2015 Thanksgiving in the UK?

[Deleted member 18121]

It seems that as the years go on we adopt more and more American ideas in our calendar and daily lives.

Black Friday is a gimme as shops will take any opportunity they can to sell their "bargains" to us....Halloween has been growing year by year, so what next? Will 2015 see us attempt to adopt Thanksgiving as the next US holiday....I've seen rumours already of it being called "Britsgiving", will this lead to Christmas being a true month long "holiday"?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

We won't adopt a thanksgiving over here just like we haven't adopt Independence Day etc

People who ask for us to adopt these days are just looking for more days off

Halloween has been the same as far as I can remember

 

[Lord Tyrion]

No, just no.

 

[dufferman]

Halloween has been the 'size' it is now all my life... a remember trick or treating as a kid, and getting trick or treaters at the door too.

As for Thanksgiving & Black Friday... I just got myself a nice Garmin S1 watch for £80, so I'm not complaining!!

 

[Jensen]

Can't agree regards Halloween, it gets bigger and bigger every year. More Kids dressed up and houses decorated too.
Christmas is going in the same direction with each house trying to out do each other with whose got the most lights and decorations outside.
We're more influenced by our friends the other side of the pond.
We'll soon be praising people with the expression "Great Job"

 

[delc]

We won't adopt a thanksgiving over here just like we haven't adopt Independence Day etc

People who ask for us to adopt these days are just looking for more days off

Halloween has been the same as far as I can remember

When I was a kid (admittedly a long time ago) about all we did at Halloween was Apple bobbing, where you had to fish an apple out of a barrel full of water using only your teeth. No treat or treat or dressing up as a ghoul. These ideas seem to have been imported from America! :mmm:

 

[delc]

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It seems that as the years go on we adopt more and more American ideas in our calendar and daily lives.

Black Friday is a gimme as shops will take any opportunity they can to sell their "bargains" to us....Halloween has been growing year by year, so what next? Will 2015 see us attempt to adopt Thanksgiving as the next US holiday....I've seen rumours already of it being called "Britsgiving", will this lead to Christmas being a true month long "holiday"?

I think our equivalent of Thanksgiving is Harvest Festival!

 

[Foxholer]

Unless there's a significant increase in Turkey production, UK can't handle the demands for both Christmas and Thanksgiving!

So 'No Problem'!

Have a nice Day!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Been trick or treating for over 30 plus years now - doesn't appear a new thing

 

[Martin70]

Not for me - I look forward to my Christmas turkey for months - not going to spoil it with one in November.

 

[chrisd]

Been trick or treating for over 30 plus years now - doesn't appear a new thing

It does when you're over 60.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It does when you're over 60.

Can you remember when that happened for you

 

[CMAC]

Can't agree regards Halloween, it gets bigger and bigger every year. More Kids dressed up and houses decorated too.
Christmas is going in the same direction with each house trying to out do each other with whose got the most lights and decorations outside.
We're more influenced by our friends the other side of the pond.
We'll soon be praising people with the expression "Great Job"

fist pumps

high 5's

Sports Chest pumps

Awesome

you're welcome


God Bless America

 

[Rooter]

fist pumps

high 5's

Sports Chest pumps

Awesome

you're welcome

I use all of the above.

Have a nice day!

 

[bobmac]

Not forgetting buying all their crap tv series, their gang culture, their language, cars, gun carrying and obesity.
God bless America....not.

 

[Rumpokid]

Halloween has not been going on for years(depending on what you class as years), as some say, in it's present form, and i am of an age that is somewhere in the middle.It has got bigger over the years,due to influence of American films, and gullible British people,etc...It was just about witches etc, when i was a kid.

 

[c1973]

Are the people saying that Halloween hasn't been Americanised even aware they are saying 'trick or treat'?

Always thought that was an Americanism.


You never got 'shop bought' costumes when I was younger, the fun of it was making your own.
Monkey nuts n apples was your lot, if you got really lucky then you could score a bit of tablet (homemade obviously) or a toffee apple. No sweeties and bars of chocolate etc when I were a lad! And you had to tell a joke or sing something, nowadays the hand just shoots out expecting to be filled with sweeties for no effort!!!

:rant:

But, no, it hasn't grown in size or expectation over the years.

 

[Snelly]

Halloween's expansion is American cultural imperialism in action. Lapped up by morons who can't see past free sweets. I can't stand it and no one gets anything from us apart from the dogs being let out to dissuade tricksters...

My pumpkin (oh the irony) this year conveyed my message to the world on this but I cannot show a picture as it will lead to an infraction.

If Thanksgiving ever came to the UK, I would leave.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

If Thanksgiving ever came to the UK, I would leave.

We'll settle for you just going back to Yorkshire Dave

 

[HomerJSimpson]

No way we'll adopt thanksgiving. I can't see any party putting forward a UK equivalent either as there isn't any historical substance to base it on unlike the US where they celebrate gettintg rid of the Brits.