Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas' traditional "ho ho ho" greeting. Some people are worried it may be offensive to women.
Sydney's Santa Clauses have been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead.
One angry Santa said he was warned not to use "ho ho ho" because it could scare children. Some say it's too close to "ho," which is a bad word in the US.
"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale, who is in charge of a group that tries to protect children.
"We are talking about little kids who do not understand that 'ho, ho, ho' has any other [meaning]," she said. "Leave Santa alone."
One company in Sydney that employs Santas said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting. They said individual Santas were free to make their own decisions about what to say.(STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)
在澳洲的最大城市，耶誕老人被告誡不要再用傳統的「呵呵呵」作為問候語了。因為有些人擔心，這可能會冒犯女性。
雪梨的耶誕老人被交代要用「哈哈哈」代替「呵呵呵」。
一位憤怒的耶誕老人說，他被警告不能說「呵呵呵」，因為這樣可能會嚇到小朋友。有些人說，「呵」的發音太接近美語的一句粗話。
「饒了我們吧，」一個兒童保護團體的負責人茱麗．高爾說。
「我們說的是小朋友根本不了解『呵呵呵』的諧音代表什麼意思，」她說：「就放過耶誕老人吧！」
雪梨一家專門請人裝扮耶誕老人的公司表示，外傳該公司禁止耶誕老人說「呵呵呵」，這完全是一場誤會。他們表示，每個耶誕老人都可以自行決定要說什麼。
（法新社／翻譯：袁星塵）
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