You know why I really hate the main holidays where everybody's off work because every time I have a job if I haven't been there long enough all it means is I lose pay I'd rather work I need the money to I'm the only surviving member left of the family I'm or I grew up with so all your holidays I just sit at home bored pissed cuz I'm losing income
no one dares to visit the metal head's house for trick or treat. all the more candy to myself while no one judges me when i watch the nightmare before christmas while noming on candies :D:D
Tom Millard dude I love Halloween too because that's the year I could scare all the little kids and scarr them for life after trick or treating in my house trust me if you hate that those little twats are asking for candy even though their parents could buy them fucking candy everywhere for less than a buck then dress up as a scarecrow go outside the front door and buy a bucket full of candy put a sign that says take one when a brat puts there hand inside jump up and scare them trust me it is going to be funny and by then no one will want to trick or treat at your house.i do it every year
I know this is a 2 year comment but.. there’s a lot of festivals and holidays here in Cambodia, it stresses me out sometimes but at least there’s no classes.
I like how the one holiday that didn't get shat on (rightfully so, might i add) was Halloween. Free candy, Horror flicks on every channel, dressing up in costume, scaring and or pranking people, it's a metalheads dream, what's not to love! I wish every day was Halloween
I can get what you're saying and I respect your opinion on holidays, I personally do celebrate some of the holidays mentioned in this video but I still respect what you said, everybody has their own beliefs and what not and I respect yours. I really like your channel by the way, keep up the good work?
Finally someone said it! Personally I hate holidays too and I really don't want to celebrate Christmas or Easter but I'm forced to because my parents are conservative Christians (and I'm still 17 which is considered underage). So they basically force me to go to church and participate in various Christian family traditions and events during the holidays, because if I don't they say that I'm not a part of the family and they get extremely mad and upset :[
***** I've already done that so many times that they have literally said that they will kick me out of their house if I keep sharing my thoughts and believes in front of my younger already brainwashed by my parents siblings. (They on the other hand are constantly shoving their beliefs down to my siblings throats just like they did to me). So I'm afraid it's not just emotional blackmailing...
***** Oh I didn't know that. I'm sure they wouldn't go as far as to throw me out though anyway as they're generally good people. They just aren't very open minded and accepting.
Well they certainly aren't perfect but they are doing a pretty decent job at raising their children. They could be better and more open minded but they could be a lot worse.
Yule for northern European pagans. The Romans and Greeks had a similar celebration called Saturnalia. Which lasted from the 17th to the 23rd of December. Either one had a shit ton drinking
I hate people who get angry at "merry Christmas" or "happy hanukkah" and say "happy holidays". I don't give a shit what holiday you celebrate but you can at least respect the fact that other people celebrate different things. Im a christian but if someone says happy Hanukkah to me ill say it back, because that shows respect to he other person beliefs.
Well said. as someone who hates holidays myself (with the exception of pagan holidays like Jul and Ostara because I really don't deal with those problems ) Though yesterday was my birthday. As much as I don't really care as much as I did when I was younger , I never really saw the harm in asking off for work. Just coincidentally, there was a meetup event and Goatwhore was in town. other than that, I still share your thoughts on the holidays.
i agree that holidays have become very soulless and mechanical, especially Christmas. it's supposed to be the happiest time of the year but all i feel is stressed and depressed.
I like two holidays, and two holidays only. Halloween and Christmas. Halloween because I get to dress up, however I want without being judged. Also, free candy. Especially chocolate. I like Christmas because I get free band merch, free video games, and the such. Last Christmas, I literally got my first guitar.
Between you and me, you may have just changed my perception of holidays, even my own birthday. I have to say, if I hadn't been given this much insight about how holidays really aren't all that special, I would probably just be another one of those slaves to the economy, and always having a happy face during all those other holidays. Thanks, killbot! :)
The only holiday I can get behind is Halloween, mainly because of the involvement of spirits, whether you believe in such a thing or not. The rest of the holidays, I agree, can end now and I'll be happy. They're unnecessary and so consumeristic now.
In Serbia we have a holyday when parents tie their kids up as soon as they wake up and refuse to let em go until the kids give them gifts(there is also one when kids tie up their mother and father)
I hate April fools day as well, and only hate Valentine's Day when im stabbed in the back, which usually happens around that time to be honest. But I get what you're saying man good video
Right after we celebrate being grateful for what we have on thanksgiving, the next day people go out and trample each other to get something for cheaper
Hey, I just wanna express my appreciation for getting me into extreme metal. I would have never have gotten into so many great bands if your videos hadn't introduced them to me.
