It seems to me, people are making a bigger fuss about being PC than there needs to be.
In my opinion, one should say "Merry Christmas" to somebody they know is Christian, otherwise, say Happy Holidays if it is unclear. Say "Happy Hanukkah" to a Jewish person even if you're Christian. It's that simple.
If you are addressing a crowd, say "Happy Holidays" if you wish to be nice to all of the people. If you don't care about the minority, go ahead and say "Merry Christmas" all they have to do is take it that youre an intolerant jerk.
I am not biased towards any holiday or religion, and I understand a great majority of people reading this are from countries where Christmas is the primary holiday. But, all I recommend is thinking about being an outsider in a Muslim country. If they want to say Happy Ramadan to you to be nice, take it as that. If they say it out of spite, I am sure a Christian would think differently and saying "Merry Christmas" in the way that many of you do goes the same.
2006-12-21
14:28:22
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Brendan R
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