Happy holidays!

10-12-2009 11:20PM

MERRY NEW YEAR!

partyatmygaff · 10-12-2009 11:29PM

Foxhound38 wrote: »

I was grabbing a coffee at a busy Dublin coffee shop this afternoon and as each customer recieved their coffee the irish girl across the counter said "happy holidays". Are we really using that ridiculous phrase here now?

Did you by any chance ask for a
"Austrian goat milk double-half-caf-half-decaf-soy milk cappuccino - extra hot - with a dash of Madagascar cinnamon-and half tablespoon of caramel-latte-frappa-mochachino"

If you did then all the girl did was just reply back to you in a way you could relate with. :pac:

enniscorthy · 10-12-2009 11:40PM

vinylmesh wrote: »

I will never stop calling christmas christmas. It's the same holiday with the same traditions that were practised by christians, changing the name won't change this fact.

Christmas is an integral part of modern irish culture. It has little to nothing do with religion for most people (be they believers or not).

DEFO

mikom · 11-12-2009 12:24AM

I was booking a cruise at a busy Dublin travel agents this afternoon and as each customer received their tickets the Irish girl across the counter said "happy holidays". Are we really using that ridiculous phrase here now?

biko · 11-12-2009 12:27AM

It's just a name, like September, October and November actually mean seventh, eighth and ninth month. No-one pays attention to little details like that.

jimmycrackcorm · 11-12-2009 12:43AM

So, has anyone put up their holiday tree yet and decked it out with holiday lights?

Foxhound38 · 11-12-2009 12:43AM

mikom wrote: »

I was booking a cruise at a busy Dublin travel agents this afternoon and as each customer received their tickets the Irish girl across the counter said "happy holidays". Are we really using that ridiculous phrase here now?

Uh, the coffee cost me about 1.20 lad, hardly a cruise now!

partyatmygaff wrote:

Did you by any chance ask for a
"Austrian goat milk double-half-caf-half-decaf-soy milk cappuccino - extra hot - with a dash of Madagascar cinnamon-and half tablespoon of caramel-latte-frappa-mochachino"

If you did then all the girl did was just reply back to you in a way you could relate with.

Ha, twas just a cup of coffee, none of yer fancy stuff! :pac:

Rondolfus · 11-12-2009 12:52AM

I haven't heard anybody using that yet here, but if/when I do i'll be sure to reply with happy CHRISTMAS to you too.

Ive no time for people who.... actually I've just no time for people.

eamo127 · 11-12-2009 12:56AM

minidazzler wrote: »

Well, we have somewhere in the region of 50,000 Muslims in this country.

God forbid that we ever insult muslims by wishing someone happy Christmas!

partyatmygaff · 11-12-2009 12:58AM

eamo127 wrote: »

God forbid that we ever insult muslims by wishing someone happy Christmas!

Why would anyone wish a muslim a happy christmas anyway? Its like wishing a christian Happy ramadan.

Foxhound38 · 11-12-2009 05:57AM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Why would anyone wish a muslim a happy christmas anyway? Its like wishing a christian Happy ramadan.

But if you did wish most christians a happy ramidan or honica or whatever, do you really see them getting offended? I'm sure it is the same with wishing the vast majority of non-nutjob muslims a happy christmas - something you say thank you to and get on with your day

brendansmith · 11-12-2009 06:06AM

Jesus christ.

This thread is the pits. Im going to read the 'Pictures that shook the world' thread for the fourth time.

Karl Hungus · 11-12-2009 06:33AM

Isn't the whole "Happy holidays" thing refering to the new year as well as Christmas/Festivus/What have you, or at least that's how I understand it. Holidays. Plural. No? Rabble rabble rabble so...

KungPao · 11-12-2009 06:54AM

'Oh, I wish it could be the holidays every day'

'So this the holidays, and what have you done'

'And the bells are ringing out for the holidays'

'Rockin around the holiday tree...'

'Have yourself a merry little holiday'

Etc.

In the future all the Christmas classics will be changed to the above

Sure Ronan Keating has already butchered the Pogues song.

11-12-2009 09:55AM

KungPao wrote: »

Sure Ronan Keating has already butchered the Pogues song.

Which Pogues song?
Surely not the "Fairytale of New York"...?!? :eek:

Splinter · 11-12-2009 10:59AM

a few years back i was working in a computer store and twas about half 5 on christmas eve and had been dealing with one customer for a while (about 40 minutes). after paying for the goods and finishing up and having a laugh with him, i wished him a merry christmas. He then demanded a full refund for me offending him by using the english term of "merry" and not apparently the irish "happy" one. My manager was standing next to me at the time, was totally shocked but sure enough had to give him the refund....

ejmaztec · 11-12-2009 01:09PM

Splinter wrote: »

a few years back i was working in a computer store and twas about half 5 on christmas eve and had been dealing with one customer for a while (about 40 minutes). after paying for the goods and finishing up and having a laugh with him, i wished him a merry christmas. He then demanded a full refund for me offending him by using the english term of "merry" and not apparently the irish "happy" one. My manager was standing next to me at the time, was totally shocked but sure enough had to give him the refund....

