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SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.
ttjereth wrote:Not Japan but does fall under the category of Christmas madness I think.
Even the U.S. hasn't let PC get this crazy yet (have they?)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat
gboothe wrote:I find this as stupid as the anti-religion Holiday PC in the US. How many kids of the age to still believe in Santa Clause know what a "HO" is?
How many adults would not even know until it was fired up in the press?
gboothe wrote:I find this as stupid as the anti-religion Holiday PC in the US. How many kids of the age to still believe in Santa Clause know what a "HO" is?
How many adults would not even know until it was fired up in the press?
Taro Toporific wrote:
The not-so-legendary crucified Santa.
Taro Toporific wrote:
The not-so-legendary crucified Santa.
Catoneinutica wrote:Santa died for your sins, all you plagarizing bastards!
Taro Toporific wrote:
Taro Toporific wrote:[floatl][/floatl]
I used to loooove that every year at Christmas, my company would put out two "Christmas" trees flanking the main entrance just for me since ostensibly I was the only Christian in the office.
It's a scene that brings laughter and cheers from visitors to a Japanese aquarium - two white beluga whales wearing Santa hats. But environmentalists are saddened by the sight of what they say is the final humiliation for the whale in a country that hunts them down with harpoons. The beluga whales have been fitted out with the cute Santa hats to entertain the crowds at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise on Yokohama Island...more...
Visitor K wrote:i just found this thread, and it made me remember a time at a wakayama flea market when i saw this skinny middle aged japanese guy wearing a ratty salvation-army rejected santa costume passing out fliers for this place:
HOTEL CHAPEL CHRISTMAS
needless to say i made it my first love hotel experience.. good memories.
have an insane holiday season over there (or wherever you are)!
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