tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407654.post4695468079237939543..comments2012-12-24T21:09:41.312-05:00Comments on jayblackcomedy: Why sometimes it's OK to keep the Christ out of ChristmasJay Black...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03582422659527658651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407654.post-81392068913275714432008-12-22T18:22:00.000-05:002008-12-22T18:22:00.000-05:00Japan is a good example of a non-Christian culture...Japan is a good example of a non-Christian culture that has wholeheartedly adopted Christmas traditions -- but not Jesus. (Japanese Christians are a small minority.) Of course, their IDEA of Christmas can be fuzzy...witness the Japanese department store which put up Christmas decorations, featuring Santa Claus nailed to a cross!<BR/><BR/>Some of most successful Christmas marketing in Japan is by KFC. They've managed to conflate the image of Santa Claus with Colonel Sanders. As a result, millions of Japanese feast on a Christmas dinner of Kentucky Fried Chicken. You have to place your KFC Xmas order in advance, and the KFC chef proudly puts his signature on each takeout box.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and congratulations on the house, Jay!Tony Conawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256198676368979247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407654.post-75992028424307804532008-12-22T12:59:00.000-05:002008-12-22T12:59:00.000-05:00Congrats!!!!!! And Merry Christmas. Jay, I work at...Congrats!!!!!! And Merry Christmas. Jay, I work at a shoe store part time and we have the winter sale going on right now and I think of you everytime a person with and accent(english not being their 1st language) comes up to me asking if all shoes are 70% off, and I say no and then have a 10 min demo/explanation on which ones are and how you can tell. If I were funny I would be able to explain it better with some humor.... but Im not. But you would have a good laugh at all of us "team members" trying not to kill ourselves as we point out sale items. And I should point out, only people from other countries have issue understanding the sale. As my mom said "they pick and choose what they want to understand and then try to pull one on you" And I am thrilled for you and your wife, buying a house is a huge step but its so exciting and fun! Congrats again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com