Dude I didn't know the historical reasons for instituting Thanksgiving as a holiday until I saw this video. I always knew the actual history between the pilgrims and the indians, of course. But holy shit wouldn't the holiday serve a better purpose if we were closing stores and enjoying peace and quiet with our families if the purpose was to meditate upon the ending of America's bloodiest (and in a way the most tragic) war or to have a closed-store/no-work day as a big moment of silence to remember that we nearly brought an entire race to extinction.
I 100% agree with everything you said :) Just get rid of all holidays and have businesses offer paid time off in points throughout the year. That way businesses can remain open all year round if they wanted to. If you want to celebrate your holiday, do it on your time, don’t force everyone else to have to be affected by it.
If it’s just Halloween that’s a holiday then I am okay because at least you can be your authentic self without guilt tripping but Christmas can go f*** itself
Your outlook is all well and good, but I'm happy to take the specific theming of holidays to break up the monotony of the year. They give me a reason to do something I might not normally be inclined to do. Also, I notice you neglected to gripe about Halloween. I suspect this is because Halloween is the shit.
The only thing I hate about holidays, it's the god damn christmas music blasting everywhere. However, I just put my earphone with some THRASH METAL and I'll be just fine.
Oh I HATE Christmas music. Same damn songs played by a million different people. And the rappers wanting to do their renditions of it... at least do what Halford did and create all original holiday songs.
honestly my least favourite things about holidays is having to act surprised/excited when i get a gift, like i can be extremely excited but i feel like i need to play up some crazy reaction or else ill be seen as disrespectful, then theres also the issue of having to buy gifts for people when you're broke. holidays would be so much better if gifts werent so "necessary"
Another great post. Let me start with a disclaimer by saying I'm a 50 yr old geezer guy, so been through plenty. Holidays are great for appreciating Family. If someone seriously has had a bad upbringing and their Parents are spawns of Satan, then, by all means, avoid that toxicity. However, if your Family is just the typical, sometimes annoying type People, Family does matter and Holidays at least give us an excuse to be together, even if mildly forced at times. With many if not most Family members, you will find that they are the only ones that won't bail on you, especially during the toughest of times and you get older. Both my Parents passed within the last 5 years, and I miss spending time with them over the holidays, and living away and out of state from home the last 25 yrs, wish I had made more of an effort to spend time with them. One of my Siblings is the complete a total opposite of me, but even he has stepped up and had my back during some really tough times, even though when it comes to religion, politics, and other bullshit, we agree on nothing, and never will. As far as the rest yeah, mostly marketing scam. And as far as combining Holidays, I *especially* agree with a combo of Mother and Fathers day because Dads get totally screwed. As a Father of 2 myself, during my Kids young years, schools would make a point to take the time to make some super sweet and touching cards/handmade gifts/hold luncheons/singing programs etc. for Moms because of Mothers Day taking place during the school year. Dads, on the other hand, get none of the great stuff. Not even ashtrays like we used to make in Art class during the 70s for our Parents before it was taboo, and that's some bullshit. Probably contributes to the fact that Fathers day just becomes 'another day' for Dads much quicker than for Moms, even if the Dad was the best or only Parent of the two. As far as me personally, I now just take Holidays as a time for introspection. Not all holidays mind you, but certainly ones like Thanksgiving. Not because religious fanatic Dudes in funky hats, but because I'm not dead yet so there's something to be thankful for there, and when I take a bit of time, I can always come up with a few more reasons. And I get one day off of work to think about it. Keep up the great work though. I'm seriously digging your channel.
@@bezoticallyyours83 Yep. True story. It was a popular choice of 'suggested gifts to make in Art Class' at the time as they were super simple to make. My Pops ended up with several god-awful Salvador Dalí-looking ash trays. Funny to think about now. Different time for sure :-)
8:10 is true to me. I have homophobic and racist grandparents and being bisexual I find it uncomfortable sitting in the same room eating Christmas turkey and I've walked out of the room multiple times because of their non-tolerant behaviour.
