On Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:09:35 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:
>On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 07:54:48 -0700 (PDT), A Moose in Love
> wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 10:16:22 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:32:34 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >Bruce wrote:
>>> > >> Christmas is called "Non-denominational Holiday" in Canada.
>>> > >
>>> > >All this PC nonsense has gone way overboard these days.
>>> >
>>> > He is down under in Oz, it's called Christmas where I have lived in
>>> > Canada for 52 years!
>>>
>>> WHEW! We should never turn so "correct" as to rename a popular
>>> holiday just because other religions complain. Screw them. 
>>>
>>> Note: as you might remember, I dated a Jehovah's Witness once. Oh
>>> man, they had a huge problem with Christmas. She wouldn't even
>>> come to my house that day because we celebrated it (not in a
>>> religious way though). That's when I realized that the
>>> relationship would never work.
>>
>>We in Canada try our best to say 'Happy Holidays', instead of 'Merry Christmas'.
>
>Exactly. All my international work contacts say Happy Holidays. It's
>not PC to call it Christmas. Supermarkets don't play Christmas songs
>anymore (thank God). That would be non-inclusive.
The supermarkets do play Xmas songs here but one year they started Nov
1. I was livid and raised dust about not wanting any of that junk
prior to November 11, Remembrance Day. It worked, they haven't since.
Stores close here until noon on November 12.