Shikomizue Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I've always kind of wondered this ever since I watched the first Harry Potter movie. Is it actually a phrase people use or used, or is it just some random thing from a movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 No. Everyone always says Merry Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikomizue Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, Decay said: No. Everyone always says Merry Christmas. I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, because internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Do you see a SarcMark™? No? Then obviously it's not sarcasm. I mean, when have I ever been known to troll people? Edited December 23, 2016 by Decay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikomizue Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Decay said: Do you see a SarcMark™? Then obviously it's not sarcasm. I mean, when have I ever been known to troll people? I don't even know what a "SarcMark" is, but judging from the structure of your first comment, it seems to me that you're being sarcastic, because you can't possibly know that every person says Merry Christmas. Boom, analyzed. Or common sense, whichever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yes, I've heard British and Australian people say "Happy Christmas" in real life. Fiddle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikomizue Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Okay, now my question is: why? Is there some kinda cultural thing involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 If you're in Britain you may hear people wishing others a 'Happy Christmas'. Like the Queen for example. If you're in America you'll only hear 'Merry Christmas'. Harry Potter is a British book, so it'll contain British sayings and words (although in the books many were wiped out when the books were localised for the American audience. You don't see the word 'skip' in the American versions.) Okarin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikomizue Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 I see, never knew that, I guess I should've suspected as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 And anyway ‘happy’ is more proper than ‘merry’. ‘Merry’ is what people become when they get drunk ... forshame America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Poltroon Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, Darklord Rooke said: And anyway ‘happy’ is more proper than ‘merry’. ‘Merry’ is what people become when they get drunk ... forshame America Took the words out of my mouth. Except I'd have been more derogatory towards America for no particular reason. Darklord Rooke and Fiddle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just now, UnlimitedMoeWorks said: Actually, I haven't heard anyone say "Happy Christmas!" It's mostly "Happy Holidays!" because the former sounds weird. Happy Holidays is what people say when they're being sensitive to the fact that not everybody celebrates Christmas. And it's 'Happy Holidays' and not 'Merry Holidays' because the latter is just being blatantly ... alcoholic xD ... Okay I'll stop now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuki Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Don't know about UK and Aus, but here in NZ, we still use Merry Christmas. Never heard anyone use happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosebleed Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Normal human beings: Merry Christmas and happy holidays Cavemen: anything else Zalor, Darklord Rooke and Okarin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcosis Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 You people and your silly problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 4 hours ago, Satsuki said: Don't know about UK and Aus, but here in NZ, we still use Merry Christmas. Never heard anyone use happy. Pretty sure that goes for Australia as well and Rooke is just having a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmore Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 6 hours ago, Darklord Rooke said: And anyway ‘happy’ is more proper than ‘merry’. ‘Merry’ is what people become when they get drunk ... forshame America Like I need to copy my entire language from a people who use the word "pants" to mean "underwear" and "trousers" to mean "pants." Generally speaking, I mostly hear "Merry Christmas." I tend to say "Happy Holidays" myself. Also, Happy Fucking Festivus to all you filthy weebs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Happy Christmas is used in the Merrycas when feeling the trolly trolls, i actually heard it used last night when parting with my coworks for the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugi Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I've always been fond of "Happy Birthmas". UnlimitedMoeWorks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dergonu Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Directly translated, we Norwegians say "good christmas". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dergonu Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 1 minute ago, UnlimitedMoeWorks said: Funny. For all this time, I thought you were Japanese for some reason. Don't know why I thought that. Hehe, nope! Although I am studying Japanese, I'm Norwegian. Good christmas! UnlimitedMoeWorks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakamutt Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Dergonu said: Directly translated, we Norwegians say "good christmas". Same in Swedish. Then again, it's not like they're actually separate languages anyway Dergonu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xGreyHound Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On December 23, 2016 at 2:39 PM, Decay said: Do you see a SarcMark™? No? Then obviously it's not sarcasm. I mean, when have I ever been known to troll people? But you used the Makina emote... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okarin Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) "Merry Christmas" was probably made popular by the song that wished that, "and a happy New Year". So as to avoid the same word twice. There's nothing inherently wrong with wishing a "happy Christmas". Christmas can be happy indeed. Oh, and frohe Weihnachten. Edited December 24, 2016 by Okarin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakamutt Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Happy christmas and a merry new year, you alcohol-addicted, perverted bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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