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Are the big gray ones duck eggs?
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What Does The FL Think of So-called Black Friday?
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Gregg Axley
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Those in the chicken bowl look like lemons.
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No, only lemon soap lol
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Reserved for foul mouthed Western Omelette eaters?
You mean fowl-mouthed omelette eaters :rofl:
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I dunno, I saw a lot of sale notices in shop winders. Wasn't there a big hoo-haa at a Glasgow ASDA? Disabled woman trampled in queue for flat screen TV?
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Of course, leave it to the marketers to take the worst parts of the "holiday" and transplant it everywhere.
When I was much younger, and much more naive, I wondered why some people overseas had poor impressions of Americans. I understand now that the worst parts of our culture are what is being globalized. Basically the reason why some people overseas think we're all greedy and idiotic snots (or at least the majority of us are) is because all that is seen is the consumeristic idiotic things promoted by those who want to make money all over the world.
When I was much younger, and much more naive, I wondered why some people overseas had poor impressions of Americans. I understand now that the worst parts of our culture are what is being globalized. Basically the reason why some people overseas think we're all greedy and idiotic snots (or at least the majority of us are) is because all that is seen is the consumeristic idiotic things promoted by those who want to make money all over the world.
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I've seen images posted of Chinese, Koreans, and others standing in the same long lines for a new iPhone that we see here.
People are people and there's nothing "American" about this. We may have a higher percentage as were a more affluent country overall, but this bashing of Americans gets old. As life becomes easier, people consume more. Everywhere.
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Yeah..what really matters is what's in your heart....
Listen to the song....
[video=youtube;QYTnzNeTWmE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTnzNeTWmE[/video]
Listen to the song....
[video=youtube;QYTnzNeTWmE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTnzNeTWmE[/video]
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I was talking particularly of Black Friday, which is why I mentioned the term "holiday." Note I also mentioned "those who want to make money all over the world" which would strongly suggest I was saying consumeristic tendencies and greed aren't just an American trait but rather a human one.
My comment was left in response to previous posters who said that "Black Friday Sales" are starting in their own countries. This is the only part of a very North American holiday (Thanksgiving) that has been transplanted in their own countries. If that is not manipulation by marketers the world over, I am not sure what is.
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I think that was just a rush for some hot pies...
That's "the boys in marketing" in FL speak.
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I've read through this thread & wondered why it seems to be a predominately American phenomenon. Apart from the debate about the culture of consumerism in the US, I think it's also important to note that other western nations have higher minimum wages (here in Australia our minimum wage is $16.88 per hour) & fair overtime & penalty rates (usually time and a half for Sundays & double time for public holidays). It's important to fairly recompense workers for time that they should be spending with their families. If that means employers don't want to conduct sales on holidays because of labor costs & we miss out on mega sales, I think that's a good thing.
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Wasn't trying to pick in you there. Seems lots of threads in TFL are commonly ending up with a general sense that America just sucks; the people suck, and we're doomed. Certainly these words are spoken and written throughout history. Just gets a little tiring.
I get it. I grew up in a place and time that sure seemed "better". I miss it. But we need to move on and make the best of it.
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My guess is because "Black Friday" is so closely associated with Thanksgiving, which is a holiday unique to North America (specifically the U.S. and Canada).
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Yes, but most western nations have pre Christmas sales, they just don't seem to be on the same scale.
Yes, but most western nations have pre Christmas sales, they just don't seem to be on the same scale.
