There ' s a finite amount of spending at the end of the day so if most things are equal but one area ' s more conductive and stable for business a company is likely to do business there . Think of it like 2 good restaurants where everything is pretty equal but one has better service . People are likely going to go with the one with a friendly staff . <| sep |> I do that , minus the beer . I work every holiday I can , I just don ' t feel comfortable with forced interactions with family . I don ' t mind spending time with them but something about being forced to bothers me . Also birthdays alone are great , then I don ' t have to have the hassle of getting forced gifts . <| sep |> Not that expensive unless they ' ve nuked the commonwealth assisted stuff .