I hear horror stories about how people tend to be crabbier at Christmas, rushing around looking for gifts they can't find, and can't afford if they do find them. Road rage, crashing shopping carts, rudeness, high blood pressure, etc.
Is it true?
I've noticed just the opposite...but maybe that's just Canada...or maybe it's just me. I smile more, I yield more, I'm less stressed and more cheerful (if that's possible *rolling my eyes*). I have an irrepressible urge to make other folks' day just a little nicer. Spreading goodwill, if you will. And I've noticed that most people reciprocate most willingly. I strike up conversations in the grocery lines, I let people go ahead of me in traffic, I dish out a quarter when someone doesn't have one for their shopping cart, etc. And others do the same. So...in your experience, are people more stressed or less stressed at Christmas time?
2006-12-23
05:42:45
·
5 answers
·
asked by
intuition897
4
in
Other - Society & Culture