I like Christmas cause I get a long break from school I get to snowboard and hang out with my friends and family, plus my parents and grandparents spoil me
I mean hes right about most of it especially valentines day but as a person that doesn’t participate to any of them i still look forward to some of em cuz no school and the weather and lights are nice in holiday season
I view Columbus day as the worst holiday. That guy was pretty much pre - Hitler Mk 2 or 3 (after Caligula and maybe Vlad or Kahn) As for most holidays, what I'd do with friends... that is, just getting a beer at a bar and discussing philosophy or something of the like, is far more enjoyable to me than anything else.
I'm with you man! As a person who has the ability to question everything. None of them make any sense to me. I ask everyone why they do it and don't give me that family tradition crap either... And no one has a decent answer
i have 2 other people who share the same birthday as me, one being a year older, one being the same age, and it was really hectic one year because the girl whos the same age as me had invited me to her birthday party on our birthday. it made me feel kinda underpowered because we were celebrating HER and not ME and HER.
I mostly agree, accept for April fools day. I love having a day when nobody is safe from pranks and I can just get away with causing trouble and no one can stop me.
My birthday is on April 12th. Since it is early April some people associate it with April fools day and I get pranked on my birthday. I don’t want to be pranked, just let me go through my day peacefully and THEN prank me in a few days. I think birthdays should just be days where you respect the person who’s birthday it is. I think all this cake and present shit should just be abolished.
He got me with the smiling and acting happy god I hate doing that especially on Christmas because I know what’s going to happen because people will get mad if they don’t get what they asked for
Preach brother! I went out and spent way more than I should have on my neighbor's little girl last Christmas. Her mother called me and had the balls to ask me to take the device back and buy her something else because another relative bought the child the same thing. I'd never have done that, especially since the gift came from a neighbor who didn't have to buy her kid squat. I have since stopped buying Christmas gifts for the neighbor's kids.
Choosing beggars, tisk tisk... see, and I have aunts and uncles who complain about Christmas presents. Adults whining that other adults won't get them $300 iPads and TVs. The worst part is when I say "please don't get me anything, I won't be buying anything for anyone this year," then they ignore the request and act surprised when I don't reciprocate. I appreciate the gesture, but that's why I was up-front about "don't buy me anything."
When i was a little kid, i really loved christmas. Now, i’m not as excited. The main reason i actually like christmas and new year is that i get to see extended family. Other than that, i just like a 2 week break from school.
Black Friday is easily my favorite holiday, not because of the sales, but because of all the fights and chaos that happen within the malls and stores. I don't even go out on Black Friday, I just stay inside. The sales aren't that big of sales either, usually between 15-30% off, which is normal to find in stores daily!
Yes exactly! On my Birthday people ask me what I'm doing, lol I dont know, nothing? It's just another day. My husband knows I just like good meal of my choice. Birthdays were so overdone in my family, in fact any holiday to the point I start to sweat just thinking about it.
No, we don't NEED a day to celebrate love and be extra kind to each other but there IS a growing need for more love in the world generally so Valentine's day doesn't irk me as it does most people I know. And yes, the most romantic moments cannot be scheduled, they just happen ( hopefully ).
Family and relatives are different things. Family are the people that mean the most to you, the ones you love and the ones who love you back. Relatives are just the people your related to.
Living in a mexican household, the only holidays we celebrate is thanksgiving, christmas, new years, and obviously our birthdays. Since i was also poor growing, the only thing i looked foward to was the food (shoutout to the work bonuses my parents and older brother got) but now that all of us are better financially than before (could be better tho) now i look foward to the food AND some socks and boxers on christmas, hallelujah
If only people were smart like this guy. I agree with everything he said here, especially when he said that it is okay to disagree and that you should respect other people's opinions. If only everyone was smart like you.
Valentine's Day always made me feel like shit. Especially because our school sold balloons and stuffed animals for one to buy for their significant other, and while most people would get something, I never in my entire middle school and high school career, I never got one. It always broke my heart and made me feel even more depressed than usual.
Same here. And not just for SO but in primary school we were supposed to give little presents / valentine cards to our friends. I was never popular, so didn't get any (or maybe one, can't remember anymore) and it sucked as the popular kids would get a ton. Combined with similar attitude from my parents, it sure gave me some deep scars I'm still dealing with.
The only black Friday I like is the Megadeth song
Paint the devil on the wall!
