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It might affend Chineese people because they celebrate their new year in the middle of January! OMG! We forgot about the Chineese, you have to say Happy January!

WHAT ABOUT PAGANS! I FORGOT ABOUT THOSE APRIL FOOLS!

And The Jews!

"Happy six month period in which your religion/race permits you to celebrate a time on our calander that states your year has been updated!"

Happy January!!!!!

That's funny, since everybody seems to forget Poland... :(


BTW: It's an OLD site (some links dont work), but this is a great reference for different calendars and telling time:
http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml

That's funny, since everybody seems to forget Poland... :(


BTW: It's an OLD site (some links dont work), but this is a great reference for different calendars and telling time:
http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml

On second thought maybe it should be "Happy Polsih January!" I mean, we need to send them a message that we do care.

It might affend Chineese people because they celebrate their new year in the middle of January! OMG! We forgot about the Chineese, you have to say Happy January!

The Chinese celebrate both New Years for commercial and cultural reasons.
(Yes, I'm Chinese not Jewish)

It might affend Chineese people because they celebrate their new year in the middle of January! OMG! We forgot about the Chineese, you have to say Happy January!
Don't ya just love PC? :rolleyes:

It might affend Chineese people because they celebrate their new year in the middle of January! OMG! We forgot about the Chineese, you have to say Happy January!

I understand that we have to be politically correct, but that is ridiculous. The 1st of January is INTERNATIONALLY recognised as being the start of a new Calender Year - so I say again

Happy New Year

I understand that we have to be politically correct
No ya don't ;)

Oh, bah, we're not that sensitive. Not all of us, at any rate...anal-retention is not a universal trait...

It could be said that you would be insulting millions of people around the world by saying that you cannot say Happy New Year

I like saying it :)

I understand that we have to be politically correct, but that is ridiculous. The 1st of January is INTERNATIONALLY recognised as being the start of a new Calender Year - so I say again

Happy New Year

You mean you dont care about not offending Chineese people?!?!?!

happy new year! :D

Chinese New Year starts February 9th.

and

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 5766: sunset October 3, 2005 - nightfall October 5, 2005
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm

It could be said that you would be insulting millions of people around the world by saying that you cannot say Happy New Year

I like saying it :)

I bet you not only dont care about the Chineese, but forgot Poland!

Now excuse me, I will let these young shifty eyed sweating muslim people go into the plane while I check this suspicious looking granny, complete with walker and 5 year old grandchild!

"HEY YOU!"

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 5766: sunset October 3, 2005 - nightfall October 5, 2005
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm
OMG w3 al/\/\0s7 0ff3nd3d teh j00z 4nd t3h (h|/\/3s3!! (yes, the reason it is in l33t is so that you DONT take me seriously)

BUT seriously, screw being PC

Happy New Year. even to the chinese and the polish. and those pesky chinese polish people ;) :D :eek: :cool:

You mean you dont care about not offending Chineese people?!?!?!

Uhhhh - where did I say that, exactly?

No - all I'm saying is that you have no right to tell me that I cannot say Happy New Year on the 1st of January. Why should I have to celebrate the Chinese New Year when it means nothing to me personally? I have friends who celebrate it - and I wish them a Happy New Year when it comes around, but I don't use their calendar.

I use the internationally accepted one.

Chinese New Year starts February 9th.

and

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 5766: sunset October 3, 2005 - nightfall October 5, 2005
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm

.... Stop everything! I am detecting a minority who is offended! We must now say; "Happy period between October and January in which your year changes!"

Is this suppose to be some rascist thread? No one cares if you say Happy New Year. And besides, most asians celebrate "new years" twice, once now and once again next month. It's double the holiday fun.

.... Stop everything! I am detecting a minority who is offended! We must now say; "Happy period between October and January in which your year changes!"


ROFL beautiful i love it.

I just want to state that no Chinese person would be offended by anyone saying "Happy New Year" since both new years are celebrated here. I know it was an attempt to be cleverly sarcastic, but at least base it on something resembling reality

Oh, and they wouldn't be offended if you said "Merry Christmas" either since that's celebrated here, too.

Uhhhh - where did I say that, exactly?

No - all I'm saying is that you have no right to tell me that I cannot say Happy New Year on the 1st of January. Why should I have to celebrate the Chinese New Year when it means nothing to me personally? I have friends who celebrate it - and I wish them a Happy New Year when it comes around, but I don't use their calendar.

I use the internationally accepted one.

Well we here on this forum are all PC and dont want you anymore if you dont care about the poor, poor chineese American minority!

I bet you not only dont care about the Chineese, but forgot Poland!

Now excuse me, I will let these young shifty eyed sweating muslim people go into the plane while I check this suspicious looking granny, complete with walker and 5 year old grandchild!

"HEY YOU!"

What, exactly, are you trying to say here? Are you flamebaiting people by this, or just making incredibly inane comments?

It is the Right of Everyone to say Happy New Year when they want to - people could say it on the 4th of July if they really wanted to.

