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Bruce[_28_]

On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:34:58 -0300, wrote:

>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.

What's happening on November 12?