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Very few businesses close on MLK day. It's pretty much just schools and other government offices.
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Very few businesses close on MLK day. It's pretty much just schools and other government offices.
- wolverine876 5y agoThey mostly close where I live.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoWhere might that be? I live in Madison, WI and I can't ever recall a business being closed on MLK day.
- wolverine876 5y agoI can think of two major metropolitan areas where it is commonplace, in my experience. (I'm not disagreeing with what you see.)
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoFascinating. I'm not sure if I should chalk it up to my state's tendency to be much more racist than it pretends to be, or it's stubbornly entrenched protestant work ethic ideals. I suppose 'both' and 'neither' are also valid options.
- wolverine876 5y agoMaybe it depends partly on having a sizeable African-American population? Is there one in Madison? It's not African-American businesses that I see closing, but there might be more emphasis on the holiday in general.
- runarberg 5y agoLiving in the Seattle area, and I would say that about the same number of businesses close for MLK day as do for labor day or 4th of July. And I think it is fairly consistent at least on the West Coast. I’ve certainly never had to work on MLK day since moving here.