Thanksgiving

Cheers Davie! While I'm also an expat, I cant pass up an excuse to stuff myself and watch some football.

Thanks, and enjoy!

Be safe- that tryptophan is a real killer once you're at the wheel.

Ever try tofurkey?

Happy Holidays to all our readers west of the pond and have a good turkey day

Derek

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Are you guys all cooking your own turkey??. I am sure you are.

When I lived over there I celebrated thanksgiving with great joy as a trial run for the official british christmas meal.

One year I stayed with an acquaintance in Salt lake City which I have to say was very nice of them but it was a little strange. Turned out they were minimum effort folks.
We had breakfast at McDonalds, drove to SAFEWAY and picked up a pre-cooked thanksgiving meal in a giant cardbox box, took it home and eat it with the free plastic cutlery sat round the box at the kitchen table.
Later on we went downtown, bought ourselves a bottle of Bourbon in a State Liquor store and went to a "setup" bar where they sold us chaser's for astronomical prices.
Once of my weirdest thanksgiving experiences.

Happy Holiday to yo'all

GEOFF

I get rather confused about Thanksgiving. Do you give presents? Is it more important than Xmas, or just 'different'? Is it a public holiday?

Just curious. I quite like the idea of a single day for family reunion without the overblown, commercialised and religious elements of Xmas. Since I no longer celebrate Xmas, or give/receive presents I might become American on this day (and this day only) in future!

Bruce

Bruce:

No presents, no religion, lttle commercialism (so far). Lots of food and drink with friends and family, and a couple of days off work - making it a nice long weekend. It's excellent.

Yes, it's a public holiday, and is at least as important as the Fourth of July, and probably more important than Christmas.

Consider yourself an honorary American for the day and enjoy...

Regards,
Davie