Same🤘amazing song
fuck YES
You know why I really hate the main holidays where everybody's off work because every time I have a job if I haven't been there long enough all it means is I lose pay I'd rather work I need the money to I'm the only surviving member left of the family I'm or I grew up with so all your holidays I just sit at home bored pissed cuz I'm losing income
Fuck yeah \m/
Why can't people be respectful and reasonable like this dude?
Because humanity is trash
Human=garbage and people=shit
the illusion of separation, we all live as if divided but we are all one and the same.
@@Somefool669 "People = shit" (Slipknot)
I like Holidays because school breaks
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cabematt101 1211 Hail Satan
NO IT SAYS BLACK FRIDAY!!!
cabematt101 1211 Hail Turkey
Hell yah 😭😭😭😭
I don't support the history of thanksgiving but free food.
fabulos pear but hey, good free food is good free food.
fabulos pear I celebrate turkey day bruh. Free turkey!
some 1 had to pay for it, u cheap shit head
fabulos pear n spend time with family ❣️
I like Christmas because free shit I'll never use
This channel never makes a bad video
I hate my birthday, because I have to say "Thanks" to all the people who say "happy birthday". It's always so akward...
cx2055607 Maybe don't give away it's your birthday. Also your birthday must be in November or something.
K McAlpine it's in may actually
cx2055607 dammit. So Taurus maybe? It is the opposite sign of what I first guessed, Scorpio.
The dreaded happy birthday songgg.
Me too. It's like "thanks I know. I'm getting old" xD
you look like robert plant with dave mustaines hair😂
Dabert Mustant
Jesus your right!
I love his hair
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING
the only good thing I could think of about holidays is that it gives me a day off school
Only one, huh?
I think he means the general essence of the holidays
I like how you didn't mention my favorite holiday, Halloween.
In Canada, we don't have both Memorial and Veteran's Day. We just have Remembrance Day and it works.
gatorgaming11 same in Australia
I'm pretty sure it's a British Empire thing.
Titan11 November 11th?
Same in the UK
You some how perfectly fit it into a 10 minute video. That was literally perfect.
wow u read messages fro over 2 years ago?! sick
you're great man
Exactly 10 minutes
Christmas wasn't started by Christians. It was originally a pagan drinking holiday.
No wonder my uncles get drunk every Christmas
Yule
I thought it was winter solstice. But yeah drinking holiday makes sense as everybody and anybody decides to get plastered around this time of year.
YEAH! PAGANS!
Easter was an Anglo-Saxon festival for the goddess of victory Eostre
i only like Halloween thats fun.
***** yeah
no one dares to visit the metal head's house for trick or treat. all the more candy to myself while no one judges me when i watch the nightmare before christmas while noming on candies :D:D
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Halloween is the greatest holiday ever
Tom Millard dude I love Halloween too because that's the year I could scare all the little kids and scarr them for life after trick or treating in my house trust me if you hate that those little twats are asking for candy even though their parents could buy them fucking candy everywhere for less than a buck then dress up as a scarecrow go outside the front door and buy a bucket full of candy put a sign that says take one when a brat puts there hand inside jump up and scare them trust me it is going to be funny and by then no one will want to trick or treat at your house.i do it every year
What about Holidays in Cambodia
Yes Dead Kennedy's😂😂
The only good holiday
You better pack a wife
its tough kid but that's life
I know this is a 2 year comment but..
there’s a lot of festivals and holidays here in Cambodia, it stresses me out sometimes but at least there’s no classes.
I like how the one holiday that didn't get shat on (rightfully so, might i add) was Halloween. Free candy, Horror flicks on every channel, dressing up in costume, scaring and or pranking people, it's a metalheads dream, what's not to love! I wish every day was Halloween
Lol 😂 I’ll go with the Halloween but you can keep the metal but yes that’s the only holiday that I love
I just hate Christmas music.
MasterCyconide its overplayed
MasterCyconide some is good like Carol of the bells
but I want a hippopotamus for Christmas is the worst song ever(not THE worst but wow it's bad)
MasterCyconide last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away!
PooleParty24/7 or
rudolph
PooleParty24/7 that's so weird that you replied to me with that song, considering that George Michael died a few days later.
0:59 Christmas also has the highest suicide rate of the year.
And I’m going to be one of them
RORSCHACH (fellow watchmen fan)
I can get what you're saying and I respect your opinion on holidays, I personally do celebrate some of the holidays mentioned in this video but I still respect what you said, everybody has their own beliefs and what not and I respect yours. I really like your channel by the way, keep up the good work?
