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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
what if the british started doing 4th of july and thanksgiving too?
how about marting luther king day too?  |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
Why do we need thanksgiving we didn't break bread with the native Americans! I understand if the American who have moved here celebrate it but no Brit has a reason to. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
what if the british started doing 4th of july and thanksgiving too?
how about marting luther king day too? "
Haha Independence Day? Celebrating independence from engl.... Oh wait! |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
Halloween is a traditional British celebration |
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Haha Independence Day? Celebrating independence from engl.... Oh wait!"
what if they start making the kids in school sing the national anthem once a week before class with their hand on their chest like the american's do?
better yet we should have our own second amendment and talk about our rights all the time then start saying "britain fuck yeah"...  |
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration"
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration"
This is true but the Americans commercialised it! |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Why do we need thanksgiving we didn't break bread with the native Americans! I understand if the American who have moved here celebrate it but no Brit has a reason to."
Any excuse to get another card in hallmark |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
I agree. I'm a big fan of America and all things Americana but I can do without all this commercial bollocks. So, I'll happily take their sports, general enthusiasm and their women (hi Courtney  ) but leave out the money grabbing crap please. We have enough of that over here already. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
We really should celebrate Thanksgiving.
If you look at it as stealing we have a long tradition of that.
Lets get the corks popping!  |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
Since the 18th century according to google. |
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**Walks into thread, rolls eyes at the general misunderstanding and overstating of American traditions, and walks back out*
I'm off to sing the national anthem with my hand on my chest. 
-Courtney |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's.
Since the 18th century according to google. "
It's actually a Celtish tradition, adopted by the Romans, spread through the empire before Christianity.
The following day is All Saints Day (ie for those saints that don;t have an actual day) so in the medieval mind the conflation of the two night of the dead/day of the holy led their superstitious little minds to make lanterns out of root vegetables (typically turnips) to scare off the ghouls & ghosts.
Irish immigrants to America took the tradition with them but, in the absence of turnips, used pumpkins instead...
Hence... pumpkinmania. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
It was a traditional Gaelic/Celtic celebration and dates from many hundreds of years ago. |
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"**Walks into thread, rolls eyes at the general misunderstanding and overstating of American traditions, and walks back out*
I'm off to sing the national anthem with my hand on my chest.
-Courtney"
don't hate.....appreciate |
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As stated another indigenous festival nicked by those crafty Christians to make the transition to monotheism easier. Halloween/bonfire night roughly coincides with the traditional Samhainn festival, Easter has roots in Beltain and Eostre  who I think was a germanic fertility goddess (please correct if wrong). Even christmas traditions were "borrowed" with many older religions having a god born in a low place, persecuted, killed and resurrected. Mithras is a good example of this.
Nothing is new...its all just repackaged  |
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"No lynchings?  "
ooooooh controversial hehehe, question if I visited certain part's of america where rednecks usually lurk would I be chased by a bunch of guys dressed up as ghosts who would mistake me for a mexican or as they so happily say "A-rab"? |
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"No lynchings?
ooooooh controversial hehehe, question if I visited certain part's of america where rednecks usually lurk would I be chased by a bunch of guys dressed up as ghosts who would mistake me for a mexican or as they so happily say "A-rab"? "
Too soon?  |
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Too soon? "
who knows, knowing the intelligence of some of the KKK they would probably call me a mexican and try to chase me through the country on the back of their horses dressed up in the halloween costumes and be holding pitch forks....
I'd just play along and say "No English" and just say some words in spanish to mess with their heads hehe |
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"No lynchings?
ooooooh controversial hehehe, question if I visited certain part's of america where rednecks usually lurk would I be chased by a bunch of guys dressed up as ghosts who would mistake me for a mexican or as they so happily say "A-rab"? "
Wow some of you need to travel more. |
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Too soon?
who knows, knowing the intelligence of some of the KKK they would probably call me a mexican and try to chase me through the country on the back of their horses dressed up in the halloween costumes and be holding pitch forks....
I'd just play along and say "No English" and just say some words in spanish to mess with their heads hehe"
You watch a lot of television. |
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You watch a lot of television. "
I'm just messing around a bit mate in spirit of the thread and also to wind the OP up a little...