For me, the New Year started as Big Ben chimed midnight last night.

Happy New Year

.... Stop everything! I am detecting a minority who is offended! We must now say; "Happy period between October and January in which your year changes!"

I am not offended by "Happy New Year" but idiots who think the Chinese will be offended by it. We are not hyper-sensitive idiots like some Americans are.

WHAT ABOUT PAGANS! I FORGOT ABOUT THOSE APRIL FOOLS!

Now we must say. "Happy six month period in which your religion/race permits you to celebrate a time on our calander that states your year has been updated!"

Well we here on this forum are all PC and dont want you anymore if you dont care about the poor, poor chineese American minority! Right guys ;) !

Kramers, you know I could report you for this - you are deliberately trying to get me to respond angrily.

I have friends who are Chinese - I find it insulting that you are insinuating that I don't care.

I am being PC - and I am saying that everyone can say Happy New Year whenever they want to.

I, like many others, want to say it on the 1st January.

Happy New Year

Well we here on this forum are all PC and dont want you anymore if you dont care about the poor, poor chineese American minority! Right guys ;) !

Huh? seriously, no one gives a flying fuck. I celebrate both Chnese new years, and "regular" new years.

Well to be honest i don't think it matters what religion you are from to say happy new year now, its not just being said for all the people who start there new year for today, you are saying it in general, no wat i mean?

Happy New Year. even to the chinese and the polish. and those pesky chinese polish people ;) :D :eek: :cool:

Thats not very PC of you...

Well we here on this forum are all PC
Not me!

No Mr. Planest, I think I should report YOU, to the head of the Democratic National Committe, for not being PC enough!

I just want to state that no Chinese person would be offended by anyone saying "Happy New Year" since both new years are celebrated here. I know it was an attempt to be cleverly sarcastic, but at least base it on something resembling reality

Oh, and they wouldn't be offended if you said "Merry Christmas" either since that's celebrated here, too.

Oh and you would know more about Chineese people than me how?

This is pointless. There is no earthly reason for anyone to be offended by use of the phrase "Happy New Year." It is the international standard where there are few such standards, and it suits the vast majority of people. We Chinese have little reason to restrict your celebration just because we use both the Gregorian and the lunar calendars, so don't create a problem where none exists.

Not me!

Me neither! :p

Ok now it goes "January February March April May June July August September October November December" then it starts over. And when it starts over then its the new year. Thats how its celebrated. And we're not really "offending" ppl who celebrate the new years at different times by celebrating it when we do. maybe they're offending us :eek: well not really....but still.

This is pointless. There is no earthly reason for anyone to be offended by use of the phrase "Happy New Year." It is the international standard where there are few such standards, and it suits the vast majority of people. We Chinese have little reason to restrict your celebration just because we use both the Gregorian and the lunar calendars, so don't create a problem where none exists.

Im reporting this to the mods.

You are obviously not respecting the English club that still believes the world is flat. How dare you! How do you think those 45 people feel right now? You have to respect their views about their own personal lunar calander.

... this is a great reference for ... telling time:
http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml
Now why oh why does it NOT surprise me that the liberal crowd needs this site??? :D

The point of this thread is for Kramer to provoke you. He's trying to piss you off by saying insincere statements. If you're pissed, don't bother posting because that's what he wants. END SPOILER

You have too much time on your hands

How can it offend people, if people came on and started sayin happy chinese new year would others be offended? i wouldnt. its life.

How can it offend people, if people came on and started sayin happy chinese new year would others be offended? i wouldnt. its life.

Why does life have to be super offensive?

How can it offend people, if people came on and started sayin happy chinese new year would others be offended? i wouldnt. its life.

Actually, he's trying to make it sound like he cares, but using an insincere way of doing it.

After reading through this topic, I have come to the conclusion that there are way too many hyper-sensitive and oh-I'm-so-serious-about-being-PC people responding to what, from my reading of the original post, was intended to be tongue in cheek and a bit of a joke on PCness.

For crying out loud, get over yourselves!!

BTW, I'm of a pagan religion and I still say Happy New Year on 1 January. LOL

Happy New Year :)

I respect all walks of life, all peoples, religions, sexualities, etc

I resent being told that I am not being 'PC' - although the term Politically Correct is irritating, it is true that we must all respect one another.

It is the 1st of January 2005 - so again

Happy New Year :)

Actually, he's trying to make it sound like he cares, but using an insincere way of doing it.
Who is?

It might affend Chineese people because they celebrate their new year in the middle of January! OMG! We forgot about the Chineese, you have to say Happy January!

WHAT ABOUT PAGANS! I FORGOT ABOUT THOSE APRIL FOOLS!

And The Jews!

"Happy six month period in which your religion/race permits you to celebrate a time on our calander that states your year has been updated!"

you spelt chinese wrong by the way

Who is?

Kramers Intern

Who is?

I guess I should have been more precise.