*work. I pressed question mark by mistake
Thank you! Keep it up as long as you enjoy it :)
Killbot&GorGorAttack!! Cheers! Same with you 👍
I hate Christmas, because of the way I'm treated during this so called Holiday!
Andraste Reminiec how are you treated?
Finally someone said it! Personally I hate holidays too and I really don't want to celebrate Christmas or Easter but I'm forced to because my parents are conservative Christians (and I'm still 17 which is considered underage). So they basically force me to go to church and participate in various Christian family traditions and events during the holidays, because if I don't they say that I'm not a part of the family and they get extremely mad and upset :[
Make all churches look like the front of the Aske EP.
John Burns I thought of burning down churches so many times in my life even as a child 😂
***** I've already done that so many times that they have literally said that they will kick me out of their house if I keep sharing my thoughts and believes in front of my younger already brainwashed by my parents siblings. (They on the other hand are constantly shoving their beliefs down to my siblings throats just like they did to me). So I'm afraid it's not just emotional blackmailing...
***** Oh I didn't know that. I'm sure they wouldn't go as far as to throw me out though anyway as they're generally good people. They just aren't very open minded and accepting.
Well they certainly aren't perfect but they are doing a pretty decent job at raising their children. They could be better and more open minded but they could be a lot worse.
THX YOU I AGREE WITH MOST OF DIS VIDEO!!!
"...my sperm count lowers dramatically." 😂😂😂
Christmas was not originally used to celebrate the birth of Jesus
Emil Skywalker Pereira Engan True. It was originally a Pagan holiday called Yule to celebrate the coming of the Winter Solstice.
Yule for northern European pagans. The Romans and Greeks had a similar celebration called Saturnalia. Which lasted from the 17th to the 23rd of December. Either one had a shit ton drinking
SeanO Covers1999 Even the word Jul (Yule) remained in Swedish that means Christmas.
Jesus was a spring kid as well. He was born in April or May.
@@keafoleafo8368 y’all don’t know when Jesus was born so shut up
Listen to Twisted Sister's A Twisted Christmas and *BOOM!* Christmas becomes awesome!
I think that people over do holidays. For example, Christmas is supposed to be relaxing, but for many it is stressful
I hate people who get angry at "merry Christmas" or "happy hanukkah" and say "happy holidays". I don't give a shit what holiday you celebrate but you can at least respect the fact that other people celebrate different things. Im a christian but if someone says happy Hanukkah to me ill say it back, because that shows respect to he other person beliefs.
Thank you, you should not change your personality because of what day it is. This video is very awesome. Thanks Killbot.
I hate birthday because im getting one year closer to death
same bro, that's why I love my B-day so much
(“Birthday Dethday” by Dethklok plays in the background)
Scary!
funny
Pavel malík good
The best thing about some of these holidays is that a lot of the various music labels and distros have pretty sweet sales and discounts!
So, when, if ever, are you doing a death discography review?
Well said. as someone who hates holidays myself (with the exception of pagan holidays like Jul and Ostara because I really don't deal with those problems )
Though yesterday was my birthday. As much as I don't really care as much as I did when I was younger , I never really saw the harm in asking off for work. Just coincidentally, there was a meetup event and Goatwhore was in town.
other than that, I still share your thoughts on the holidays.
i agree that holidays have become very soulless and mechanical, especially Christmas. it's supposed to be the happiest time of the year but all i feel is stressed and depressed.
I like two holidays, and two holidays only.
Halloween and Christmas.
Halloween because I get to dress up, however I want without being judged. Also, free candy. Especially chocolate.
I like Christmas because I get free band merch, free video games, and the such. Last Christmas, I literally got my first guitar.
Between you and me, you may have just changed my perception of holidays, even my own birthday. I have to say, if I hadn't been given this much insight about how holidays really aren't all that special, I would probably just be another one of those slaves to the economy, and always having a happy face during all those other holidays. Thanks, killbot! :)
Bro spoke the truth. And this is coming from a military historian.
I agree on the most part, but a good thing is days off
My mum always hateD Mother’s Day, she would say to me and my sister “you should be nice to me everyday not just today!”
The only holiday I can get behind is Halloween, mainly because of the involvement of spirits, whether you believe in such a thing or not. The rest of the holidays, I agree, can end now and I'll be happy. They're unnecessary and so consumeristic now.
