Comments on: Happy whatever! http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-79578 Robert Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:52:23 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/#comment-79578 Even "Happy ..." will offend some people. I work in a large multi-cultural company and some of my colleagues consider "Happy Chistmas" to be cultural impearlism or religious imperalism. Even just "Seasons Greetings" offends people who celebrate a week or two earlier (amazing how thin-skinned people are). So I now just say "Enjoy the Holidays". After all, noone can argue that it is a Holiday, even if they don't celebrate Christmas during it. Even “Happy …” will offend some people. I work in a large multi-cultural company and some of my colleagues consider “Happy Chistmas” to be cultural impearlism or religious imperalism. Even just “Seasons Greetings” offends people who celebrate a week or two earlier (amazing how thin-skinned people are). So I now just say “Enjoy the Holidays”. After all, noone can argue that it is a Holiday, even if they don’t celebrate Christmas during it.

]]> By: Robin Blandford http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-76885 Robin Blandford Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:04:07 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/#comment-76885 Seshhhh! You need to be careful... you'll have a lawsuit unless you word it carefully. http://www.bytesurgery.com/blog/2006/12/23/celebration-of-the-winter-solstice/ Seshhhh! You need to be careful… you’ll have a lawsuit unless you word it carefully.

http://www.bytesurgery.com/blog/2006/12/23/celebration-of-the-winter-solstice/

]]> By: Paul Walsh http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-76776 Paul Walsh Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:10:56 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/happy-whatever/#comment-76776 Actually, I think you should just say Happy Christmas. The Web has been made available to us since TimBL wrote the first browser in 1991... I know you're not hinting at anything but I personally feel that too many do-gooders top celebrating (or talking about) Christmas at their place of work based on the stupid assumption that it might offend some people. When in fact, it doesn't offend anyone. So, happy Christmas Tom :) Actually, I think you should just say Happy Christmas. The Web has been made available to us since TimBL wrote the first browser in 1991…

I know you’re not hinting at anything but I personally feel that too many do-gooders top celebrating (or talking about) Christmas at their place of work based on the stupid assumption that it might offend some people. When in fact, it doesn’t offend anyone.

So, happy Christmas Tom :)

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