Re: Merry Christmas & Happy new year
Seasonal-greetings chat. Another poster said people should accept differing holiday greetings. Tsutomu Ogiwara noted Japanese reply with Merry Christmas. Art S. Kagel said he greets people according to their own beliefs and wished everyone Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas. No technical content.
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Cool! The sender talking using THEIR terminology and the receiver took it in the spirit in which it was intended. If I says "Merry Christmas" and somebody replies "Happy Hanukah" I won't get all pissy. We each view things in different ways and shouldn't get annoyed when somebody else has different beliefs. You call it what you want....I call it what I want.
If I say "Merry Christmas", all Japanese say "Merry Chirstmas". I never head "Happy Hanukah". -- Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. >From: david@smooth1.co.uk >To: informix-list@iiug.org >Subject: Re: Merry Christmas & Happy new year >Date: 25 Dec 2005 20:38:36 -0800 > > >Cool! The sender talking using THEIR terminology and the >receiver took it in the spirit in which it was intended. > >If I says "Merry Christmas" and somebody replies >"Happy Hanukah" I won't get all pissy. > >We each view things in different ways and shouldn't get >annoyed when somebody else has different beliefs. > >You call it what you want....I call it what I want. > >_______________________________________________ >Informix-list mailing list >Informix-list@iiug.org >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
Tsutomu Ogiwara wrote: > If I say "Merry Christmas", all Japanese say "Merry Chirstmas". > I never head "Happy Hanukah". Then read it now: Happy 3rd night of Chanukah (spelling optional). For information GOOGLE: 'story+of+chanukah'. As to the folk wishing each other what they themselves will be or are celebrating, let me just relate that personally I try to wish my friends, acquaintences, and coworkers according to their own beliefs as I find the most warm and fuzzy feelings of my own when a Christian, Muslim, or Hindu friend wishes me a 'Happy Chanukah'. I do reserve a 'have a Happy Holiday' when I can't know what greeting is appropriate so as to minimize any offence given. So to each of you as is appropriate: Happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! Art S. Kagel > -- > Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. > > > > > >> From: david@smooth1.co.uk >> To: informix-list@iiug.org >> Subject: Re: Merry Christmas & Happy new year >> Date: 25 Dec 2005 20:38:36 -0800 >> >> >> Cool! The sender talking using THEIR terminology and the >> receiver took it in the spirit in which it was intended. >> >> If I says "Merry Christmas" and somebody replies >> "Happy Hanukah" I won't get all pissy. >> >> We each view things in different ways and shouldn't get >> annoyed when somebody else has different beliefs. >> >> You call it what you want....I call it what I want. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Informix-list mailing list >> Informix-list@iiug.org >> http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > >
Art S. Kagel wrote: >> > So to each of you as is appropriate: > > Happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! > In the most bodacious and non-heinous words of Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan.. "Be excellent to each other" and "Party on dudes"...