tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058705509663423103.post6783574159571643257..comments2023-06-27T09:23:55.968-04:00Comments on My Thoughts Are Free: Merry Christmas vs. Happy HolidaysC Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13053858627632648020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058705509663423103.post-834156349449963562008-12-26T23:42:00.000-05:002008-12-26T23:42:00.000-05:00Reposted to correct typos:I agree with Austin, tha...Reposted to correct typos:<BR/><BR/>I agree with Austin, that we are not just celebrating one holiday. We also celebrate the New Year, too. Some people celebrate more than one holiday because of family members who belong to different religions. If I don't know someone well, I cannot determine which greeting to use. Thus, Happy Holidays encompasses them all. I don't understand how a kind greeting of any kind, given with sincerity, can be offensive.C Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053858627632648020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058705509663423103.post-20947532982362504682008-12-26T21:03:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.C Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053858627632648020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058705509663423103.post-2145361047562244802008-12-26T18:55:00.000-05:002008-12-26T18:55:00.000-05:00I structure my greeting to the receiver's views, n...I structure my greeting to the receiver's views, not mine. Anyway, even if they are not Christians, it is still Christmas time and there should be no offence in that. Holidays are a truncation of holy days. I wish my Chinese friends Happy New Year on my new year, as well as theirs.<BR/><BR/>Thursday relates to the Norse god Thor; should I not greet someone on a Thursday if they are not born again Vikings?<BR/><BR/>Bah humbug.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.com