Not quite the same as changing work hours for weeks & not being able to eat in public as such. Agree with Dazzer's comment below 'we are always the ones that bow to the sensitivities of others.'
Were you happy to adjust your life for something (I presume) had nothing to do with you or no significance? I wouldn't mind out of respect, in a heavily Muslim populated country but over here there is no chance Muslims would be forced to adjust their lifestyle so dramatically for an event that...