{"id":51148,"date":"2025-12-05T23:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novoscuba.com\/?p=51148"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:35:55","slug":"the-festive-season-guide-to-understanding-divers-and-their-delightfully-chaotic-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novoscuba.com\/en_gb\/the-festive-season-guide-to-understanding-divers-and-their-delightfully-chaotic-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Festive Season Guide to Understanding Divers (And Their Delightfully Chaotic Habits)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A light-hearted celebration for anyone who knows \u2014 or is \u2014 a diver<\/span><\/i><\/p>

The festive season is a time for gathering with loved ones, eating far too much, politely avoiding political conversations, and attempting to explain your hobbies to relatives who still don\u2019t really \u201cget\u201d them. And if you\u2019re a diver?<\/span>
<\/span> Well\u2026 your experience is <\/span>slightly<\/span><\/i> different.<\/span><\/p>

Here\u2019s a cheerful, entirely accurate, good-natured look at divers during the holidays \u2014 the quirks, the obsessions, the behaviours we pretend we don\u2019t have but absolutely do.<\/span><\/p>

Pour yourself a festive beverage, settle in, and prepare to recognise yourself on this list. Possibly more than once.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1. Divers LOVE Gear. All of It. More Than They Love Most Human Beings.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Trying to shop for a diver during the festive season is an Olympic sport.<\/span>
<\/span> Why? Because they always need:<\/span><\/p>

  • one more clip<\/span>

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  • one more torch<\/span>

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  • one more spool<\/span>

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  • one more mask because the current one \u201cfits weird\u201d<\/span>

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  • one more bag to organise the other bags<\/span>

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  • one more wetsuit because the water <\/span>might<\/span><\/i> someday be 1.5 degrees colder<\/span>
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    You\u2019d think divers are preparing for deep-sea exploration on Europa, not a 12-metre shore dive on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>

    Divers don\u2019t do minimalism. They do \u201cI might need this someday even though I already own three.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

    They also firmly believe that you can never have too many:<\/span><\/p>

    • drysuit undergarments<\/span>

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    • tank o-rings<\/span>

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    • slates<\/span>

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    • DSMBs<\/span>

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    • cutting tools (plural, ALWAYS plural)<\/span>

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    • GoPro mounts (the underwater equivalent of glitter \u2014 they multiply)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

      If divers decorated holiday trees, the ornaments would all be gear they\u2019re \u201cjust airing out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      2. The Festive Season Means One Thing: More Dive Travel Planning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      While normal people spend December talking about cookies, cozy evenings, and upcoming family traditions, divers spend December doing the following:<\/span><\/p>

      • Calculating annual leave to maximise <\/span>dive trip maths<\/span><\/i>

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      • Googling \u201cwarmest dive destinations in February\u201d<\/span>

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      • Checking flight routes that require only two questionable layovers<\/span>

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      • Watching YouTube videos titled \u201cTop 10 Places to Dive With Something That Could Definitely Eat You\u201d<\/span>

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      • Checking water temperatures obsessively<\/span>

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      • Trying to justify another trip by saying things like \u201cIt\u2019s important for my mental health\u201d (they\u2019re not wrong)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

        Divers love travel more than they love comfort. They\u2019re the people who will sit on a plastic bench for four hours, soaked and freezing, because \u201cthe visibility was AMAZING.\u201d<\/span>
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        And the festive season is prime dream-trip plotting time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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        3. Divers Will Talk to You About Diving Until You Die<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        If you accidentally say something like \u201cHow was your year?\u201d to a diver at a family gathering, congratulations \u2014 you\u2019ve triggered a TED Talk.<\/span><\/p>

        Divers love telling dive stories.<\/span>
        <\/span>ALL divers. Even the quiet ones.<\/span><\/p>

        It starts with something like:<\/span><\/p>

        \u201cWell, on this dive\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

        And then you black out.<\/span><\/p>

        When you regain consciousness:<\/span><\/p>

        • your drink is empty<\/span>

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        • the diver is still talking<\/span>

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        • they\u2019re on story number nine<\/span>

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        • other relatives are making escape plans<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

          Divers do not realise how long they\u2019ve been talking.<\/span>
          <\/span>They think <\/span>everyone<\/span><\/i> wants to hear about the time they saw a rare nudibranch that \u201clooked like a tiny blue croissant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

          They also reenact buoyancy in the middle of the living room.<\/span>
          <\/span>Every time.<\/span>
          <\/span>Every year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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          4. Divers Believe Their Non-Diver Friends and Family Care About Fish Behaviour\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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          No one has ever enthusiastically responded to the sentence:<\/span><\/p>

          \u201cLet me show you a photo of a frogfish.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

