While I've been in Thailand, Thanksgiving has snuck up on me. I haven't thought about it much. I actually scheduled an interview for the same day. Then the lady that works for the company called me yesterday to see if we could reschedule. She's American, and she forgot too. So I said, "Oh yeah. Okay. How about Friday?" So I made reservations for my friends and I to eat at Outback Steakhouse that night.
Americans are passionate about Thanksgiving. We love spending time with family, eating turkey and passing out from drowsiness caused by eating so much while watching sports on tv. Thai people and others wonder why we want turkey so much. It's not a holiday that will be adopted here anytime soon. And without the non-stop onslaught of commercials advertising the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Dallas Cowboys game, I forgot about it until now. But Thanksgiving isn't just an American thing. Did you know that Canada has it's own Thanksgiving? It's the second Monday in October. The harvest time in Canada is earlier and the holiday has a different history than the American one. If you would like to know the history check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
Maybe next October I'll try watching some Candadian football and eating a turkey sandwich. Sounds good, ay?
I wish I could be at the dinner table in Waco. It's not possible to eat turkey with my family this year, but I'm thankful for them and many other things. God bless you.
2 comments:
Hi Steven,
there is also a Thanksgiving in Germany. But don't ask me when it is. As far as I know, every country with christian churches in the world gives their thanksgiving for the harvest to God. But I think the Americans also took this oportunity to gather up as a family and celebrate togeter. That could be the reason why it it more popular in the US than in any other country I have heard so far of.
Peace, Bernd
Hope you're well, friend. I'm thankful for you.
I read this post earlier and thought I had posted whatever profound -okay SLIGHTLY profound- thought I had at the moment. But alas, at the moment, I'm spentsville.
Kisses,
Neil
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