16 ms·

I see that many are fixed on tips, but I found it quite shocking to read about long queues of people on the Christmas day and people quitting on the Christmas E

I see that many are fixed on tips, but I found it quite shocking to read about long queues of people on the Christmas day and people quitting on the Christmas Eve. In many European cities, the streets are completely empty and almost all shops (maybe a local supermarket would open from 10:00 till 14:00 on a Christmas day after being closed for the Eve) are closed both on the Christmas Eve and the Christmas day.

giraffe_lady 5y ago
That is probably because he was working at a movie theater. Seeing a movie at a theater on christmas is a bit of a tradition for a lot of people here, for some reason. It's less extreme than in europe but in the US also most businesses will be closed or have reduced hours on those two days, and would expect much less business even if open. Movie theaters are an exception.
- xibalba 5y ago
  This is a tradition for many across the United States. I have lived in 4 major metros and the theaters are always packed (excepting 2020) on Christmas day. Anecdotally, many of my friends tell me they have family traditions of opening presents, having a family breakfast, and then catching a midday matinee. Box office receipts show this trend [1]. Hollywood tends to drop some of their biggest films in the late holiday season, possibly to capitalize on this trend, though there is probably some kind of reflexive dynamic to the pattern. Part of me suspects that attending church on Christmas eve/day, once a widely practiced tradition in the U.S. has been replaced by the movies as Americans seek to fill some kind of communal void. [1] https://www.boxofficemojo.com/holiday/christmas_day/2021/ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/holiday/christmas_day/2021/
deleted 5y ago
[deleted]
deleted 5y ago
[deleted]
hogrider 5y ago
Just give it time until europe reaches late stage capitalism. Yes, they didn't have as many neoliberal waves eroding the social fabric in name of capitalism.
- brimble 5y ago
  As recently as 25 years ago in the US, 24-hour businesses were rare, hours in general were much shorter (way fewer places open 'till 10pm or what have you) and damn near everything was shut down on holidays or even just Sundays. This always-open, open-all-holidays, business-runs-7-days-a-week thing is relatively new, even here. The change happened really fast, though, when it started.

giraffe_lady 5y ago

That is probably because he was working at a movie theater. Seeing a movie at a theater on christmas is a bit of a tradition for a lot of people here, for some reason. It's less extreme than in europe but in the US also most businesses will be closed or have reduced hours on those two days, and would expect much less business even if open. Movie theaters are an exception.

xibalba 5y ago
This is a tradition for many across the United States. I have lived in 4 major metros and the theaters are always packed (excepting 2020) on Christmas day. Anecdotally, many of my friends tell me they have family traditions of opening presents, having a family breakfast, and then catching a midday matinee. Box office receipts show this trend [1]. Hollywood tends to drop some of their biggest films in the late holiday season, possibly to capitalize on this trend, though there is probably some kind of reflexive dynamic to the pattern. Part of me suspects that attending church on Christmas eve/day, once a widely practiced tradition in the U.S. has been replaced by the movies as Americans seek to fill some kind of communal void. [1] https://www.boxofficemojo.com/holiday/christmas_day/2021/ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/holiday/christmas_day/2021/

deleted 5y ago

[deleted]

deleted 5y ago

[deleted]

hogrider 5y ago

Just give it time until europe reaches late stage capitalism. Yes, they didn't have as many neoliberal waves eroding the social fabric in name of capitalism.

brimble 5y ago
As recently as 25 years ago in the US, 24-hour businesses were rare, hours in general were much shorter (way fewer places open 'till 10pm or what have you) and damn near everything was shut down on holidays or even just Sundays. This always-open, open-all-holidays, business-runs-7-days-a-week thing is relatively new, even here. The change happened really fast, though, when it started.