I'm sure I'll be the butt off a joke or get roasted on here someday. |
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Seriously though,is it really that difficult to get through life tolerant of other peoples' traditions?
Misery guts  "
It's a FORUM!!
A subject to prompt debate.
In reality I can't get enough of pumpkins, scary outfits, legalised robbery on the doorstep and people saying trick or treat.
'Can't wait until we have High School Prom nights - woohoo |
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Noone is telling people to celebrate these things, noone is gonna get arrested for not supporting them. It's a moot point imo. I'll celebrate anything with anyone if that's what we agree we wanna do, but that doesn't mean I want to make anything a habit or ritual |
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"No lynchings?
ooooooh controversial hehehe, question if I visited certain part's of america where rednecks usually lurk would I be chased by a bunch of guys dressed up as ghosts who would mistake me for a mexican or as they so happily say "A-rab"?
Wow some of you need to travel more."
I've been to 36 countries and 5 continents. I've been to the US 8 times, for extended periods.
I have been to some of the Red states but not deep south. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
what if the british started doing 4th of july and thanksgiving too?
how about marting luther king day too? "
Theres a couple of big american companies in Telford who did have fourth of july celebrations, fireworks etc |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
I went trick or treating back in the 70's I think your dates are a bit wrong!! |
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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"No lynchings?
ooooooh controversial hehehe, question if I visited certain part's of america where rednecks usually lurk would I be chased by a bunch of guys dressed up as ghosts who would mistake me for a mexican or as they so happily say "A-rab"?
Wow some of you need to travel more.
I've been to 36 countries and 5 continents. I've been to the US 8 times, for extended periods.
I have been to some of the Red states but not deep south. "
The deep south is actually very nice. Lovely scenery. It's wrong to generalise but like most places in the world, the people are pleasant and if you treat them with respect.......well, you know the rest. Don't be put off going |
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's.
I went trick or treating back in the 70's I think your dates are a bit wrong!!"
So YOU are the person responsible?? Grrr |
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Theres a couple of big american companies in Telford who did have fourth of july celebrations, fireworks etc"
OP will not be too impressed by this, maybe for christmas we should send them on a fab sponsored trip to experience christmas in the states that ought to cheer em up a little.  |
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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Theres a couple of big american companies in Telford who did have fourth of july celebrations, fireworks etc
OP will not be too impressed by this, maybe for christmas we should send them on a fab sponsored trip to experience christmas in the states that ought to cheer em up a little. "
Wahay!! I had Christmas in the U.S. and loved it. They've got that right |
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Wahay!! I had Christmas in the U.S. and loved it. They've got that right"
and just to make it an extended trip for 1 year you must observe EVERY one of their traditions to the fullest and release you're inner american..
bet you will enjoy that eh? |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
All Hallows Eve has been celebrated here for many years. It stems from the Pagan tradition of Samhain.
It's the "Truck or treat" that is Americanised pap. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's.
I went trick or treating back in the 70's I think your dates are a bit wrong!!
So YOU are the person responsible?? Grrr"
Not exactly. Although the term "trick or treating" may be American, the same sort of thing took place in Scotland in the 16th century. It was termed mumming or guising. People dressed up, visited houses and sang in return for food. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's.
Since the 18th century according to google.
It's actually a Celtish tradition, adopted by the Romans, spread through the empire before Christianity.
The following day is All Saints Day (ie for those saints that don;t have an actual day) so in the medieval mind the conflation of the two night of the dead/day of the holy led their superstitious little minds to make lanterns out of root vegetables (typically turnips) to scare off the ghouls & ghosts.
Irish immigrants to America took the tradition with them but, in the absence of turnips, used pumpkins instead...
Hence... pumpkinmania."
100% correct diamond Joe
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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Wahay!! I had Christmas in the U.S. and loved it. They've got that right
and just to make it an extended trip for 1 year you must observe EVERY one of their traditions to the fullest and release you're inner american..
bet you will enjoy that eh?"
Yes great!
You know what they say, "When in Rome.........." If only you knew, I embraced all their traditions and loved it and loved them. I just don't see why greedy commerce should impose them on us. Should we send Guy Fawkes night to them? No of course not. |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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Too soon?
who knows, knowing the intelligence of some of the KKK they would probably call me a mexican and try to chase me through the country on the back of their horses dressed up in the halloween costumes and be holding pitch forks....
