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tiny_dancer33
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Just what the heck is wrong with "Happy Holidays"? I mean, it could be seen as a generic, PC-greeting in the season, but I and must people I know always just used the phrase as a way to shake up saying "Merry Christmas" on every card and to every person who enters the office or something like that. "Merry Christmas," "Happy Holidays," "Happy Christmas," "Joyeux Noel," etc. etc. Plus, as a family with several close Jewish friends, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to buy cards that say "Happy Holidays" than separate ones for Christmas and Hanukkah and etc. I see nothing wrong with being all-encompassing for the sake of convenience. Maybe Southern Maryland doesn't have a high Jewish/non-Christian population, but, uh, other places do. And it's not a matter of "Let's not hurt anyone's feelings," it's just convenient and breaks up the monotony of the standard Merry Christmas greeting. I mean, I wouldn't send my grandmother a Hanukkah greeting card. Why would I send my Jewish godfather a Merry Christmas one?
Um, basically what I'm saying is that the only people more belligerent and anti-spirit-of-the-season than people who are militant about saying only generic statements like "Happy Holidays and Winter Solstice, too" are the ones who automatically assume that everyone who uses "Happy Holidays" and "Winter Break" is waging some kind of war on Christmas.
And that's my soapbox for the day. Thoughts? Does it really offend those of you who are very religious when people say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"? Does it only bother you when the use of "Merry Christmas" is discouraged?
Um, basically what I'm saying is that the only people more belligerent and anti-spirit-of-the-season than people who are militant about saying only generic statements like "Happy Holidays and Winter Solstice, too" are the ones who automatically assume that everyone who uses "Happy Holidays" and "Winter Break" is waging some kind of war on Christmas.
And that's my soapbox for the day. Thoughts? Does it really offend those of you who are very religious when people say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"? Does it only bother you when the use of "Merry Christmas" is discouraged?