OK, so as you all know we work Xmas day. This year though as a special treat we get to work the Saturday before Xmas (Dec 22) as well. Suggest you all put in your leave applications tout suite.
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I really hate make-up Saturdays! Means we get to work 11 out of 12 days.
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Ah crap.
Is this the make-up day for the Monday December 31 āholidayā? If so, I guess the good news for me is I donāt have to work, because I donāt have classes on Monday. But it seriously reduces the chances of a Christmas party for our circle.
Not all countries/cultures in the world celebrate Xmas, whatās the big deal?
But the whole concept of make-up days is ridiculous. This practice also exists in Mainland China. In fact, Iām not aware of any places other than China & Taiwan which does this.
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I try to argue this every time! None of my coworkers agree. Make-up Saturdays are shite!
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Taiwan does celebrate it though. At least in a commercial sense. My company celebrated Halloween and Thanksgiving so we sure as fuck will be celebrating baby Jesusā alleged birthday.
Thereās a big difference between ācelebratingā Xmas purely for commercial/money-making reasons and celebrating it on a more complete basis. There are other countries which celebrate Xmas purely for money-making, such as Japan. Xmas isnāt official holiday in Japan either.
24 is holiday ?
I think it stings for me more because it used to be a holiday here. I can remember moaning about having to work boxing day.
Make up days are fucking Satan. Honestly I would prefer no vacation than a six day working week and a single rest day. I end up being behind on my rest and then the following full weekend just sleeping all the time.
Tip to DPP, make working here slightly bearable rather than licking the laoban classes taints. Then you might actually win in two years
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Good luck with that. Actually, the legislative elections will occur Jan 2020 which is only 14 months away. The Presidential elections can either occur concurrently (like it did last time) or the election commission can decide to hold it later (but before May 2020 when the new Presidential term begins). Iām sure the DPP will try to calculate which option would be more favourable to them in keeping power.
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Oh, you must be from UK or one of the Commonwealth countries. Americans know nothing about Boxing Day.
I be from the land of the wrong white crowd.
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Iām not sure which is more ironicalisticalā¦
- Shmearing someone else for ākillingā the holiday whilst referring to it as āX masā
- Kvetching about not getting a day off for a holiday you donāt believe in that belongs to a system of belief you hold in utter contempt
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I love the baby Jesus with all of my heart.
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Um ā¦
Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas . ā¦ The āXā comes from the Greek letter Chi , which is the first letter of the Greek word Ī§ĻĪ¹ĻĻĻĻ , which in English is āChristā.[1]
There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas[3] by taking the āChristā out of āChristmasā, but its use dates back to the 16th century.
Plus: come on, Christmas isnāt just religious. Many of us grew up with it being the main holiday of the year. I may not believe in God, but that doesnāt mean Christmas isnāt important to me. And while recognizing that itās not likely to ever become a holiday here, I can still be annoyed by that fact.
Happy holidays with a secular red Starbucks cup to you!
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Um ā¦ yes, apparently. Watching that thing go over my head again and again, and still trying to figure out what Iām missing ā¦ Something about Christ being killed? Eh, I dunno.
I admit your first post puzzled me, because it just seemed so anodyne offended mainstream American Christian, which isnāt what I associate with trash pandas on this board.
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very true. Christmas is an important day to get a gift from Santa Claus.
