Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick, Thanksgiving has not penetrated the Continent, most Dutch people are completely unaware of it. The Butterball turkey was obtained in a special shop catering to the expat community. The one American holiday that has become reasonably popular is Halloween, when a fair amount of trick and treating goes on in some places, including the Netherlands. However, some of the other associated traditions, such as egging cars, have fortunately not taken hold. Cheers, Nathan On 22-nov-2007, at 17:54, Richard Taylor wrote: > Good Lord, Nathan! A Butterball, that most popular of American > turkeys, in a fridge in Holland! You picked up a good American > tradition while you were here. I hadn't realized Thanksgiving had > penetrated the Continent, though I do have friends in England who > celebrate the holiday (she's British, he's American). > > The Brits do recognize at least one other American holiday that I'm > aware of, the 4th of July. It may be a rueful memory for them, but > on the 4th a few years ago as I was tooling down the M1 from the > Lake District to Cambridge, the BBC was playing American music > from the 40's and 50's as a toast to Independence Day and David > Frost was opining on American culture and ideals. > > But that was then and today is Turkey Day. I'm off a bit later for > dinner with friends and will do Thanksgiving #2 with family on > Saturday. > > So, a Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow celebrants and may the > spirit of the holiday spread to all. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Nov 22, 2007, at 12:32 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> To all my US friends on these lists, I wish you a happy, long >> weekend, spent in the company of those you love. May your turkey >> be moist, may the pecan pie be sweet, and may your favorite team >> play well. >> >> My Thanksgiving picture is the inside of our fridge in the >> Netherlands last Sunday morning. I suspect similar sights can be >> seen today all over the USA: >> http://www.frozenlight.eu/txgiving.jpg >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> nathan@nathanfoto.com >> General photography: >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman nathan@nathanfoto.com General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog