Then went to pick up a few colleagues and head over to my bosses house for Thanksgiving. In total there were 18 adults and 6 children, though only 4 were actually American. It was interesting hearing different people's perception of what "traditional" Thanksgiving is; the conclusion we came to is its an excuse to see the family.
The Thanksgiving meal is just a carb overload; Turkey, Stuffing, Mashing Potato, Roast Potato, Baked Sweet Potato, Roast Yam and Gravy. No vegetables!
Since we had quite a few Europeans in the team we exchanged Christmas and New Year's traditions; The Spanish don't get presents until the 6th January, the Italians do presents on Christmas Eve and the 6th January. In Luxembourg they do presents on 6th December, and the holiday period is characterised by 2 people; Saint Nicholas and the Grim Reaper. If you are good, Saint Nicholas gives you presents. If you are bad, you get a visit from the Grim Reaper. The Luxembourgers know how to scare their children straight!
Tomorrow is "Black Friday" which is one of the biggest shopping days of the year; its the start of the Thanksgiving sales. Whilst I think its a good concept having sales within a month of Christmas, some people take it far too seriously; people started queuing on Monday despite the weather. Makes me wonder what they needed to buy so urgently. Apparently the woman get very aggressive as well and you risk getting crushed and scratched. Lovely!
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