tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11210638.post113569471916236344..comments2007-02-26T13:59:27.521-05:00Tom Noyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304960210838414244noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11210638.post-1135716737122036052005-12-27T15:52:00.000-05:002005-12-27T15:52:00.000-05:00Hey Tom,<BR/><BR/>Glad to see you tackled this issue on the air, and I'm not surprised to hear you and your Blue Hen audience managed to keep it civil.<BR/><BR/>I was discussing this subject just the other day with a friend who thought that we're too worried about political correctness, and that saying "merry Christmas" to someone in a store is essentially the seasonal equivalent of telling them to "have a nice day." She grew up in Colorado and never heard anyone say "happy holidays."<BR/><BR/>I agreed that we are worrying too much about non-issues like this, but I asked her how people would look at me if I walked around her mother's small town telling people to have a happy Hannukah. I'm sure I'd get a lot of funny looks and awkward replies.<BR/><BR/>If I said "salaam alaikum" up and down Main Street long enough I bet someone would notify athorities. As a matter of fact, I'm thinking about adopting it as my standard greeting--I can't wait to explain to a nervous police officer the insidious meaning of my Arabic greeting.Jeff Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689960774869993232noreply@blogger.com