2015 Thanksgiving in the UK?

[Deleted member 18588]

what are all these ghastly American customs that we should all be so appalled by?

Do you mean those other than Halloween, Father's Day, Black Friday, the slaughtering of the English language, McDonalds, the rewriting of history by Hollywood etc;

Cultural imperialism is the expression I believe.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Do you mean those other than Halloween, Father's Day, Black Friday, the slaughtering of the English language, McDonalds, the rewriting of history by Hollywood etc;

Cultural imperialism is the expression I believe.

I like Fathers Day, I usually get some golf balls and a round out of it.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Do you mean those other than Halloween, Father's Day, Black Friday, the slaughtering of the English language, McDonalds, the rewriting of history by Hollywood etc;

Cultural imperialism is the expression I believe.

Are you really "appalled" by any of those ?

 

[Hacker Khan]

A fair point but Friends and Buffy, really?

I'd argue Friends is one of very few sitcoms that managed to maintain its quality over a very long time and large number of episodes. rare in a world where people only do 12 episodes or the program jumps the shark if they go on any longer. Also Buffy had some great writing and the creator has gone on to write and direct Avengers, recognized as one of the smartest and highest grossing superhero movies ever. I even named my daughter after a lesbian witch character in Buffy.

 

[Ethan]

Do you mean those other than Halloween, Father's Day, Black Friday, the slaughtering of the English language, McDonalds, the rewriting of history by Hollywood etc;

Cultural imperialism is the expression I believe.

Not a fan of Black Friday or McDonalds, but Hallowe'en has its origins in Celtic paganism based on Samhain and All Souls Day. People in Ireland, even Northern Ireland don't do Guy Fawkes Day, but do Hallowe'en instead.

Even the practice of kids going round doors to get sweets or treats came from the Celtic tradition, although the modern trick or treat term is from the US.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Are you really "appalled" by any of those ?

Can't see where I have used the word appalled but if Texas Scrambles had been included I might change my mind.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Can't see where I have used the word appalled but if Texas Scrambles had been included I might change my mind.

You responded with a list from this question

what are all these ghastly American customs that we should all be so appalled by?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Not a fan of Black Friday or McDonalds, but Hallowe'en has its origins in Celtic paganism based on Samhain and All Souls Day. People in Ireland, even Northern Ireland don't do Guy Fawkes Day, but do Hallowe'en instead.

Even the practice of kids going round doors to get sweets or treats came from the Celtic tradition, although the modern trick or treat term is from the US.

I appreciate Halloween has its roots in All Saints Eve. My point was that in its current form its base is American.

In Ireland they celebrate different events to England but then they should, that is their culture and history not that of the USA.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

You responded with a list from this question

Appalled was the other poster's choice of words, not mine.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Are you really "appalled" by any of those ?

Have you eaten a McDonalds? :rofl::thup:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Appalled was the other poster's choice of words, not mine.

So the poster asks what American traditions we should be "appalled" by - you respond with a list of American traditions hence answering the question but you are not actually appalled by them ?!

Why list those traditions then ?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Have you eaten a McDonalds? :rofl::thup:

Yes -

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Have you eaten a McDonalds? :rofl::thup:

One of the great joys of my sons getting older was I no longer had to accompany them on occasional "treats" to McDonalds.

Now they are in their thirties they accompany me on occasional treats to the pub!

 

[Deleted member 18588]

So the poster asks what American traditions we should be "appalled" by - you respond with a list of American traditions hence answering the question but you are not actually appalled by them ?!

Why list those traditions then ?

Well I could have entered into a boringly, tedious post about his choice of words and interpretation of my previous remarks but decided that there are others on here better suited to that.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Yes -

So you'll appreciate what bland, tasteless plastic food it is.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

So you'll appreciate what bland, tasteless plastic food it is.

Certainly not my impression from the breakfast or wraps they have done - muffin with a hangover is great

As with many take aways - it's all about having it as one offs as opposed to constant in someone's diet

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Back on track, Thanksgiving won't take off here. Good job in my opinion. Heck, we're not even allowed to celebrate St Georges day properly

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Back on track, Thanksgiving won't take off here. Good job in my opinion. Heck, we're not even allowed to celebrate St Georges day properly

Who doesn't allow us to celebrate St George's day ?

 

[Hacker Khan]

I don't know about others but I was certainly not judging the USA or its people.

I have visited there half a dozen times and found the vast majority of people to be warm, friendly and welcoming.

My concern is over the aping of their traditions and culture for no other reason than that they are seen on TV. Pretty certain that I would feel the same if I were American and saw British customs being absorbed into the culture of the USA on the same basis.

Well the only reason Santa is in a red outfit is because of an American political magazine who originally drew him like that and then it was reinforced by Coca Cola.

Maybe we should boycott that?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Well the only reason Santa is in a red outfit is because of an American political magazine who originally drew him like that and then it was reinforced by Coca Cola.

Maybe we should boycott that?

Having had to play that part for several years at the local Playgroup it certainly would not bother me if we did.