Your response as a non-Christian

[ApologiaPhoenix]

Whatever faith you have or lack thereof, I'm curious what your response would be to this. There have been several polls on it, but I thought I'd take one on here.

Suppose you're shopping at the store around this holiday season. You get done with paying your order and the cashier smiles to you and says "Have a Merry Christmas!"

What is your response?

[Pitchforkpat]

Whatever faith you have or lack thereof, I'm curious what your response would be to this. There have been several polls on it, but I thought I'd take one on here.

Suppose you're shopping at the store around this holiday season. You get done with paying your order and the cashier smiles to you and says "Have a Merry Christmas!"

What is your response?

Depends if she's cute.

Personally I have no problem with saying "Merry Christmas". It's a habit I have from childhood. I like lots of things about Christmas (like how people will actually smile at you on the street?), and I've even been to midnight mass on occasion. Plus, I want my presents!

[anthrogirl]

Suppose you're shopping at the store around this holiday season. You get done with paying your order and the cashier smiles to you and says "Have a Merry Christmas!"

What is your response?

I smile and say, "Thank you, and Happy Holidays to you, too!" or, "Thank you--have a wonderful holiday".

"Merry Christmas" doesn't bother me at all, but I prefer "Happy Holidays" because it is more inclusive and accurate (we're not just talking about Christmas, in most cases--it's also about Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, and New Years Day, as well as Chanukkah). It's a holiday season.

Before someone calls me a Christ-hater, I just want to reiterate that I am not bothered when people wish me a Merry Christmas.

peace,
ag

[Wyzaard]

Suppose you're shopping at the store around this holiday season. You get done with paying your order and the cashier smiles to you and says "Have a Merry Christmas!"

What is your response?

Merry Festivus!

Have a wonderful Nyharlotep day!

Etc... why does this matter? I'd say whatever seems most amusing at the moment. It's certainly not a big deal at any rate.

[lao tzu]

Whatever faith you have or lack thereof, I'm curious what your response would be to this. There have been several polls on it, but I thought I'd take one on here.

Suppose you're shopping at the store around this holiday season. You get done with paying your order and the cashier smiles to you and says "Have a Merry Christmas!"

What is your response?

"Thank you."

Nick, I hope you understand this whole "war on christmas" thing was a fraud designed to help Fox's John Gibson sell his book. There's a fairly well sourced debunking over at Americans United. You can find video of Gibson melting down when he was pwned by AU's Rob Boston last year. The transcript is hilarious.

As ever, Jesse

[Conductor42]

You didn't leave an option for those who would say "Thank you" ,"Merry Christmas", or "Happy Holidays" back

[SteveF]

I voted for number four, though I would have phrased it differently. I don't overly differ in view about Christmas (though obviously I don't see the birth of Jesus as being so significant); I see it as a significant part of our cultural calendar and look forward to it greatly. What I disagree with (i.e. don't believe) is belief in the Christian God in the wider sense.

I'm nitpicking, but hopefully you see what I mean. "Differ in view" implies, to me at least, a particular problem with Christmas when I don't have one (aside from the lack of faith thing!).

[Seasanctuary]

I don't associate Christmas with Christianity unless the context specifies it. It's a non-issue.

Seems like it's the Christians who have made a MUCH bigger deal out of feeling persecuted by a few businesses here and there which favor a more generic holiday greeting.

And who is really to blame for those business decisions? Lawyers.

[SteveF]

I don't associate Christmas with Christianity unless the context specifies it.

Could you expand on this please? Although family, presents, food etc spring to mind where Christmas is concerned, I'd also find it hard to dissasociate Christmas from Christianity.

[Jimmy Higgins]

Typically I'd scream at them... especially if they have children with them... about how insulted I was that was just associated with Christmas.

If they were holding anything, I'd slam that stuff to the ground (hopefully hard ground) and rant and rave for a minute. By the time they (the children) are in tears, I'd throw my hands up in the air and make with one file exasperated scream and walk away.

(Just in case one couldn't follow, I detest arrogent questions such as posted in the OP, and the following I don't know how you got that my post bull)

[Gaytheist]

How can you be offended by someone wishing you well?