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Q: What's with the Spring Festival exodus?

I know why some shops and restaurants close for the holidays. I get it, but my question has always been, "Doesn't anyone live and work in their respective hometowns?" Closing a business because the employees "have to go home" sounds a little careless to me. Lack of forward planning even. Do the locals really think (and accept) that since it's the holidays that they can't go to a restaurant because it will be closed? Puzzling.

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it's there business they can do whatever they want. They could also refuse service to someone like that one Italian restaurant owner did to O.J. Simpson. It may be puzzling to you, but not to the owners.

derek:

I'm not entirely sure what O.J. Simpson has to do with my question but anyways.....you got your points so I guess that's all that matters.

Back on topic......Do all restaurant workers and store clerks get shipped in from other towns? How did this all begin? I know these questions may never be answered but c'mon, you must have thought about this too. It seems to me that the economy hits a roadblock.

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The owner of the restaurant can do whatever they like and refuse service to a customer. That's what it means. You did ask about why the restaurant owners leave and leave their store unoccupied right?

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When it is the way of life currently in China, it is not really a roadblock, but a normal way for local people to do business.

It all started with the migration of workers from country side (mostly due for lack of work opportunities) into cities.  Many found work opportunities at factories and businesses, and eventually brough their inmediate families with them, or created a new one.

And as the Spring Festival custom to be celebrated with the family continued, the need to travel back home developed.,  Then also because in reality for Chinese Spring Festival is not a one or two days celebration, but almost a month long one, is that you see many places closed from one week to almost 4 weeks.

Their economy is geared so each individual is happy (and does budget) for an 11 months of income or so, and the time off without pay during Spring Festival.  There is another holiday which is also more than one or a few days, which will be October 1 (that one is one week long

derek:

Concise, thanks Happy.

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My pleasure, Derek.

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I have, for the last few weeks, done a quiet investigation on some of the "thumbs down" showing up here.  For my amusement mostly.  And it is rather easy, when you make a post, and within 5 minutes it gets a "thumb down", quickly look to see who is on line besides you and write down their names.  With repeated occasions, you will soon eliminate the name of non-repeaters, and just a few names will remain as to be on line when a "thumbs down" is given. 
Only one person has always been on line when I ended up with a "thumbs down" and I am also on line.  His name has 7 letters, so if he does not stop this nonsense, I will begin to reciprocate his efforts.
Enough said.

Jnusb416:

You must be extra special. You got two thumbs down for a good explanation.

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giadrosich:

Just a note, Happy, I never log out, 'cause it's easier than logging in every time. I know, call me simple, but that is why it shows me always logged in.

I do have a life, and am not always on here, lol.

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giadrosich, I never log out either, so do not worry, you are not the one. O said handle has 7 letters, yours have 10, so unfdoreunately for you, you gotb eliminated in my deductive process since you did not fit the profile of an ego building loser, and the other one did.

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There is a similar phenomenon in the summer in some European counties. If you have ever tried to do business with someone in France in August, you will know what I mean. When you ask when they will be back from vacation, you get told 'sometime in September'! It used to drive my American colleagues crazy.

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