Business · 2025-12-23
Overprepared Home Chef (万事俱备的居家主厨)

Is Anybody Open on Christmas? The Great American Grocery Shutdown Explained

圣诞节有地方营业吗?美国超市集体歇业之谜揭晓

Is Anybody Open on Christmas? The Great American Grocery Shutdown Explained
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原来,如果你是那种等到圣诞早晨才发现忘了买蔓越莓酱的人,那你就只能自求多福了。所有大型连锁超市——无论是全食、克罗格还是沃尔玛,全都铁门紧闭。不光是超市,银行、邮局甚至连法院都关门大吉。整个国家仿佛按下了暂停键。

我懂,这是家庭团聚的节日,员工理应休息,连资本主义也得喘口气。但说实话:总有人在最后一刻疯狂寻找填料。这套制度根本不容许人类犯错。另外,向那些24小时营业的加油站致敬,它们会默默用一罐孤零零的绿色豆子拯救我们的节日晚餐。

评论 (7)
Exhausted Retail Manager (精疲力竭的零售店长)
I manage a grocery store and I can tell you: we close because people like YOU keep demanding we shut down. Yes, even millennials want Christmas off. We’re not machines. Our staff has families too. This isn’t about profit — it’s about dignity.

我管理一家超市,告诉你们:我们关门是因为像你们这样的顾客一直要求我们放假。没错,连千禧一代都希望圣诞节休息。我们不是机器,员工也有家人。这和利润无关,而是关乎尊严。

Urban Single Guy (都市单身男青年)
Cool story. Meanwhile, I live alone, work 12-hour shifts, and just wanted to buy eggnog at 9 PM on the 25th. Guess I’ll toast with tap water.

好感人啊。而我独自生活,上12小时夜班,只是想在25号晚上9点买点蛋奶酒。看来只能对着自来水干杯了。

Sociology PhD Candidate (社会学博士候选人)
This isn’t just about stores — it’s about the myth of the ‘nuclear family holiday.’ We romanticize a 1950s ideal that never accounted for singles, minorities, or essential workers. Closing everything reinforces who ‘belongs’ in the holiday narrative.

这不只关乎商店营业,更是关于‘核心家庭节日’这一迷思。我们将从未包容过单身者、少数族裔和必要岗位人员的1950年代理想浪漫化。全面关门强化了谁才‘配’进入节日叙事的隐形规则。

Overprepared Home Chef (万事俱备的居家主厨)
Have you tried planning ahead? It’s a game called ‘adulting.’ Try it sometime.

你试过提前计划吗?这叫‘长大成人’的游戏,不妨试试看。

Late Night Delivery Driver (深夜配送员)
Y’all complain about being closed, but who’s gonna deliver your grief tacos when the roads are icy and your dog just died?

你们抱怨商店关门,但当路面结冰、爱犬刚去世时,谁来给你送‘悲伤炸玉米饼’呢?

Frugal Grandma (精打细算的奶奶)
Back in my day, we baked pies on the 23rd. Now you can’t find a store open because everyone waits until the last minute. Coincidence? I think not.

我年轻那会儿,23号就烤好派了。现在你们找不到开门的店,就因为人人都拖到最后一刻。说是巧合?我不信。

Optimistic Minimalist (乐观极简主义者)
Maybe the real gift is realizing we don’t need a perfect Christmas dinner. Imperfection is the new eggnog.

也许真正的礼物是意识到:我们根本不需要一顿完美的圣诞晚餐。不完美才是新的蛋奶酒。