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1. What does Greg feel about hearing about other people's vacations?

Greg hates having someone tell him about their vacation, because he has to pretend he is happy for them. He does not want to hear about all the fun that he did not have. The only vacations that Greg wants to hear about are the ones where things went wrong. That way he will not feel bad for missing out.

2. How does Greg say that the family's Christmas preparations were going?

Greg says that his parents were getting very stressed out about everything that they had to do to get ready for the holiday. They were behind on decorating the house, and nothing was going the way it was supposed to.

3. What does Greg say about an ad on the TV?

Greg says that one night an ad comes on the TV that turns their holidays upside down. It is a commercial for a place called Isla de Corales. It is where Greg's parents went on their honeymoon. The ad makes Greg's parents decide that they will go to the island for Christmas.

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