allright, sound off on how you feel about all of this......
1 - lougheed, oakridge, and royal center malls tell the salvation army donation collectors to stop ringing their bells. they say it's too loud and annoying and disruptive. after a load of replies from people, the 3 malls say it's ok to ring the bells....as long as it's not all the time and not too loud.
my solution.......do not shop at those malls.
2 - apparently in australia, the people that dress up as santa (for malls, etc) are told not to say \"hohoho\" because it's a derogatory american term. they should say \"hahaha\" instead. also, they shouldnt dress to be so fat because it promotes obesity. and kids shouldnt leave cookies for santa anymore because they're not good for him.
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i'm not a religious person, i dont love christmas but i do like it, i respect peoples cultures, beliefs and opinions.....but some things are being taken too seriously here.
i think some people need to lighten up and just roll with the season and let it be. celebrate it the way you like to celebrate it and enjoy the fact that others may like to do it differently. thats what makes it all so special. difference.