why do british people say happy christmas...

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#1 MrMe1000
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...and americans say merry christmas?

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#2 jimmyjammer69
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I've heard "merry" more than "happy" here.
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#3 xTheExploited
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Because Americans decided they wanted to sound more foolish than us Brits.
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#4 weezyfb
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because they are from different countries. some countries don't say Christmas at all
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#5 Bad_Wobot
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I say Merry Christmas.....

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#6 Necrifer
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Because they're crazy.

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#7 Hackers90
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Not everyone says happy Christmas, I bet theres Americans who say happy instead of merry as well. As for me I say merry happy Christmas :D
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#8 MrMe1000
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these all are very logical answers thank you

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#9 branketra
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Because Americans decided they wanted to sound more foolish than us Brits.xTheExploited

Cheerio!

That is all

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#11 Metal_Mario99
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Either one is better than "Happy Holidays".

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#12 EJ902
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I hardly hear anyone say happy christmas here in the uk
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#13 Big_Bad_Sad
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I dont think I have ever said Happy Christmas. My opinion equals that of 99% of the UK therefore 99% of the UK do not say happy christmas. We say happy religious-based-holiday-which-has-cost-me-even-more-than-last-year-mas.
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#14 Mochyc
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Better question: why do people say (or write?) xmas instead of christmas?
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#15 MrMe1000
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Because Americans decided they wanted to sound more foolish than us Brits.xTheExploited
whats foolish about saying merry when was the last time you ever said it? its so much more fun to say than happy because i say happy a lot. the only time i say it is on christmas morning and it makes saying it even better
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#16 J-WOW
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Happy Christmas??? what in the world? that sounds terrible
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#17 jimmyjammer69
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Better question: why do people say (or write?) xmas instead of christmas? Mochyc
Hmm, maybe Christ sounds a bit like cross? Happy crossmass? I'm clutching at straws here.

Wait - criss cross. That must be it.

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#18 -Hoax-
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I've never heard anyone say Happy Christmas, It sound's horrible :P
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#19 sukraj
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I always say happy christmas.

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#20 Mochyc
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[QUOTE="Mochyc"]Better question: why do people say (or write?) xmas instead of christmas? jimmyjammer69
Hmm, maybe Christ sounds a bit like cross? Happy crossmass? I'm clutching at straws here.

I remember when I was a little kid people told me you could only say christmas once. It came from another kid, makes absolutely no sense and sounds retarded, but I still do wonder why.

Edit: Praise the lord for yahoo answer:

The X comes from the Greek letter Chi, the first letter in Christ as used in early Greek versions of the Bible. The use of X as an abbreviation for Christ has been in use since the 13th Century. So, XMas is Christmas.

I guess it's only stupid people who actually say "Merry Xmas".

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#21 cjek
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People usually say Merry Christmas.
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#22 gamedude2020
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being from the uk myself, no one says happy christmas here, everyone says merry christmas. so pointless thread

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#23 jimmyjammer69
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[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"][QUOTE="Mochyc"]Better question: why do people say (or write?) xmas instead of christmas? Mochyc
Hmm, maybe Christ sounds a bit like cross? Happy crossmass? I'm clutching at straws here.

I remember when I was a little kid people told me you could only say christmas once. It came from another kid, makes absolutely no sense and sounds retarded, but I still do wonder why.

lol. So what happens if you say christmas twice? Presumably some twist on the bloody mary urban myth involving the anti-Santa.
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#24 Mochyc
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[QUOTE="Mochyc"][QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"]Hmm, maybe Christ sounds a bit like cross? Happy crossmass? I'm clutching at straws here.jimmyjammer69
I remember when I was a little kid people told me you could only say christmas once. It came from another kid, makes absolutely no sense and sounds retarded, but I still do wonder why.

lol. So what happens if you say christmas twice? Presumably some twist on the bloody mary urban myth involving the anti-Santa.

Haha, yeah. Say it three times and Santa Claus feeds you alive to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. But yeah, we were probably seven at the time and I don't quite know why I still remember that in particular.
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#25 PerfectCircles
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I stick with Happy Holidays.
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#26 gamerguru100
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Happy Christmas??? what in the world? that sounds terribleJ-WOW
I concur.
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#27 XileLord
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Because Americans decided they wanted to sound more foolish than us Brits.xTheExploited
Obvious answer is right here

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#28 Strider_91
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I've heard and said both, and i'm from England
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#29 testfactor888
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I say Bah humbug
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#30 AtlasBizarre
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I didn't know people actually said happy Christmas.

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#31 Deihjan
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It's Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays.
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#32 metallica_fan42
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I've never heard Happy Christmas before.
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