          And yet divers persist.<\/span><\/p>

          At gatherings, divers whip out their phones and proudly show:<\/span><\/p>

          • fish that look like rocks<\/span>

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          • rocks that look like fish<\/span>

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          • blurry silhouettes<\/span>

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          • GoPro screenshots from 40 metres with the caption \u201cYou can <\/span>kind of<\/span><\/i> see the shark there!\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

            Non-divers smile politely while having absolutely no idea what they\u2019re looking at.<\/span><\/p>

            Divers, unfazed, scroll to the next 400 photos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            5. Divers Will Absolutely Bring Dive Gear Into Holiday Conversations Even When It Makes No Sense\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            You could be talking about seasonal baking and a diver will say:<\/span><\/p>

            \u201cThat reminds me of the time I got nitrogen narcosis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

            Or someone mentions a sweater and the diver immediately responds:<\/span><\/p>

            \u201cYeah but have you tried putting on a 5mm wetsuit in summer? THAT’S a struggle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

            Or your uncle says:<\/span><\/p>

            \u201cI saw a big dog today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

            And the diver leaps in, wide-eyed:<\/span><\/p>

            \u201cWhich reminds me! Have you SEEN a potato cod? It\u2019s basically a giant Labrador but with fins!\u201d<\/span><\/p>

            They can\u2019t help it.<\/span>
            <\/span>Diving isn\u2019t a hobby.<\/span>
            <\/span>It\u2019s a personality trait.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            6. Divers Experience Regular Holiday Nostalgia\u2026 For Their Last Dive Trip<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            While others get sentimental over twinkling lights or childhood holiday traditions, divers get misty-eyed over:<\/span><\/p>

            • their first manta sighting<\/span>

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            • that dive where the visibility was \u201cseriously unreal, like 40 metres EASY\u201d<\/span>

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            • the wreck they still dream about<\/span>

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            • the turtle who looked at them like they were mildly disappointing<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

              Holiday nostalgia hits divers differently.<\/span><\/p>

              They\u2019re not thinking about festive pasts.<\/span>
              <\/span>They\u2019re thinking about surface intervals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              7. Divers Buy Gifts for Themselves \u201cBy Accident\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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              No diver has ever gone into a dive shop in December and come out empty-handed.<\/span><\/p>

              Ever.<\/span><\/p>

              They always \u201caccidentally\u201d buy:<\/span><\/p>

              • a new mask<\/span>

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              • a new wetsuit<\/span>

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              • a new gadget they swear they need<\/span>

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              • the same gadget in blue, because backup<\/span>

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              • fins that \u201cwere on sale\u201d (they were not)<\/span>

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              • a hoodie from the dive shop because it has a manta ray on it<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

                They go in for o-rings and leave with enough gear to outfit a small research expedition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                8. Divers Keep Trying to Recruit Everyone Around Them<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                The festive season brings families together. And divers see this as a prime recruitment opportunity.<\/span><\/p>

                \u201cOh, you like nature? You should dive.\u201d <\/span>
                <\/span>\u201cOh, you like swimming? You should dive.\u201d<\/span>
                <\/span>\u201cOh, you\u2019re a human with oxygen needs? YOU SHOULD DIVE.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

                Divers genuinely believe the world would be better if everyone got a C-card.<\/span>
                <\/span>And to be fair \u2014 they\u2019re probably right.<\/span><\/p>

                But spare a thought for the cousin who was just trying to eat lasagna.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                9. Divers Are Delightfully Predictable \u2014 And We Love Them for It\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                Yes, they talk too much about diving.<\/span>
                <\/span>Yes, they spend way too much money on gear.<\/span>
                <\/span>Yes, they turn every holiday conversation into an ocean TED Talk.<\/span>
                <\/span>Yes, they\u2019re already planning dives for next year.<\/span><\/p>

                But divers also bring:<\/span><\/p>

                • enthusiasm<\/span>

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                • stories<\/span>

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                • adventure<\/span>

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                • a love for the planet<\/span>

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                • and a contagious sense of wonder<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

                  And in a season full of noise, divers remind us what it feels like to find peace, beauty, and awe \u2014 even if it\u2019s underwater, 12 metres down, wearing fins bigger than your suitcase.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  A Festive Message for Divers Everywhere<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                  If you\u2019re a diver:<\/span>
                  <\/span>May your gear be dry, your air fills be cheap, and your next trip be sooner than expected.<\/span><\/p>

                  If you <\/span>love<\/span><\/i> a diver:<\/span>
                  <\/span>May your patience be strong, your listening skills forgiving, and your tolerance for dive stories endless.<\/span><\/p>

                  And to everyone celebrating the festive season \u2014 in whatever way you celebrate \u2014 may it be full of laughter, adventure, and just the right amount of silly diver energy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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