I'd just play along and say "No English" and just say some words in spanish to mess with their heads hehe"
I think you are possibly confusing "America" with "The Dukes of Hazzard"... |
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Yes great!
You know what they say, "When in Rome.........." If only you knew, I embraced all their traditions and loved it and loved them. I just don't see why greedy commerce should impose them on us. Should we send Guy Fawkes night to them? No of course not."
I say just for you then we will make a mass petition to parliament to bring all the american traditions here just to wind you up then .. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
Happy holidays.  |
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By *opinovMan
over a year ago
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Americans celebrating thanksgiving, in the full knowledge that it represent one of the most egregious acts of genocide in history, is just disgusting - imagine Germany celebrating Kristallnacht or Auchwitz and you're just about getting there... sick as fuck!
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"Americans celebrating thanksgiving, in the full knowledge that it represent one of the most egregious acts of genocide in history, is just disgusting - imagine Germany celebrating Kristallnacht or Auchwitz and you're just about getting there... sick as fuck!
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You've lost me here 
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Too soon?
who knows, knowing the intelligence of some of the KKK they would probably call me a mexican and try to chase me through the country on the back of their horses dressed up in the halloween costumes and be holding pitch forks....
I'd just play along and say "No English" and just say some words in spanish to mess with their heads hehe"
My half Portuguese,half Brazilian friend gets asked if he's Asian. I think the name should give them a clue. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more"
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit |
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"Americans celebrating thanksgiving, in the full knowledge that it represent one of the most egregious acts of genocide in history, is just disgusting - imagine Germany celebrating Kristallnacht or Auchwitz and you're just about getting there... sick as fuck!
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Wrong. Thanksgiving certainly does not represent genocide. To believe that, and indeed say it, is to fundamentally misunderstand another culture. Thanksgiving is meant to represent understanding and cooperation between the early settlers and the Indians. Did very awful things happen between those two groups, yes. Does Thanksgiving celebrate that? No.
I wish people could just refrain from talking about things they don't know about. It leads to insulting generalizations and mischaracterizations.
-Courtney |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit "
Baby showers and prom night are not marketing ploys. People saw them on television and thought they look fun. Had a pizza lately? |
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"Americans celebrating thanksgiving, in the full knowledge that it represent one of the most egregious acts of genocide in history, is just disgusting - imagine Germany celebrating Kristallnacht or Auchwitz and you're just about getting there... sick as fuck!
Wrong. Thanksgiving certainly does not represent genocide. To believe that, and indeed say it, is to fundamentally misunderstand another culture. Thanksgiving is meant to represent understanding and cooperation between the early settlers and the Indians. Did very awful things happen between those two groups, yes. Does Thanksgiving celebrate that? No.
I wish people could just refrain from talking about things they don't know about. It leads to insulting generalizations and mischaracterizations.
-Courtney"
the white settlers did destroy the indigenous population though - just as the aborigine culture was wiped out by a load of western criminals being deported (well if stealing bread to feed your starving family is a crime) |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit "
Yes, you are completely right. Everything British is good and traditional and everything American is "numpty" and commercial.
How ridiculous. Americans have traditions, too. I personally don't care what British people do with our American traditions. But to dismiss other culture's traditions is pretty crass in my opinion.
-Courtney |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit
Baby showers and prom night are not marketing ploys. People saw them on television and thought they look fun. Had a pizza lately? "
Nope - don't eat the stodgy crap |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit
Yes, you are completely right. Everything British is good and traditional and everything American is "numpty" and commercial.
How ridiculous. Americans have traditions, too. I personally don't care what British people do with our American traditions. But to dismiss other culture's traditions is pretty crass in my opinion.
-Courtney"
Yee-haw sister! |
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For the record,the only reference to Thanksgiving I've seen or heard (apart from on here) is my grandson telling me that the Thanksgiving special of the Regular Show is the one that was on last year and my Mirrors of Albion game putting on special quests. Not exactly shoving it in our faces are they. |
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"Americans celebrating thanksgiving, in the full knowledge that it represent one of the most egregious acts of genocide in history, is just disgusting - imagine Germany celebrating Kristallnacht or Auchwitz and you're just about getting there... sick as fuck!