In Serbia we have a holyday when parents tie their kids up as soon as they wake up and refuse to let em go until the kids give them gifts(there is also one when kids tie up their mother and father)
What's it called? :D
Detinjci(translates to something like childrens day) Its kinda weird because on childrens day its the children that give gifts to parents
A holiday that ties children up... Now THERE'S an idea if I didn't believe what I said in the video >:D
Петар Стојановић I do NOT want to be tied up
cabematt101 1211 Meh. No ones into bdsm these dayz
I hate April fools day as well, and only hate Valentine's Day when im stabbed in the back, which usually happens around that time to be honest. But I get what you're saying man good video
i greatly agree with you, i just like holidays cause i wanna get out of school
The only Holiday I don’t mind is Halloween 🎃 because of the theme. 👻
I agree with you 100%. I pretty much have to celebrate holidays because of that my family forces me to, even thought that I have social anxiety
Right after we celebrate being grateful for what we have on thanksgiving, the next day people go out and trample each other to get something for cheaper
How do you feel about Talk like a Pirate Day though?
It is THE day for blasting Alestorm
Hey, I just wanna express my appreciation for getting me into extreme metal. I would have never have gotten into so many great bands if your videos hadn't introduced them to me.
You're welcome :) stick around for more stuff, keep exploring the channel, and read some books/internet articles. You'll find lots to like.
Dude I didn't know the historical reasons for instituting Thanksgiving as a holiday until I saw this video. I always knew the actual history between the pilgrims and the indians, of course. But holy shit wouldn't the holiday serve a better purpose if we were closing stores and enjoying peace and quiet with our families if the purpose was to meditate upon the ending of America's bloodiest (and in a way the most tragic) war or to have a closed-store/no-work day as a big moment of silence to remember that we nearly brought an entire race to extinction.
I 100% agree with everything you said :) Just get rid of all holidays and have businesses offer paid time off in points throughout the year. That way businesses can remain open all year round if they wanted to. If you want to celebrate your holiday, do it on your time, don’t force everyone else to have to be affected by it.
You just gained whole new respect from me, I don't know a lot of people sharing my opinion about holidays.
If it’s just Halloween that’s a holiday then I am okay because at least you can be your authentic self without guilt tripping but Christmas can go f*** itself
Your outlook is all well and good, but I'm happy to take the specific theming of holidays to break up the monotony of the year. They give me a reason to do something I might not normally be inclined to do.
Also, I notice you neglected to gripe about Halloween. I suspect this is because Halloween is the shit.
Slightly guilty! Lol I don't celebrate it, but I've always loved horror so it's a holiday that doesn't suck QUITE as much \m/
For me I hate thanksgiving! I love holloween but once October is finished my mood drops like a rock!
The only thing I hate about holidays, it's the god damn christmas music blasting everywhere. However, I just put my earphone with some THRASH METAL and I'll be just fine.
Oh I HATE Christmas music. Same damn songs played by a million different people. And the rappers wanting to do their renditions of it... at least do what Halford did and create all original holiday songs.
My favorite holiday is the Puerto Rican holiday officially known as “Columbus Hatred Day” they make big parade floats to make fun of Columbus
I can respect Veterans Day (my late grandfather was in Vietnam).. but I hate a lot of other holidays
John Burns my grandpa was lieutenant kernal biggio in the air force and my great grandpa was in world war|| in the air force
John Burns I would hate veterans day even more if my grandfather served. Happy veterans day, to all the homeless veterans in the streets...
my ancestors served in Vietnam, WWII and the Civil War (though were on the losing side. This is ironic, if you knew my family history).
honestly my least favourite things about holidays is having to act surprised/excited when i get a gift, like i can be extremely excited but i feel like i need to play up some crazy reaction or else ill be seen as disrespectful, then theres also the issue of having to buy gifts for people when you're broke. holidays would be so much better if gifts werent so "necessary"
I hate people getting me gifts. In back of my mind im like "great, know I need to get you something".
Another great post. Let me start with a disclaimer by saying I'm a 50 yr old geezer guy, so been through plenty.
