1. Hearing Hark the Herald Angels Sing played on sitar as department store muzak (true story)
2. Seeing the locals bundle up in scarves, mufflers and woolen shawls when the temperature plummets to 75 Fahrenheit
3. Leftover Diwali fireworks can be recycled as Christmas crackers
4. Helping Hindu friends dress their kids as angels and elves for holiday costume parties (this actually happened to me last year at Madras Gymkhana Club)
5. No danger of being force-fed fruitcake.