which do you say and are you offended if someone said either one to you?
2007-08-15 04:39:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I say Happy Holidays, unless I know for sure the person celebrates Christmas--then I say, "Merry Christmas."
I'm offended if someone says otherwise to me because I live in a very diverse environment, and it's silly to assume everyone is Christian. . . but not that offended. There are bigger problems in the world.
If I lived in a place like rural West Virginia where most people celebrate Christmas, it would be another story. I would fully expect and accept people saying, "Merry Christmas."
2007-08-15 16:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by kimpenn09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Merry Christmas but I'm not offended by Happy Holidays.
2007-08-15 11:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I'm a Christian, I prefer MERRY CHRISTMAS. But I am not offended if someone says Happy Holidays to me. When I send out Christmas Cards - I prefer they say Merry Christmas. But more and more, they say Happy Holidays.
2007-08-15 19:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say Merry Christmas. I am not offended by either because I believe Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. Holidays comes from holy days and that works for me too.
2007-08-15 11:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Arrica H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If I say it first, I say Happy Holidays because I don't want to assume what anyone's religion is.
If someone wishes me Merry Christmas I'll say it back cheerfully. I don't expect anyone to know I celebrate Yule.
I am never offended by an honest good wish. I take the greeting in the spirit it is given, which is generally one of good will and courtesy.
2007-08-15 12:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I say Happy Holidays, and I don't get offened by hearing either one. Some people don't celebrate Christmas, that's why I prefer to Happy Hildays.
2007-08-16 18:52:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merry Christmas is what I say, and it doesn't offend me if someone says the other to me. Nor does it offend if someone wishes me (as Krusty said on the Simpsons) a happy Hanukkah, a kwaazy Kwanza, a tip-top Tet, and a solemn, dignified, Ramadan.
I think the well-wishing of any is, or should be, appreciated - it doesn't diminish who I am or my beliefs.
2007-08-15 17:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never be offended by someone wishing me well which is what both indicate to me. However, I say "Merry Christmas" as I am of the Christian faith.
2007-08-15 11:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say Happy Holidays because I have friends of all faiths and they don't necessarily all believe in Jesus.
2007-08-15 11:47:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say both, depending on who i'm saying it to.
And, no i'm not offended when people say it to me. Even though i'm a muslim, i enjoy the cheeriness of the holidays, and when someone says it to me, i say it back.
2007-08-15 11:49:48 · answer #10 · answered by Katrina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