Holidays are great for appreciating Family. If someone seriously has had a bad upbringing and their Parents are spawns of Satan, then, by all means, avoid that toxicity. However, if your Family is just the typical, sometimes annoying type People, Family does matter and Holidays at least give us an excuse to be together, even if mildly forced at times. With many if not most Family members, you will find that they are the only ones that won't bail on you, especially during the toughest of times and you get older. Both my Parents passed within the last 5 years, and I miss spending time with them over the holidays, and living away and out of state from home the last 25 yrs, wish I had made more of an effort to spend time with them.
One of my Siblings is the complete a total opposite of me, but even he has stepped up and had my back during some really tough times, even though when it comes to religion, politics, and other bullshit, we agree on nothing, and never will.
As far as the rest yeah, mostly marketing scam. And as far as combining Holidays, I *especially* agree with a combo of Mother and Fathers day because Dads get totally screwed. As a Father of 2 myself, during my Kids young years, schools would make a point to take the time to make some super sweet and touching cards/handmade gifts/hold luncheons/singing programs etc. for Moms because of Mothers Day taking place during the school year.
Dads, on the other hand, get none of the great stuff. Not even ashtrays like we used to make in Art class during the 70s for our Parents before it was taboo, and that's some bullshit. Probably contributes to the fact that Fathers day just becomes 'another day' for Dads much quicker than for Moms, even if the Dad was the best or only Parent of the two.
As far as me personally, I now just take Holidays as a time for introspection. Not all holidays mind you, but certainly ones like Thanksgiving. Not because religious fanatic Dudes in funky hats, but because I'm not dead yet so there's something to be thankful for there, and when I take a bit of time, I can always come up with a few more reasons. And I get one day off of work to think about it.
Keep up the great work though. I'm seriously digging your channel.
Thank you! And I grew up in some pretty interesting situations to say the least, so a lot of this video comes from my background.
The school had you make ashtrays for Father's Day?? That's a new one on me.
@@bezoticallyyours83 Yep. True story. It was a popular choice of 'suggested gifts to make in Art Class' at the time as they were super simple to make. My Pops ended up with several god-awful Salvador Dalí-looking ash trays. Funny to think about now. Different time for sure :-)
I got an ad for buying christmas gifts on amazon before this
This nigga done made the most real yet underrated video of all time. Respect
Black Friday in Canada: “oh cool this is on sale”
Black Friday in the USA: “it’s now time for the ROYALL RRUMBLE MATCH
You are honestly the most chill dude I've ever heard talk
8:10 is true to me. I have homophobic and racist grandparents and being bisexual I find it uncomfortable sitting in the same room eating Christmas turkey and I've walked out of the room multiple times because of their non-tolerant behaviour.
I hate Valentines Day and Easter.
I don't really care for Christmas.
I love Halloween and Thanksgiving.
I like Christmas cause I get a long break from school I get to snowboard and hang out with my friends and family, plus my parents and grandparents spoil me
Nick Davis you piece of fuck ☠️
I mean hes right about most of it especially valentines day but as a person that doesn’t participate to any of them i still look forward to some of em cuz no school and the weather and lights are nice in holiday season
I love how he never mentioned halloween
Thank you for putting how I also feel out there in a respectful way
I agree I am stuck currently
Luckily my relatives rented a house that has a music studio and I can sleep in there
Great video dude, summed up in 10 minutes what I've been thinking for years now. Also wanted to throw in you look like Dave Mustaine
Dude you are my spirit animal, couldn't agree more
I agree with you. It's a pain in the ass to get all those decoration's set up.
I don't blame you! I especially hate Christmas because my sister died in Christmas of '89.
I like thanksgiving for the food. Any holiday where I get a paid day off is my favorite holiday.
I've been giving the same points for most of my life and I'm glad to see that someone else shares the same opinions
I can agree about hating holidays. There is so much tradition. Learning about them or not learning from them is up to the people involved.
Christmas soon.. and I'm not in the fucking mood.
I view Columbus day as the worst holiday. That guy was pretty much pre - Hitler Mk 2 or 3 (after Caligula and maybe Vlad or Kahn)
As for most holidays, what I'd do with friends... that is, just getting a beer at a bar and discussing philosophy or something of the like, is far more enjoyable to me than anything else.
I'm with you man! As a person who has the ability to question everything. None of them make any sense to me. I ask everyone why they do it and don't give me that family tradition crap either... And no one has a decent answer
i miss school and its making me anxious and depressed.I miss the timetable, i miss the schedules.
i have 2 other people who share the same birthday as me, one being a year older, one being the same age, and it was really hectic one year because the girl whos the same age as me had invited me to her birthday party on our birthday. it made me feel kinda underpowered because we were celebrating HER and not ME and HER.