Wrong. Thanksgiving certainly does not represent genocide. To believe that, and indeed say it, is to fundamentally misunderstand another culture. Thanksgiving is meant to represent understanding and cooperation between the early settlers and the Indians. Did very awful things happen between those two groups, yes. Does Thanksgiving celebrate that? No.
I wish people could just refrain from talking about things they don't know about. It leads to insulting generalizations and mischaracterizations.
-Courtney
the white settlers did destroy the indigenous population though - just as the aborigine culture was wiped out by a load of western criminals being deported (well if stealing bread to feed your starving family is a crime) "
Have I said otherwise? I have already said that bad things have occurred. But Thanksgiving does not celebrate that. To insinuate that it does is just factually wrong.
-Courtney |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit
Yes, you are completely right. Everything British is good and traditional and everything American is "numpty" and commercial.
How ridiculous. Americans have traditions, too. I personally don't care what British people do with our American traditions. But to dismiss other culture's traditions is pretty crass in my opinion.
-Courtney"
each to their own - the yanks don't have a culture - that's the whole point if you study it - historically they are a very new country - have no problem with them just can't stand Brits adopting everything American like bloody sheep |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit "
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"Anything American is so false and crass"??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Over commercialised over publicised over rated
Who was it that said Americans like our history as they don't have any of their own??
It's just revenge for us dumping our convicts there along with Austrailia.
Only messing don't shoot me down!
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit
What a vitriolic post.
"Anything American is so false and crass"??? "
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit
Yes, you are completely right. Everything British is good and traditional and everything American is "numpty" and commercial.
How ridiculous. Americans have traditions, too. I personally don't care what British people do with our American traditions. But to dismiss other culture's traditions is pretty crass in my opinion.
-Courtney
each to their own - the yanks don't have a culture - that's the whole point if you study it - historically they are a very new country - have no problem with them just can't stand Brits adopting everything American like bloody sheep"
"The yanks" do have a culture.
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world! "
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all |
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all "
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it. |
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Too soon?
who knows, knowing the intelligence of some of the KKK they would probably call me a mexican and try to chase me through the country on the back of their horses dressed up in the halloween costumes and be holding pitch forks....
I'd just play along and say "No English" and just say some words in spanish to mess with their heads hehe
I think you are possibly confusing "America" with "The Dukes of Hazzard"... "
just them good old boys,never meaning no harm,beats all you never saw been in trouble with law since the day they was born |
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My half Portuguese,half Brazilian friend gets asked if he's Asian. I think the name should give them a clue."
ha ha haaaa.....guess for some people destiny they assume some one is one thing where as really their something else different al together. |
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
I choose not to take part in a lot of the americanisation that's happened in the UK over the last generation or two, like it or not the youngsterschoose to..
Weather people of all the things you could have taken from America.. Our storms don't need frickin names.. .. |
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it. "
They can see it. I think it just bothers them so much that their mind has to blank it out. The contradictions in their statements about American culture taking over England while simultaneously not existing are hilarious, actually. |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Totally agree - I have resisted anything American for years - simply because I find it all so false and crass - I won't even do "high fives" - the problem is we have become a nation of dumb sheep-like types that copies whatever crap we see and have largely lost our own sense of national identity (thanks mainly to the left wing pussies who would have us celebrate and embrace anything but our own culture)
Have the numpties who worship Americanisation not yet worked out that every single event is designed with one thing in mind - a marketing ploy to extract money from you - baby showers !! - makes you want to vomit
Baby showers and prom night are not marketing ploys. People saw them on television and thought they look fun. Had a pizza lately? "
isn't pizza an Italian invention |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it.
They can see it. I think it just bothers them so much that their mind has to blank it out. The contradictions in their statements about American culture taking over England while simultaneously not existing are hilarious, actually. "
I'm waiting for the limited edition "Vladimir Ilych" cola bottes at christmas. |
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it.
