Bah, Humbug!
A survey of Americans finds that most of us “dread” something about Christmas. In particular, 28 percent hate shopping for gifts (68 percent worry about having to wait in line to buy them, and 37 percent “abhor” getting in debt over it), 37 percent worry about gaining weight, 24 percent aren’t looking forward to seeing relatives, 23 percent hate the seasonal music, and 16 percent hate going to holiday parties. “For all the chatter about nostalgia, family fun and gift giving this time of year,” summarized Tod Marks, senior editor of Consumer Reports magazine, which commissioned the survey, “many people don’t like too much of a good thing.” (RC/Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ...Which reminds me: cancel my subscription!Original Publication Date: 11 December 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
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