Scolded for saying Happy Holidays

[Lace Neil Singer]

You forgot Festivus!

I'm reporting you to your manager!

Just kidding!

And you forgot Winterval! I'm reporting you!


I always say either "Happy Christmas" or "Merry Christmas" cuz that's what I grew up with; my mother's Christian and my father's Jewish, but we always celebrated Christmas. I was raised as a Christian, but I'm an atheist; however, I see Christmas as a secular family occasion and celebrate in that way. If someone wishes me "Merry Christmas and God bless" I just smile and say "Same to you." There's no point in getting your knickers in a knot over such trivial things as what belief system you have.

[Amethyst Hunter]

some people just need to get over themselves about the whole religion thing...What matters is the "togetherness" of the season.

Amen. Christmas Nazis piss me off. Dude, you're not persecuted just because somebody says Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, so GTF over yourself. Yes, there are Christians elsewhere around the world who are genuinely persecuted because of their beliefs. But in this country (USA) where the dominant religion is overwhelmingly Judeo-Christian and anything else is looked at with an odd eye? Nuh-uh. Not happening. So have a nice warm steaming cup of STFUnog.

And Happy Holidaze.

[Hobgoblin]

"Happy Christmahanukwanzikah!"

But Cha-wanza-mas is so much shorter!

[Tria]

Piss em off by telling em "you really fall for that story?? Goddamn I'm happy to be athiest."

Be careful, I try to bring facts into the holidays and got disowned by my lovely(and I use that term loosely) mother(Very loose, almost gappy). But it's okay, After knitting hats last Christmas, she told me that "handmaking gifts was cute when you were five, try to do better next year". I admit it's a couple bucks for yarn, she forgets that it's also several hours of knitting and aggravating what is probably CTS. All good, the woman's toxic, and my granny appreciates the scarf I made her.

[Tria]

I think it's winter solstice...or yule...I dunno. I should ask Skandranon, she would know...

I'm not Skandragon, but either works.

[Crazeyal]

HAPPY AGNOSTICA!!!

[SuperB]

It's really more about what people perceive as being silenced than anything else. If Christians were pushing for a ban on Hannukah decor/greetings/songs or anything related to Kwanzaa (not a religious holiday I realize) during their holidays the fecal matter would have hit the fan in ways it never has before. People just don't see much beyond their own point of view anymore I'm afraid but the silencing is going on.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=59171

How many instances are there of Christians demanding that Hannukah decor be removed or greetings be silenced? Short of demanding equal treatment you won't find similar numbers. I don't celebrate Hannukah or Kwanzza but I'd never tell someone who does that they should be silent about their holidays. When my kids asked about Hannukah or what a menorah is I explained it to them with full respect for those who celebrate it. I'd like to see Christmas treated the same but I'm not holding my breath.

That said, I wish these customers would realize that it's not the employees that hand down these rules about greetings during the holidays.

[starla671]

Totally. Working retail during the holidays just puts a huge damper on my Christmas. I know I shouldn't let it, but it does. Working at Kmart has broken my retail spirit. I really hope this is the last holiday season I have to work in retail. I'd much rather do waitressing or anything else.

I don't know about that! I've gotten plenty of cheap tipping sc's this year!

[queenbb]

i believe that there is some sort of movement to change the christmahanzakuanica (or how ever you spell it) to chiristmachanayulekuanzivus (to include yule and festivus) me i like it my self.

i mentioned in the thread, i lend in to my powers of observation to this type of thing, if they are wearing something religous specific then i wish them what ever holiday that it relates too. i do this with all kinds of things, most people just look at me as if i were psychic or something i joke with them that i am.

so far this year no one has scolded me for saying happy holidays to those who are not wearing religous specific items. but i do get quite a few who will return with merry christmas.

i dont let it bother me at all, and if they were to get on my case about it, i would say well how am i to know what you celebrate.

[Jester]

I am often amused by people who see me saying "Merry Christmas" (if that's what I feel like saying at that moment) and blurt out, "But you don't celebrate that.....you're JOOOO-ush."

*sigh*

I am descended from Jews and have a Jewish family, but my parents were atheists and I was not really raised in the religion. So don't assume that you know what I do or don't celebrate. My family occasionally gathers to exchange presents, and we call it Christmas, but there is absolutely zero religious aspect to it, as my sisters, mom and I are all "Jewish"--more importantly non-Christians--and my stepbrother, his wife, stepfather, and lil sis's husband are all "Christians" in name only....they could give a hooey.

So people, please, stop telling ME what *I* celebrate.

Reminds me of a few months ago when I showed up to work at the Waterfront Bar, and the Doctor looked at me in surprise.

DOCTOR: "Jester, what are you doing here?"
JESTER: "Um, working dude."
DOCTOR: "Isn't this your holiday?"
JESTER: "What holiday? What are you talking about?"
DOCTOR: "Isn't it Passover?"
JESTER: "I haven't the foggiest freakin' clue. Is it?"
DOCTOR: "I think so."
JESTER: "Well, doesn't affect me, really. But that DOES remind me...I need some breakfast."
DOCTOR: "What are you going to have?"
JESTER: "In honor of the holiday, I think I'll have a nice double order of BACON!"
DOCTOR:

How's THAT for Jewish?

Never assume, kids. Never assume.

[Saydrah]

I'm of Jewish heritage on my father's side, and we kept kosher in my parents' home, not because he was really religious but because that's how he grew up and he felt it was more sanitary.

Results?

I love bacon and eat it at any chance I get.

[Becks]

There is a song my store plays (our Muzak doesn't give the artist just song title)
It has a female lead singer and is called "We Wish You A Happy ___"
" We wish you a merry christmass
We wish you a merry christmass
We wish you a merry christmass...
Unless you are Jewish!
Then we...
Wish you a happy Hanukkah
We wish you a happy Hanukkah
We wish you a happy Hanukkah
Unless you are Muslum!
Then we wish you a happy Ramadan..."
Repeat for Kwanzaa and Wiccan.

I think I would like to hear that song.

[Phone Jockey]

My company sent out generic HAPPY HOLIDAYS e-mails to our customers & I had about 10 customers e-mail me & tell me they were offended by it. WHATEVER. I work for a large company & *gasp* not all of our customers are christian. WHAT LOSERS.

[dizzy_starshine]

This year I just left it to the customers to say first then I'd reply with 'and to yourself' No problems so far but it's normally christmas eve when it all blows up.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Unless the customer was wearing/buying something clearly related to Christmas, or said Merry Christmas first, I generally just stuck with "Have a nice day/night/weekend"...just like I would say every other day of the year.