They can see it. I think it just bothers them so much that their mind has to blank it out. The contradictions in their statements about American culture taking over England while simultaneously not existing are hilarious, actually. "
As long as you are proud where you come from, then I wouldn't give a shit what strangers think on a forum. I'm proud of the time I spent with my ex husband and the fact he was in the US military no fucker can take that away from me. |
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it.
They can see it. I think it just bothers them so much that their mind has to blank it out. The contradictions in their statements about American culture taking over England while simultaneously not existing are hilarious, actually. "
Some of us just happen to have our own minds and are not so easily swayed by clever marketing ploys and a nation whereby a) everyone is starting to look creepily the same and b) they are all starting to sound the same - awesome, absolutely awesome ! |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
Halloween originates from a Celtic Pagan celebration that originated in Ireland.
An ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
But the Americans commercialised it to become what it is today. |
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it.
They can see it. I think it just bothers them so much that their mind has to blank it out. The contradictions in their statements about American culture taking over England while simultaneously not existing are hilarious, actually.
Some of us just happen to have our own minds and are not so easily swayed by clever marketing ploys and a nation whereby a) everyone is starting to look creepily the same and b) they are all starting to sound the same - awesome, absolutely awesome ! "
You're right, mate, its not like the Brits ever sound the same. I guess your inconsistencies are just taking the mick? No worries. I like the Brits, anyway.
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"cultureless desert - glad they were about in the second world war mind
Cultureless desert!!? How so American culture dominates the world!
you are clearly yankeephiles - fine - just some of us can't stand it all
it's clear to see that they have culture that impacts around the globe. Strange how you can't see it.
They can see it. I think it just bothers them so much that their mind has to blank it out. The contradictions in their statements about American culture taking over England while simultaneously not existing are hilarious, actually.
Some of us just happen to have our own minds and are not so easily swayed by clever marketing ploys and a nation whereby a) everyone is starting to look creepily the same and b) they are all starting to sound the same - awesome, absolutely awesome !
You're right, mate, its not like the Brits ever sound the same. I guess your inconsistencies are just taking the mick? No worries. I like the Brits, anyway.
-Courtney"
I was actually bored - so just thought I`d see how quickly I could wind the forum up - no offence - God bless America |
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"We'll be having those vomit inducing beauty pageants for little kids before long - another pile of american whoop whoop bollocks. "
Hate those with a passion.
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"each to their own - the yanks don't have a culture - that's the whole point if you study it - historically they are a very new country - have no problem with them just can't stand Brits adopting everything American like bloody sheep"
Ever heard of the melting pot? American culture is a mix of many other country's, brought across the ocean by immigrants.
I wouldn't mind Britain adopting American customs, if they also adopted the American spirit.
But we take the surface, not the depth. |
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Thanksgiving, is actually more English than Americab, we called it harvest feast. Henry 8th, banished it, when he took over the Catholic Church. English pilgrim celebrated it in American, to celebrate the a successful summers harvest. Then American,glamorised it. |
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"Well, that escalated quickly. "
Doesn't it always? Same old over-opinionated faces spreading their, largely unasked for and certainly intolerant, vitriolic crap!
And most of us just pop in and out of the forums for a bit of fun.
Happy Friday |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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i'd rather have the xmas sale on black friday .... than opposed to the xmas sale on boxing day.... which if you are buying stuff for xmas makes the black friday more sensible......
and besides august bank holiday and labour day or normally only a week apart anyway....
besides i like american holidays... they do a much better job of extending them over a few days.... xmas, thanksgiving, independance day, labour day weekend ect
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By *atcouple OP Couple
over a year ago
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When all is said and done, let's be thankful for the thousands of Americans who gave their lives to protect our freedoms. Each culture has traditions and no one can say that they are right or wrong.
Just, let's not let greedy commerce import tacky traditions (wherever they're from) for them making money, let's keep our national identity.
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This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!! |
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!! "
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America. |
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT:
For anyone who may feel offended by the offensive, stereotypical and often downright rude comments passed on American Culture.
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Ladies and gentlemen of the Fab, I give you:~
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnczcw9P93E
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!!
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America. "
There was a touch of sarcasm in my post |
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This is all anti American activity. The CIA are reading it. We're all going to prison for this. So well done everyone, now we're all fucked. Which is what we came looking for in the firstplace.
