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Question: Happy Holidays! vs Merry Christmas!
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« on: December 18, 2014, 07:49:30 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2014, 07:53:12 PM »
#1 for no reason but to annoy those who are annoyed by it
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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2014, 07:53:19 PM »
Quote from: New Canadaland on December 18, 2014, 07:53:12 PM
#1 for no reason but to annoy those who are annoyed by it
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2014, 08:07:18 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2014, 09:21:17 PM »

Also because, you know, not everyone celebrates Christmas.
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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2014, 10:11:59 PM »
Merry Christmas, but the religious nuts getting upset over it make me want to say happy holidays.  I really don't give a sh**t.
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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2014, 11:41:58 PM »
Merry Christmas, although I'm not offended if you say Happy Holidays to me (religious conservative, but not the sort that say, throws Harry Potter books on the fire).
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« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2014, 12:08:08 AM »
Merry Christmas all the way!! (to Epiphany)
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« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2014, 01:29:36 AM »
Merry Christmas. It's largely a secular holiday anyway so it doesn't really matter.
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2014, 03:04:01 AM »
Interchangeable, but lean #2 just to annoy those annoyed by it.
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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2014, 07:46:04 AM »
Merry Holidays! (hate alliteration)
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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2014, 08:02:30 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2014, 09:13:55 AM »
Merry Christmas (not an American obsessed with culture wars).
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« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2014, 09:32:45 AM »
Where is the "Who cares, this debate is stupid" option?
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« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2014, 10:38:42 AM »
Quote from: Anton Kreitzer on December 18, 2014, 11:41:58 PM
Merry Christmas, although I'm not offended if you say Happy Holidays to me (religious conservative, but not the sort that say, throws Harry Potter books on the fire).
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« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2014, 10:38:58 AM »
I usually say 'Merry Christmas' although sometimes I'll say 'have a good holiday.' I really don't think about it.

I'll take a politically correct warrior that wants me to say 'Happy Holidays' over a right-winger that wants to rant to me about some War on Christmas that is going on, though.
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« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2014, 11:52:32 AM »
In Austria, we tend to split it between "Merry Christmas" for the 3 Christmas days and then on Dec. 31 we say "Gutes/Schönes/Frohes* neues Jahr" (Good/Happy new year) or "Guten Rutsch" (Have a good slide or ride).

"slide/ride" as in "slide/ride into the new year".

* "frohes" is a term that mostly (northern) Germans + people from Vienna would use though.

In local dialect, I would just say "Guads nojs", which means "Good new (one)".

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I would never say "Happy holidays" (Schöne Feiertage ?) though. Sounds weird, or something like a person from (northern) Germany would say.

Voted for "merry Christmas".
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« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2014, 12:01:39 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on December 19, 2014, 11:52:32 AM
In Austria, we tend to split it between "Merry Christmas" for the 3 Christmas days and then on Dec. 31 we say "Gutes/Schönes/Frohes* neues Jahr" (Good/Happy new year) or "Guten Rutsch" (Have a good slide or ride).

"slide/ride" as in "slide/ride into the new year".

* "frohes" is a term that mostly (northern) Germans + people from Vienna would use though.

In local dialect, I would just say "Guads nojs", which means "Good new (one)".

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I would never say "Happy holidays" (Schöne Feiertage ?) though. Sounds weird, or something like a person from (northern) Germany would say.

Voted for "merry Christmas".

I don't think this poll is really relevant for other languages than English.
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« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2014, 12:23:55 PM »
Quote from: New Canadaland on December 18, 2014, 07:53:12 PM
#1 #2 for no reason but to annoy those who are annoyed by it
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« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2014, 01:59:27 PM »
Option 2. Happy Holidays just doesn't roll off the tongue as well.

I don't mind Christmas cards which say either though, same with Seasons Greetings.
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« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2014, 02:13:33 PM »
Happy Christmas I use as well sometimes. That's more consistent with greeting other people on other holidays anyway.
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« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2014, 08:40:43 PM »

Nobody is actually annoyed by Merry Christmas though. It's just the right wingers that get their panties in a bunch whenever someone says "Happy Holidays".
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« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2014, 09:09:46 PM »
I suppose I say Marry Christmas more often, although I don't really care.
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