Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas???

[ProfJohn]

So why do the Brits say Happy Christmas while we say Merry Christmas??

Anyone have an idea??

And does any American born person say Happy Christmas on a regular basis??

 

[BigJ]

British people don't get merry.

 

[mcmilljb]

Merry Christmas!

 

[xanis]

Brits say a lot of things differently than us. I guess it's just the difference between the version of English.

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Brits say a lot of things differently than us. I guess it's just the difference between the version of English.

They also spell differently... colour, defence, etc.

 

[bobdole369]

Brits call our language American. They call what they speak English.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: bobdole369
Brits call our language American. They call what they speak English.

The Queen's English?

 

[jonessoda]

Just dialect differences.

Personally, I just say god jul.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: bobdole369
Brits call our language American. They call what they speak English.

The Queen's English?

Nah, the queen's a kraut.

 

[Snapster]

Because the song goes

:music: We wish you a Merry Christmas .... :music:

and it's been around a damn long time.

 

[spidey07]

Actually read something about this. In older times "merry" meant "to make". This meaning got lost and now merry means happy.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Merry Xmas!

fixed :|

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Merry Xmas!

fixed :|

YOU'RE TAKING CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Pretty stupid question TBH. Do you know what a dialect is, PJ?

 

[kedlav]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Merry Xmas!

fixed :|

YOU'RE TAKING CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

YOU'RE FUCKING UP MY SATURNALIA CELEBRATIONS!!!one!

 

[Dumac]

Am I the only American that spells random words the British way? I've done it ever since I was a kid.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Merry Xmas!

fixed :|

YOU'RE TAKING CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

Nah...the "X" is actually the old way...it's supposed to represent the cross or something...

I use x-mas just to irritate the xtians.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Merry Xmas!

fixed :|

YOU'RE TAKING CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

Nah...the "X" is actually the old way...it's supposed to represent the cross or something...

I use x-mas just to irritate the xtians.

No, it doesn't represent the cross. It simply represents the letter chi, which is an abbreviation for Christ.

 

[kedlav]

Originally posted by: Dumac
Am I the only American that spells random words the British way? I've done it ever since I was a kid.

Did you just realise this?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Merry is a Jewish term and there are no Jews in the UK so they don't know that term.

This is a true story...no really, it is.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Merry Xmas!

fixed :|

YOU'RE TAKING CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

Nah...the "X" is actually the old way...it's supposed to represent the cross or something...

I use x-mas just to irritate the xtians.

No, it doesn't represent the cross. It simply represents the letter chi, which is an abbreviation for Christ.

That's why I said "or something." I really don't pay that much attention to the religious bullshit...my point was just that using "xmas" doesn't take the Christ out of Christmas.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
That's why I said "or something." I really don't pay that much attention to the religious bullshit...my point was just that using "xmas" doesn't take the Christ out of Christmas.

No, it does not. I don't know where that idea started.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

:Q

We say merry Christmas and a happy new year... you people have got your facts wrong.

 

[dbk]

Do they say "Merry Birthday"? b/c that'd be dumb as shit

 

[dennilfloss]

Merry had a little lamb...:music: