You trying to get the entire mall on lockdown or something?
The only time I feel comfortable saying Merry Christmas to someone is if I know them personally as Christmas celebrators, or if I just sold them a Christmas Tree.
Ramadan is not a holiday
Again, Ramadan is not a holiday.
Eid El Fitr, this is a holiday.
Eid El Edha, also a holiday.
Ramadan is a month.
since there is no such thing as ramadan soup, this is not surprising.
Harira, what you are thinking of, we drink all year around.
Maybe his girlfriend only makes it during Ramadan. I mean, we don’t know her.
I’ve seen Ramadan Soup on the menu at a Moroccan restaurant. (Le Marrakech, Saint Martin) It may more properly be called Harira, but to me it will always be Ramadan Soup, and it’s delicious.
Well, I’m Jewish but I often go pick up the tree for my wife, so even that wouldn’t work.
But would you take offense to someone wishing you a Merry Christmas at a Christmas Tree lot?
Yeah I knew that. I don’t know what I was thinking, sorry.
Merry Christmas!
I wouldn’t take offense at anyone wishing me a Merry Christmas unless they knew specifically that I didn’t celebrate, and even then, only if I somehow concluded they were doing so for spite rather than just by habit.
I watched this same type of encounter last year. The clerk said “happy holidays”, the lady came back with a snarky “merry christmas”. The clerk just smiled and said, “enjoy” and moved on. I think the clerk did very well with the exchange.
I still don’t get it though. If I say merry christmas and you say happy hannuka, why can’t we both smile and say thank you?
Yes, I am aware of that. But I was pointing out it’s not even a month around the same time as Christmas (at least not for another forty years).
I thought he was making a joke and talking about raman soup.
Nope, it’s a soup with amazing seasonings, chickpeas, beef, etc.
I do keep ramen soup packages in the house, but I use the noodles alone as a treat for Rocco, our African Grey.
This at work and you initiated the exchange? There’s no more to say. Real life isn’t the Pit or yahoo article comments.
Personally I find even a reference to Holidays to be offensive - not everyone is on holiday, you know.
However, the good news is, like it or not, it is everyone’s shortest day (Northern hemisphere response only; and give-or-take a coupla days). So I go with: Jolly Solstice!
Triflingly serious point: to a degree it does work, as people are wrongfooted enough that they struggle to summon up righteous indignation in a timely manner.
j
PS: No, I’m not really offended by reference to Holidays…
You could always go with a hearty “счастливого Рождества!”
^This.
I usually respond with a smile and “Outstanding!”, regardless of what holiday they claim to celebrate. It’s no skin off my nose.
I say Good Day Sir. I say GOOD DAY!
I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it
I say a little prayer for you
Tell your mama, tell your pa
I’m gonna ship you back to Arkansas
Oh yes, you don’t do right
You don’t do right
Tell me what’d I say
Tell me what’d I say right now
Tell me what’d I say
Tell me what’d I say
Tell me what’d I say
Tell me what’d I say
Ok then. Merry Christmas to you too! (I don’t actually reply to it with “Bah! Humbug!” At least not most of the time. :)) Peace out.
It is Harira.
At least if you know the actual name you may risk one day being able to order it somewhere.