u/ordinaryme99

Introverts can be very good friends when they find the right person(s) to have meaningful conversations. This is something that most people don't understand. People feel annoyed if we mind our own business and don't participate in chitchat. This happens all the time. It starts with students, but it often continues with colleagues at work and of course neighbours. I hoped that after my studies the situation would change when dealing with adults, but it never did. Neighbours in particular seem to be even suspicious of people who like to stay on their own. My neighbours told the landlord that I am weird, although luckily the landlord sided with me and even asked me if they had harassed me. This has not always been the case in the past. I had neighbours who invented stories about me and made my life hell only because I minded my own business, nothing else.
What's the problem with minding one's own business? What's so offensive? Nothing of course, but people misinterpret it as being conceited. This is actually sad.

In no particular order:

1. Commercialism (I think even people who love Christmas hate this aspect)
2. Making people feel that they have to be good because hey, it's Christmas. People in need need help every single day of the year. Help for those in need is not a gift under the tree. It is essential every day.
3. Kitschy decorations and music even triggering sensory overload in some people
4. It often confuses children who have been good all year and then see that rich naughty children get super expensive gifts while they get gifts from a 2-dollar store if they get something at all.
5. The pressure to buy not out of love but because it has to be (again because hey, it's Christmas)
6. Unwanted gifts often end up in the bin or on eBay; they are nothing memorable
7. Real trees mean trees have been killed; artificial trees often mean an environmental burden (many people don't even bother to recycle an artificial tree for next year)
8. Christmas can trigger traumas - memories of those we loved and who have died, memories of abuse and loneliness -, and can make people feel worthless if they don't have the money to buy expensive gifts
9. Forced family reunions often end up in disagreements, snarky remarks, inappropriate questions, and at any rate they are not exactly refreshing for those who love peace and quiet.
10. Christmas also obviously creates differences and for some it is almost a competition - look what I bought and what I got (apparently there are even people who put empty boxes under the tree just to make people jealous - yes, the true spirit of Christmas...).
11. Movies totally unrelated to Christmas often end with a Christmas scene (I have to mute the volume if I want to know how a movie ends and turn on captions because I cannot stand the music!)
12. It has become a real joke. In the past it started in December, then in November, then in October, then in September - last year I saw decorations in August, and because they thought maybe that's enough for Christmas in December, they invented Christmas in July (which doesn't even start in July).
13. It is a pagan holiday that has been basically stolen, but Christmas lovers refuse to accept the truth (including the fact that Jesus was not born in December).
14. Irritating questions like "What are you going to do for Christmas?", "What did you get for Christmas" (after the painful event)
15. Fake smiles, fake everything -all problems should magically disappear because hey, it's Christmas.
16. The Elf and Santa
17. All the disruptions, delays in the mail, closed shops etc.

In a nutshell - Christmas should be banned, at least publicly.

If I can think of more reasons I will add them to my post. Can you think of more?

It is getting worse and worse and dumber and dumber every single year if not every single day. Christmas used to be in December, then we started seeing Christmas stuff in shops in November, then in October, then in September. Last year I saw Christmas stuff in shops in August. And because they thought maybe it is starting too early, they created Christmas in July (which of course starts before July). This is really ridiculously and dangerously dumb.

If we go on like that, we will end up celebrating Christmas every day like Andy Park (aka Mr. Christmas). Ever heard of this man who has been celebrating Christmas every day since July 14, 1993? One would think people would laugh at him, but I am starting to think he will soon have followers!

What a farce!