Is it a faux pas to say "Happy Independence Day" to a British person?
Not at all . . . . being I think the only foreigners that they could find to share their joy with my then girlfriend and I were guests of honour at a town’s celebrations some years ago. It was only after we had been invited that the Mayor politely asked whether we were offended as the independence was from us.We assured him that all was OK, they could keep the country and, anyway, we were pleased to see that they celebrated my father’s birthday in such style!I still have the flags that we were given to wave, up on the bleachers with the Mayor, as the parade went by. Good quality flags too, stout wooden sticks with gold painted finials and a decent quality flag fixed to each! I put them out on my lounge mantelpiece each 4th July in remembrance of the kindness and hospitality . . . Don’t say anything but for years my dad assumed the bunting and cake were for him!
In Flags of our Fathers when the Marine fell into the water why did the marines leave him there to die?
I understood it to be that they were hard-pressed for time to make it to the objective, so it wasn't that they couldn't or that they weren't willing, they just didn't have the needed time to perform such actions.
What do you get for the husbands, fathers, and fathers-in-law who have everything?
My husband and I don’t have any fathers / fathers-in-law alive anymore. But we have two sons, a grandson and a couple of nephwes and grand nephews we buy gifts for.My husband and I have agreed on not buying gifts to each other any more. Our closets and drawers are more than full. At this point in our life (60+) we have everything we need, we have the money to buy what we want and need, and so we do regularly through the year. We go to a restaurant to celebrate instead.Small children are the easiest to buy for, I (yes, often the wife’s task, this gift shopping…) buy books, some toys, maybe a piece of cloth with it to satisfy both the son and the parents. I make sure to leave a swap patch if the parents want something else for their son (since this is about male gift recipients).When the nephews get a bit older, they often ask to get money instead. I’m happy to deliver an envelope with banknotes and a nice card. Easy peasy gift giving. No more running from store to store.Then it’s our adult sons. One of them live in UK. I don’t send parcels with gifts from Norway to UK. We talk on the phone, send a greeting email and transfer an amount to his bank account. That’s the way we have settled on, seems like everyone is happy with it.Our other son lives just some minutes drive away. I ask for a wishlist. If I don’t get one, he knows he most probably will get one more shirt, t-shirt or something similar, maybe in the wrong size. ;-) Or one of these envelopes with money in it. He as well buys what he want during the year. His son is a joy to buy gifts for, though,he is 10 month, and there will be some years until he receives envelopes with money in them. :-)That’s how I do it, now. I used a lot more time on gift shopping in my younger days.Happy gift shopping everyone !Edit; I now reread the question, you asked for gifts for male adults who had everything. I will tell you what I used to buy for my husband and our fathers/father-in-laws.For the males in that category who enjoyed wine, cognac or something like that, I bought them a bottle of they favorite stuff. If they were beer lovers, I bought some bottles of different, foreign beer and put them all in a wooden box. The ones who didn’t drink alcohol, got a box of chocolate, socks, nice flowers, a book or they favorite cake. This they knew. If they for one rare occation had other wishes, they had to tell me. :-)
What is the proper way to wish people a happy 9/11?
It isn't a holiday, it's a day of remembrance. No "Merry--" or "Happy--" greeting should be used. People do sometimes have discussions in remembrance of it on that day, though.
How did the phrase change from “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays?”
Take my answer with a grain of salt, since this is happening only in the first world for all I know. Here in Venezuela, we still say “Merry Christmas".I think this is because of the inclusive cause people over there have, walking in tip-toes around certain words as to not offend someone. Since christians aren't the only ones who have a celebration right at the winter's solstice, authorities opted for a more general saying for when that time comes, as to not offend jews, muslims and other religious minorities.That's when the “Happy Holidays” comes in. Holiday is a very general term, and since nobody can assume someone's religion out of appereance, race or facial features, it's perfect to englobe everyone's festivities without having to explicitly name them. It gives that sense of inclusion.Now, things can be taken too far. “Merry Christmas” is a valid phrase, so I don’t think it would be wise to be cut down completely (in case it happens).In conclusion, the reason for the use of “Happy Holidays” is inclusion of other religious minorities or people that are religious but not christian. It’s also an example of political correctness: forbidding a term in favor of another in hopes to not offend someone.
Where can i find takamitsu kimura my father?
takamitsu kimura 56 or + tokyo japan i did not c him w/in 16yrs now. im 18yrs old xelamie kimura s my name my mothers name s estrella gomez a philipina im here in phil searching my father if he s still alive