サンクスギビングが終わり、街のあちこちで天然のクリスマスツリーが店の前で行列を作っている光景を目にするようになりました。近くに寄って匂いを嗅ぐと、天然木のものすごく良い匂いがします。日本ではツリーというと人工派が多いように思いますが、アメリカ人は天然木派が多いのでしょうか？こちらで人工ツリーを置いている店にまだ一度も出会ったことがありません。あのロックフェラーセンターのツリーも先日点灯式がありましたが、ドイツトウヒという天然木です。でもあの独特の香りを嗅ぐと、天然木のツリーじゃないと気が済まない理由が分かる気がします。
After Thanksgiving, I often see lines of natural Christmas trees in front of grocery stores everywhere in the city. They smell nice natural wood when I walk close to them. I guess that more Japanese people prefer artificial trees rather than natural trees, but I wonder if American people prefer natural trees on the contrary. I've never met a shop that has artificial trees. Regarding natural trees, The Rockefeller Center Tree which held a lighting ceremony the day before yesterday is a natural tree called ” German spruce". I think I can understand why they like natural ones if I smell the scent of the unique natural tree.
by chat GBT
After Thanksgiving, I've started to notice the scenes of natural Christmas trees lining up in front of the shops all over the city. When you get close and smell them, the natural woods emit an incredibly pleasant fragrance. While in Japan, many people prefer artificial trees, I wonder if Americans lean more toward natural ones. I haven't encountered a shop here that sells artificial trees yet. The Rockefeller Center tree, which was lit up recently, was natural, specifically a German spruce. However, when you smell the distinctive scent, you can understand why Americans insist on natural trees.
