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   hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 07:18:09 JST hypolite
   This year I'm having a New York Jewish Christmas, which means ordering Chinese takeout on Christmas Eve. Both Jewish and Chinese people have traditionally not celebrated Christmas, which has made them unusual partners on this occasion when most other places are closed.
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     hankg (hankg@friendica.myportal.social)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 07:24:08 JST hankg

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     @hypolite I’ve wanted to try that but since am from a background that celebrates Christmas it has never been practical.
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     hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 07:25:02 JST hypolite

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     @hankg The beauty of it is that there's nothing particular about it, it's about as pragmatic a tradition as you can get.
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     utzer (utzer@social.yl.ms)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 08:03:35 JST utzer

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     @hypolite I hope you have a good time nonetheless. Maybe go to the Chinese place and eat there? Will people be out eating in Chinese restaurant that so take out on Christmas?
     
     We were in Florida once over Christmas, I think in Miami or so, not really easy on such days in the US, very few places open to eat, at least 10 years ago.
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     hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 08:05:43 JST hypolite

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     @utzer Most New York Chinese restaurants are nothing more than takeout counters with no table service whatsoever.
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     utzer (utzer@social.yl.ms)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 21:26:21 JST utzer

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     @hypolite yes, it is like that all over the world, in some places they still have some tables and chairs, but usually nobody sits there.
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     hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 21:32:31 JST hypolite

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     @utzer This is less true in suburban areas where real estate is cheaper and table service restaurants are more common.
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     hypolite (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 21:43:15 JST hypolite

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     @lapo @utzer It is my same experience in France pre-pandemic, I've frequented several table service Chinese restaurants. There must have been some takeout-only places in Paris but it was not my main impression of Chinese restaurants.
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     lapo (lapo@f.lapo.it)'s status on Sunday, 25-Dec-2022 21:43:17 JST lapo

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     @hypolite @utzer Interesting. Do you mean during christmas or in general?
     As at least here in Italy people mostly eat in Chinese restaurants, even though there is also a lot of takeout going on (especially since the pandemic, which made a lot more people take the habit when previously they didn't gave).