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!!
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America.
There was a touch of sarcasm in my post "
I know but I wanted to elaborate. We probably would have got pizza at some point if it hadn't have taken off in America. Is bubble gum American? |
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!!
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America.
There was a touch of sarcasm in my post "
More than a touch.... |
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"This is all anti American activity. The CIA are reading it. We're all going to prison for this. So well done everyone, now we're all fucked. Which is what we came looking for in the firstplace.
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in which case I'm cancelling my holiday in Cuba, - why pay for it when I can go for free?  |
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!!
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America.
There was a touch of sarcasm in my post
More than a touch.... "
I must be getting subtler with age, - not! |
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!!
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America.
There was a touch of sarcasm in my post
I know but I wanted to elaborate. We probably would have got pizza at some point if it hadn't have taken off in America. Is bubble gum American? "
alongside the hamburger & hot dog you mean?
I'm not sure if anyone would admit responsibility to chewing/bubblegum, - there could potentially be massive lawsuits! |
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"This is why I love the forums, - you learn a new thing every day!
......today i learnt that along with the hamburger, hot dog & nachos, pizza originates from The States too!!
Pizza was eaten in Italy before it arrived in America. It was Italian immigrants in America who began making it as a commercial product and selling it. Other countries had similar flat bread type food with toppings too,but it came here via America.
There was a touch of sarcasm in my post
I know but I wanted to elaborate. We probably would have got pizza at some point if it hadn't have taken off in America. Is bubble gum American? alongside the hamburger & hot dog you mean?
I'm not sure if anyone would admit responsibility to chewing/bubblegum, - there could potentially be massive lawsuits! "
No idea about burgers or hot dogs. Who would dream up a skinless sausage made up of mostly pigs feet and snouts I wonder? |
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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago
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I love the u.k. ... okay love might be too strong a word , but i dont want a guy fawkes day or a banking holiday ( our banks close on every holiday anyway) but our differences makes us who we are the ones our ancestors brought over we made ours , so we take them with us |
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"I love the u.k. ... okay love might be too strong a word , but i dont want a guy fawkes day or a banking holiday ( our banks close on every holiday anyway) but our differences makes us who we are the ones our ancestors brought over we made ours , so we take them with us "
I totally agree with you.
And calling a day off work a 'bank holiday' is bordering on repressive considering what those bastards are responsible for over the last few years.
Also the word 'holiday' is derived from 'holy day', - & I fail to see anything remotely holy about bankers! |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
What planet are you on? Halloween has been in Britain for over a hundred years! |
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"Americans celebrating thanksgiving, in the full knowledge that it represent one of the most egregious acts of genocide in history, is just disgusting - imagine Germany celebrating Kristallnacht or Auchwitz and you're just about getting there... sick as fuck!
Wrong. Thanksgiving certainly does not represent genocide. To believe that, and indeed say it, is to fundamentally misunderstand another culture. Thanksgiving is meant to represent understanding and cooperation between the early settlers and the Indians. Did very awful things happen between those two groups, yes. Does Thanksgiving celebrate that? No.
I wish people could just refrain from talking about things they don't know about. It leads to insulting generalizations and mischaracterizations.
-Courtney"
Sorry I have to disagree Courtney - where was the understanding and cooperation in taking the land off the native Americans by force? |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration"
Correct all hallows eve as it was called has been here since the 16th century nothing new about it until (trick or treating ) some how got here |
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"Don't get me wrong, I love America.
But we've imported Halloween, Black Friday, and now apparently commerce is trying to sell us Thanksgiving.
Please.....no more
Halloween is a traditional British celebration
Since when??
We never ever had it in this country and the first time I experienced it was in the U.S. in the 1960's. It only came here early 1980's."
It has its roots in very old Celtic traditions so we've had it here for thousands of years before America.
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When inter-railing around Europe (does anyone do that anymore) I was in Venice, & checking the number of Lira in my pocket to see if I could afford a slice of pizza from the street vendor nearby.
I heard a young American voice say "hey look Momma, they have pizza here too!"
Made me giggle to myself, I looked up & saw mother rolling her eyes & father fighting the urge not to laugh as we all grinned at each other |
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