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So for the past two weeks, I was supposed to be planning a Christmas party and Secret Santa gift exchange at work. Last year, there was a female coworker who did this, but her, along with two male coworkers, left this year. Leaving just five of us original teachers left. But the boss wasn't getting back to me about it and kept ignoring me, including even Friday, as I need his approval with everything.

So I talked to him just half an hour ago, before leaving work, and he revealed to me that the other teachers aren't getting along with each other. I asked him if I had anything to do with it or if anyone was pissed off at me, and he said no. Me and him are the only male teachers left. So there's catfights and drama going on! I didn't even know this! I'm not always in-the-loop cause I'm not fluent in Korean.

But yeah. He told me due to the foul mood among the other teachers, the Secret Santa is canceled. We might still have a pre-Christmas party on Friday, but it'll be small and he'll take care of it to mitigate the drama going on and keep everyone friendly and polite.

This feels so weird to me, cause this is the first time that 1) there's drama going on in a job I'm working in, and it doesn't involve me, and 2) everyone likes me more than each other. I grew up in Philly, where hating everyone and plotting to get your coworkers fired was the norm. (Doesn't mean I did this; it's just what was the norm in that toilet of a city.)

Which also now means, it's up to me to "keep Christmas spirits up." *ME!* Have you met me before? I'm the f*cking Grinch! But I guess I gotta step up and be the one "let's all get along and be peaceful cause it's Christmas!" coworker, for once! So f*cking bizarre!

Anyway, do you get along with your coworkers?

Where you live, do people really make a big deal out of Halloween, (American) Thanksgiving, and Christmas? Or do they largely go ignored?

Up until like, maybe 2000, people back where I grew up only barely got into the holiday spirit. I guess that's what happens when you're poor. In the 2000s though, most people stopped acknowledging the three holidays.

By like, 2005, you couldn't even Trick or Treat anymore because no one gave a damn or ever bought candy. They would leave their lights off on Halloween and never answer the door. Same with Christmas; the lights stopped getting hung up on the windows and the houses would be dark in those early 5pm December evenings before the street lights cut on at 6:30 or 7.

Most of Philly seemed to eventually be like that. It's implied celebrating holidays is only a thing for people with money and/or people with children. Makes sense; Halloween costumes and Christmas lights are expensive. And if you're a single bachelor and not a manchild/womanchild, you probably don't care about Halloween or Christmas much.

Here in South Korea, it depends on the year. Korean Thanksgiving is in September, then Hangul Day in October, then Halloween as normal, then essentially two months of Christmas, with the X-mas season starting November 1st.

In 2020, no one got into the holiday mood; probably because of COVID. And in 2021, it was minor/minimal. But right now in 2022, people are SUPER into Halloween again and treating it like a major holiday. Lots of Costume Parties planned.

My job certainly makes a huge deal of the holiday season; but hey, I'm a teacher, so it makes sense.

Do people really get into the holiday mood where you live?