Straight White Atheist Feeling A Little Left Out With Ramadan, Lent, Lunar New Year And Mardi Gras All Kicking Off At Once

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A heterosexual Anglo-Saxon Australian man from Sydney is feeling a little  left out with the rare simultaneous Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Lent, Mardi Gras festivities all kicking off in the same week.

"Look, it would be nice if I could get in on at least one them, I'll admit" said John Thompson (30).

"But I'll still be popping down for a look"

John reportedly started off his week by going to Chinatown for Lunar New Year, followed the next day with a trip to the Ramadan night markets in Lakemba. 

He then plans to finish the working week with a modest fish and chips with some Irish mates from work and get an early night before the Mardi Gras parade festivities on Saturday.

"Yeah It's definitely a busy week" explained the 30 year old.

John admits that while it has been hard not to get all the new cultural info mixed up with the wrong holiday, he is definitely enjoying the culture.

“At one point I wished someone ‘Happy New Year’ in Lakemba and immediately realised that probably wasn’t the right one” he said.

"I probably could've got away with happy new moon, I spose"

Friends say he has developed a system of keeping each event mentally separate, mainly by associating them with different types of foods.

"Fish for catholics, duck for Chinese, lamb for Muslims and no food for the gays" he repeated out loud..