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An interesting observation when traveling abroad has been that in most other countries a national holiday is taken very seriously. Nothing is open except essential services and food shops mostly close very early.
Why bother with a national holiday in the US if the only people that get to observe it are white collar workers?
An interesting observation when traveling abroad has been that in most other countries a national holiday is taken very seriously. Nothing is open except essential services and food shops mostly close very early.
Why bother with a national holiday in the US if the only people that get to observe it are white collar workers?
Excellent point. Bravo.
Americans can't live unless they're consuming something at a store. We're a nation of shopaholics. It's astounding, really.
The holidays are supposed to be about spending time with friends, family and eating good food.
You just described what the holidays mean to YOU. You are the only person you can speak for, and it's awfully presumptuous of you to assume that everyone else feels the same way. In fact, that's exactly the sort of thing that a hardcore socialist-leaning liberal would do...
You just described what the holidays mean to YOU. You are the only person you can speak for, and it's awfully presumptuous of you to assume that everyone else feels the same way. In fact, that's exactly the sort of thing that a hardcore socialist-leaning liberal would do...
That's what the holidays typically mean to people that aren't misanthropic.
That's what the holidays typically mean to people that aren't misanthropic.
Hint, hint.
If you have something to say, say it. Don't pussyfoot around with innuendos. And watch the assumptions you make about people - they can come back to bite you in the ass.
If you have something to say, say it. Don't pussyfoot around with innuendos. And watch the assumptions you make about people - they can come back to bite you in the ass.
Calling you a misanthrope is pussyfooting around?
Dude please.
And that assumption is no doubt a correct assumption.
And you couldn't bite me in the ass if you were a saber tooth tiger. Get ahold of yourself.
Yeah this is probably where I'm at on this issue. Agree with sentiment not sure I want government involved here. It would be nice if more folks were decent enough to not patronize a store on Thanksgiving without government mandating it.
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