Hermione: Jewish? and American Changes

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No: HPFGUIDX 6600

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Simon Biber" <simon at b...> wrote:
> > Also you mention that Hermione wishes them a Merry Christmas...is
> > this a change for the American edition being that most British 
people
> > say Happy Christmas?
> 
> That's interesting, here in Australia we say Merry Christmas, 
although my
> grandmother does say Happy. It tends to be the case here that the 
old-timers
> have more British traditions.

I'm British, I say "Merry Christmas" and so does just about everyone 
I know. It's news to me that it's supposed to be American.