! Funniest bit was when he reached into his bag to get something. The person closest to him, dived for cover! Now i have no way of verifying these stories for fact but they were funny at the time and taking into consideration the xnophobic society we live in, it isn't impossible! Hope all you sun readers out there are taking note!
Just a couple more days to go and i'll be home. Got the old trunk case out and have started sorting stuff i.e. i am taking this and not taking this! Anyone have any tips for what to take to Nigeria at christmas?
Have to sort out my last minute christmas shopping between today and tomorrow...i do hate being sucked into this commercialism that is now christmas....perhaps that is what the British love more than the religious aspect of things! Or am i wrong?