Pearl Harbor

[Drighton]

So yeah, customer came up to me complaining about how a couple of corporate T-Mobile stores in our area were still closed (its almost noon).

Silly me blurts out, "Well I don't know why they'd be closed. I don't think there is anything about December 7th..."

Customer: "Well, Pearl Habor."

Me: ... d'oh!

So yeah, another one of those think before you speak moments. Luckily the guy understood that I was just braindead this morning, and that I wasn't a dick belittling the event.

Anyways, thought I'd share.

[dragoninja]

-.- The 7th of September is an important day???

I didn't know, thanks for alerting me. d(^^')

[Almeidaboo]

Iīm not from the States...i canīt really say anything! But donīt think I didnīt notice your thread buddy!

[dragoninja]

Maybe that's why I didn't know about the 7th of september... I think only americans celebrate this incident... don't know why, you should'nt really celebrate war related things as they aren't really anything to be gland for

War = death
Death = sad
Sad = not meant to be celebrated, but to be cheered up...

[Drighton]

I think your a few months behind buddy.

But no, this is a "day of infamy" as it was once put. I don't put a lot of emphasis on it, but some people do. It isn't really a celebration, but a day of memorial for the events of the past and those who died on this day.

Originally posted by Almeidaboo
Iīm not from the States...i canīt really say anything! But donīt think I didnīt notice your thread buddy!

Can't say I really know how to take this comment, so

[dragoninja]

Oh, oook.... History is my weakest subject after R.E. so I didn't know, I thought this 7th thingy was celebrating pearl harbour being sea set... or something.
Ok, thanks for informing me.

[MrMister]

I love Pearl Harbor day, American history is like a million times more interesting than Canadian history. I wanna shoot Ozzy Osbourne for pissing on the Alamo. PISS ON SOMETHING IN NEW YORK! Everybody pees on stuff there! And nobodies proud of anything!

[Drace]

#1. CANADIANS HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY?!?!?!?!?!?!
#2. You Americans have way to many holidays and special days.

[Darkfox]

 

#2. You Americans have way to many holidays and special days.

Stuff happened and stuff. Know what I mean?

But seriously we don't have THAT much stuff.

[blackskullwarlock]

Originally posted by Drace
#1. CANADIANS HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY?!?!?!?!?!?!

Believe it or not, we do. It sucks because politic is boring. Final.

[Drighton]

Originally posted by Drace
#2. You Americans have way to many holidays and special days.

I guess we just like to party hard. Keep your children away from us, lest you want them to pick up on our bad influences.

[Drace]

Well I mean. Let's name em by what I know.

There's New Year, we have that.
Easter, we have that.
April Fools, we have that.
4th of July, we don't have that.
Halloween, we have something like that.
Thanksgiving, we don't have that.
Christmas, we have that AND another allmost-the-same-one-of-which-santa-is-ripped-off in the same month.
Then you also have Pearl Harbor, we don't.
And I recall one where you have to wear something green or something, we don't have that.
Any I forgot? Well, probably a dozen or so.

[Razor]

Saint Patricks Day, which I think is an irish holiday, and America doesn't = Ireland
Don't forget those two days celebrating veterans, one of which being veteran's day.

And there's got to be one day just called "America Day"

[Drighton]

Originally posted by Drace
Well I mean. Let's name em by what I know.

There's New Year, we have that.
Easter, we have that.
April Fools, we have that.
4th of July, we don't have that.
Halloween, we have something like that.
Thanksgiving, we don't have that.
Christmas, we have that AND another allmost-the-same-one-of-which-santa-is-ripped-off in the same month.
Then you also have Pearl Harbor, we don't.
And I recall one where you have to wear something green or something, we don't have that.
Any I forgot? Well, probably a dozen or so.

Well, not all of them are holidays. Some of them are just important dates to remember. I particularly don't consider it a holiday if I don't get off of work for it. I also don't consider something a celebration unless there is some kind of partying happening. December 7th isn't necesarrily celebrated nor do I think it is recognized as a holiday. It is more like Veterans Day or Memorial Day.

Also, keep in mind that the US is a melting pot of sorts, with many different cultures all living under one roof. While certain holidays like Thanksgiving and Independance Day (July 4th) have a direct relation to US history, other holidays are simply Americanised.

[Moosetroop11]

Pearl Harbor? You Americans dramatise it too much. We got bombed to hell, we should have a remembrance day for every day of the year.

No offense.