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On 2020-11-12 7:41 a.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:32:50 -0500, Dave Smith


>> That's an amazing story. When I was a kid stores were closed on Sundays
>> and holidays.

>
> Chinese restaurants don't close on other people's holidays.... in NYC
> on the Jewish high holy days is when they do their best business...


Yep, Jewish Christmas meal is Chinese food is a stereotype. I have to
trust the movies for that because I have always had a home cooked
Christmas dinner and have never been by a Chinese restaurant on Christmas.


> that's when they sell tons of shrimp and pork.


I don't doubt it. There was an A&W across from my high school. The
Jewish kids would order the burgers with cheese and bacon, the stuff
they never got at home.