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davidpdx

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9. Not a bad idea

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 09:19 AM

Nov 2013

Here in Korea the two big holidays (other than Christmas) are Lunar New Year and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving). It was rare that anything was open on these days (they are multiple day holidays, but on the actual main day everything used to be closed). These days things are often open and employees work. I wonder how the hell employers get away with this. Christmas is not as widely celebrated here as in the US so things are usually open Christmas day (which still feels funny to me). The labor laws are much weaker here than in the US as well, which is not good for employees.

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Thanksgiving Shopping Is Totally Illegal In These Three States [View all] xchrom Nov 2013 OP

I did not know that Cirque du So-What Nov 2013 #1

k/r marmar Nov 2013 #2

It's just one day. Is it so hard for people to stay home one day? LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #3

I understand that this year MACY'S in NYC will be open yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #4

It's all we have in our consumer-madness existence. SoCalDem Nov 2013 #7

Not much of a barrier...just look at a map Atman Nov 2013 #5

Nice. I did not know that about those three states. SheilaT Nov 2013 #6

2013 Holiday hours at N.J. stores and malls FarCenter Nov 2013 #8

Not a bad idea davidpdx Nov 2013 #9