“Black Friday is coming. Shall we go shopping? ”. Everyone, from Torre del Greco to Sesto San Giovanni, to mouth the English words of this day as if they existed. Power of an invented name.
Once we used to go "shopping at Christmas". We bought socks, scarves and televisions. We did the same thing and it worked great. But the expression sounded too homely. Now to be "cool" we use words of the language less known by Italians. So no one really understands what he is saying. Do you want to know the "ranking" of the most sought after products for "black friday" shopping? There is the "Sony PlayStation 4 Slim", many "smartphones", including the "Apple iPhone XR", the "Apple iPhone 11", the "Apple air Pods 2"; many "sneakers" including the "Adidas Stan Smith" and the "Saucony Jazz Original Vintage"; then there is the "Dyson Cyclone V11 Absolute", some "smartwatch" and the "Google Home Mini". Has anyone noticed that he is speaking in another language?
Black friday: what does it mean
Which then in Italian black friday would sound "black friday“, An expression that recalls the so-called“ exodus ”days for the holidays. Or a day of mourning. Other than "shopping". And in fact, among the possible origins of the name there is also that linked to the traffic that would have congested Philadelphia on one of the first Fridays in question. But more likely the origin of this expression has the flavor of accounting, that is when traders, after having marked the accounts in red up to that moment, with the approach of Christmas begin to write down the numbers in black, that is in positive.
Then the "black friday" is counted starting from the day of thanksgiving, a typically American holiday desired by the Pilgrim Fathers. Unknown event in Italy. So what are we talking about? Actually there is still someone in Busto Arsizio or Giugliano, in Guidonia or Marsala do you feel “cool” to hear the words “shopping” and “black friday” in your mouth? If you want to enjoy the "black friday" shopping go to New York. Otherwise it is perfectly fine to say that you go "to shop", "to do shopping“, Or“ for shops ”, maybe not even in the mall but in a nice old shop to buy a nice scarf. On any Friday before Christmas. A little pride.