I guess it's hard to explain. But being fake about something, especially so blatently, causes some people to get pissed off. It's like someone faking to be your friend. Like, "HEY BUDDY, YOU"RE MY BESTEST FRIEND. And you know what? Let's get together later because we're best buds!!" It's so insincere and fake that it only pisses you off instead of making you feel better.

EDIT: and Kramer is the one doing it, forgot to add this

I guess I should have been more precise.

I guess it's hard to explain. But being fake about something, especially so blatently, causes some people to get pissed off. It's like someone faking to be your friend. Like, "HEY BUDDY, YOU"RE MY BESTEST FRIEND. And you know what? Let's get together later because we're best buds!!" It's so insincere and fake that it only pisses you off instead of making you feel better.

EDIT: and Kramer is the one doing it, forgot to add this
o right yes i see now, thanks for explaining that for me lol

You are the biggest sack of dumbasses I have ever seen in my life. Go to the main page of the general forum and click on the one that has a lot of Caps. (its by me)

you spelt chinese wrong by the way
Um ... you mean kinda like you spelled "spelt" wrong? Heh! :D

o right yes i see now, thanks for explaining that for me lol

no problem. It looks like I destroyed his thread, because he's not posting anymore. Boohoo? :( (I'm rubbing it in)

WHAT ABOUT PAGANS! I FORGOT ABOUT THOSE APRIL FOOLS!



Actually, starting the new year at the start of spring makes a lot more sense than starting it slap bang in the middle of winter. And, as they are based on the winter solstice and the vernal equinoxe respectively, it should actually be New year on December 21st when the days stop getting shorter. the only reason it's a few days late is because they weren't as accurate at predicting these things to the day when they made the Gregorian calendar.

Unless they move January 1st back to the day of the winter solstice then it's every bit as stupid a New Year as April the 1st is.

I celebrate the new year on April 1st, and I am offended!!!!

no problem. It looks like I destroyed his thread, because he's not posting anymore. Boohoo? :( (I'm rubbing it in)
Lmao!

I celebrate the new year on April 1st, and I am offended!!!!
april foo! *sticks a fish to your back

no problem. It looks like I destroyed his thread, because he's not posting anymore. Boohoo? :( (I'm rubbing it in)

Im not posting anymore because this thread was a joke, there is another thread on the forum that tells about it.

I celebrate the new year on April 1st, and I am offended!!!!
Awk come on, don't be offened, Its ur religion, its the way it is theres no need to feel offended by wat he said. everyone is tryin to make others feel better and its just offendin other people its mad :p

You still deliberately flamebaited - which is against forum rules.

I'm offended .... but I won't tell anyone why.

Chinese New Year starts February 9th.

and

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 5766: sunset October 3, 2005 - nightfall October 5, 2005
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm

In Bethesda, Maryland there used to be (maybe still is) Wong's Chinese Restaurant. Mr. Wong is Jewish, so it was (so far as I know) the ONLY Kosher Chinese food restaurant I've ever seen.

3 New Years. Man, that guy has a built in excuse to party!! :D

Im not posting anymore because this thread was a joke, there is another thread on the forum that tells about it.

You must feel special. I'm not really sure what to say. Good job buddy? well, I guess that will have to do. Good luck with it though.

*kisses* :fluffle:

Happy New Year. even to the chinese and the polish. and those pesky chinese polish people ;) :D :eek: :cool:

Actually, Poland and China are very similar:

* Both were once mighty Empires.
* Both have been Communist. (China still is, but I doubt that it will last).
* Both peoples love kielbasa/sausage with cabbage.
* Both have many scientific contributions to the world.
* Both mostly dislike the Russians. :D
* Both languages are pretty much incomprehensible to Westerners.
* Both fought the Mongols, without help from other nations.
* Both were attacked and occupied by Axis Powers.
* Both were abandoned by the West after WW2.
* Both lost their national soverignty by foreign intervention (the Four Partitions of Poland, the Westerns & the Boxer Rebellion).
* Both have had men in space: once. (I'm sure this will change).
* And both are now newly ascendent powers in their continents and in the world.

I'm sure there are more, but I'm kind of out of it.

It might affend Chineese people because they celebrate their new year in the middle of January! OMG! We forgot about the Chineese, you have to say Happy January!

WHAT ABOUT PAGANS! I FORGOT ABOUT THOSE APRIL FOOLS!

And The Jews!

"Happy six month period in which your religion/race permits you to celebrate a time on our calander that states your year has been updated!"

OK, read this through one more time. This is obviously a joke to poke fun at ourselves. How many threads have we seen that debates the political correctness of saying Merry Christmas? Rather than taking the greeting as a sincere good wish from someone of a different faith, people choose to take offense and raise a big fuss. That is what is happening here. Nothing that KI has said has even remotely appeared to be a serious post. Put aside your verbal knives, put yourself in a good mood, and join me in saying....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! May it be the best one ever!!

you spelt chinese wrong by the way
And you forgot to capitalize! AAAAHHH!!! :rolleyes:

Oh and you would know more about Chineese people than me how?

Erm, maybe you should take a look at my location?