It’s Thanksgiving here in American today. It took me years to get used to having a festive roast turkey dinner in November instead of December but now I like having the extra holiday which makes up for the fact that most Americans only get one day off for Christmas.
I will, however, never get used to the fact that they have their big holiday meal with mashed potatoes instead of roast. I love mash but I always associate it with after-school tea when I was a kid (usually with sausages or fish fingers), and it just doesn’t seem special enough to serve with a roast bird, stuffing, gravy etc. Times like this I think I will always be a stranger in this country no matter how long I live here.
Anyway, happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers. Why not give roast potatoes a try this year?
I posted this song before many years ago but it’s great enough for a repeat.
Download: Thank You – Pale Fountains (mp3)
Image: Freedom From Want by Norman Rockwell.
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Interesting perspective, sir. This American thanks you.
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