"Happy" Memorial Day?
I was at a restaurant yesterday and the young hostess was greeting people at the door with a very cheery "Happy Memorial Day Weekend!" followed with questions like "Are you having fun?" like it was the 4th of July or something. Okay, it's a three-day weekend but there's a somber aspect to the holiday that is lost on some. This weekend I'm remembering my late Dad who was in the Korean War.
Is it out of place to gently remind these well-meaning but clueless people what this holiday is really about?
I was at a restaurant yesterday and the young hostess was greeting people at the door with a very cheery "Happy Memorial Day Weekend!" followed with questions like "Are you having fun?" like it was the 4th of July or something. Okay, it's a three-day weekend but there's a somber aspect to the holiday that is lost on some. This weekend I'm remembering my late Dad who was in the Korean War.
Is it out of place to gently remind these well-meaning but clueless people what this holiday is really about?