I completely agree! I feel like it wouldn’t be so bad if we have a couple of years without holidays.
I mostly agree, accept for April fools day. I love having a day when nobody is safe from pranks and I can just get away with causing trouble and no one can stop me.
you have many great points here. But most of all I hate the music they play during holidays like Christmas and New Year.
I often associate Thanksgiving with “Run to the Hills “ by Iron Maiden. They tell it like it is.
Wow... I couldn't agree anymore with you, Christmas to me (personally) is just a winter's day.
My birthday is on April 12th. Since it is early April some people associate it with April fools day and I get pranked on my birthday. I don’t want to be pranked, just let me go through my day peacefully and THEN prank me in a few days. I think birthdays should just be days where you respect the person who’s birthday it is. I think all this cake and present shit should just be abolished.
He got me with the smiling and acting happy god I hate doing that especially on Christmas because I know what’s going to happen because people will get mad if they don’t get what they asked for
I have to agree with you in fact Halloween, Christmas and St paddy’s day are the only ones I enjoy
Not only you seem cool, but you're ideals are on point as well.
OH MY GOD IVE NEVER AGREED SO MUCH EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS ON POINT
Preach brother! I went out and spent way more than I should have on my neighbor's little girl last Christmas. Her mother called me and had the balls to ask me to take the device back and buy her something else because another relative bought the child the same thing. I'd never have done that, especially since the gift came from a neighbor who didn't have to buy her kid squat. I have since stopped buying Christmas gifts for the neighbor's kids.
Choosing beggars, tisk tisk... see, and I have aunts and uncles who complain about Christmas presents. Adults whining that other adults won't get them $300 iPads and TVs. The worst part is when I say "please don't get me anything, I won't be buying anything for anyone this year," then they ignore the request and act surprised when I don't reciprocate. I appreciate the gesture, but that's why I was up-front about "don't buy me anything."
When i was a little kid, i really loved christmas. Now, i’m not as excited. The main reason i actually like christmas and new year is that i get to see extended family. Other than that, i just like a 2 week break from school.
Black Friday is easily my favorite holiday, not because of the sales, but because of all the fights and chaos that happen within the malls and stores. I don't even go out on Black Friday, I just stay inside. The sales aren't that big of sales either, usually between 15-30% off, which is normal to find in stores daily!
i've once seen a chocolate in a store on a valentine that written "dIcOuNt 50% FoR cOuPlEs"
its extremely racist to singles
Yes exactly! On my Birthday people ask me what I'm doing, lol I dont know, nothing? It's just another day. My husband knows I just like good meal of my choice. Birthdays were so overdone in my family, in fact any holiday to the point I start to sweat just thinking about it.
No, we don't NEED a day to celebrate love and be extra kind to each other but there IS a growing need for more love in the world generally so Valentine's day doesn't irk me as it does most people I know. And yes, the most romantic moments cannot be scheduled, they just happen ( hopefully ).
This just changed my whole perspective on holidays
Family and relatives are different things. Family are the people that mean the most to you, the ones you love and the ones who love you back. Relatives are just the people your related to.
Living in a mexican household, the only holidays we celebrate is thanksgiving, christmas, new years, and obviously our birthdays. Since i was also poor growing, the only thing i looked foward to was the food (shoutout to the work bonuses my parents and older brother got) but now that all of us are better financially than before (could be better tho) now i look foward to the food AND some socks and boxers on christmas, hallelujah
If only people were smart like this guy. I agree with everything he said here, especially when he said that it is okay to disagree and that you should respect other people's opinions. If only everyone was smart like you.
Why do your videos always make so much sense
Valentine's Day always made me feel like shit. Especially because our school sold balloons and stuffed animals for one to buy for their significant other, and while most people would get something, I never in my entire middle school and high school career, I never got one. It always broke my heart and made me feel even more depressed than usual.
Same here. And not just for SO but in primary school we were supposed to give little presents / valentine cards to our friends. I was never popular, so didn't get any (or maybe one, can't remember anymore) and it sucked as the popular kids would get a ton. Combined with similar attitude from my parents, it sure gave me some deep scars I'm still dealing with.