You should have told him to come back for a refund in 800 years, that would have impressed him.

niceirishfella · 11-12-2009 01:15PM

There's a TOOL I know of that goes round each year spouting;

"Happy Multi Donominational Holidays"

Stupid BOLLOX!

prinz · 11-12-2009 01:18PM

WindSock wrote: »

No one forces anyone to say happy Christmas or holidays. So do as you will.

Unless you work for said coffee shop and they instructed staff to say it.

prinz · 11-12-2009 01:22PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Why would anyone wish a muslim a happy christmas anyway? Its like wishing a christian Happy ramadan.

Do you know what religion everyone is? But sure anyone could wish me a happy anything, I'd be glad to have their best wishes, instead of taking it as an insult. It's like saying 'have a good night' or 'have a good weekend'.

mandysmithers · 11-12-2009 01:57PM

That 'Happy Holidays' is just more Americanised bullsh*t!

It's Christmas, so if I'm saying anything to anyone it'll be Happy Christmas.

If someone is offended by me wishing that they have a nice time during a certain period of the year, then they've got bigger problems than that! If Christmas never existed at all, there wouldn't even be a holiday on 25th December.

The reason most people have a holiday around now is because it's Christmas, not Ramadan or The Festival of Lights or whatever. If one of those festivals was on, and I was in a country where the vast majority of people traditionally celebrated it in some shape or form, then I'd say 'Happy <insert festival name>'.

ShooterSF · 11-12-2009 02:13PM

mandysmithers wrote: »

That 'Happy Holidays' is just more Americanised bullsh*t!

It's Christmas, so if I'm saying anything to anyone it'll be Happy Christmas.

If someone is offended by me wishing that they have a nice time during a certain period of the year, then they've got bigger problems than that!

As would someone who gets offended by the phrase Happy holidays.

If Christmas never existed at all, there wouldn't even be a holiday on 25th December.

Maybe. But humanity always celebrated winter solstice so I'm sure something else would have taken it's place.

I do find it quite interesting how many here claim that someone getting outraged at being wished a happy christmas is idiotic (I agree) while simultaneously being outraged at being wished a happy holiday

mandysmithers · 11-12-2009 03:34PM

ShooterSF wrote: »

I do find it quite interesting how many here claim that someone getting outraged at being wished a happy christmas is idiotic (I agree) while simultaneously being outraged at being wished a happy holiday

I don't get offended by someone wishing me happy holidays. The phrase annoys me though as it is just another example of the Americanisation of our day-to-day language. And also, it's used to be politically correct; well, I'm sorry if using the phrase Christmas offends anyone (NOT) - it's CHRISTMAS, what the hell else are you going to say to someone at Christmas!!

Using 'Happy Holidays' probably offends some people who think that they have to change their traditions for others so as to avoid offense. When really, if someone is offended by a traditional greeting, they can just f*ck right off.

I agree with you re the Winter Solstice, but as it stands in Ireland, it's Christmas, that's why there's a holiday, not for any other reason. So it seems perfectly logical to say Happy Christmas. And I can't see any rational reason why someone should/would be offended by that.

orourkeda · 11-12-2009 04:12PM

At least the sentiments were pleasant. It's far better than getting growled at by some staff members at this time of year

Mike 1972 · 11-12-2009 04:28PM

mandysmithers wrote: »

The phrase annoys me though as it is just another example of the Americanisation of our day-to-day language.

What is our day-to-day language called again ???

emeraldstar · 11-12-2009 04:30PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Which Pogues song?
Surely not the "Fairytale of Christmas"...?!? :eek:

The what?

11-12-2009 04:41PM

emeraldstar wrote: »

The what?

Didn't notice that obvious mistake, cheers for pointing out!

Must wake up fully in future before posting.

I meant "Fairytale of New York"...love that song.

mandysmithers · 11-12-2009 04:46PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

What is our day-to-day language called again ???

Pedantic much? :rolleyes: You know exactly what I mean, I'm not going to explain it to you.

Foxhound38 · 11-12-2009 05:49PM

Splinter wrote: »

a few years back i was working in a computer store and twas about half 5 on christmas eve and had been dealing with one customer for a while (about 40 minutes). after paying for the goods and finishing up and having a laugh with him, i wished him a merry christmas. He then demanded a full refund for me offending him by using the english term of "merry" and not apparently the irish "happy" one. My manager was standing next to me at the time, was totally shocked but sure enough had to give him the refund....

:eek:

Was he not just told to go away and feck off with his sandwhich? Sounds like a chancer to me

partyatmygaff · 11-12-2009 08:38PM

Foxhound38 wrote: »

:eek:

Was he not just told to go away and feck off with his sandwhich? Sounds like a chancer to me

They sell sandwhiches in computer stores now?

Damn recession.

Happy holidays!

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