Happy thanksgiving?

[crankedup5]

Heard the ‘Happy thanksgiving’ chimed out by Andrew Marr on his show yesterday. Also noticed a couple of posters on my facebook using the expression. There was I thinking that ‘Happy thanksgiving’ was an American term. Is this another attempt in replacement of our traditional greetings terminology.

[Mr Squarekins]

What traditional greeting is it replacing?

[bitchstewie]

First the proms now thanksgiving there'll be nothing left for you cranked

[Randy Winkman]

I think it's nice to send good feelings to people celebrating things like Thanksgiving, Diwali, Chinese new year, Eid etc. What's wrong with being nice to people?

Are you trying to give Gammon a bad name?

[Tim Reaper]

It is the law to greet everybody on Wednesday with "Happy Advent day "...

[Donbot]

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

[Cold]

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

But more looting on the day afterwards.

[Donbot]

Cold said:

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

But more looting on the day afterwards.

?

[Cold]

Donbot said:

Cold said:

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

But more looting on the day afterwards.

?

The Americans do enjoy a bargain in the sales.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/flash-mob-thieves...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberleespeakman/202...
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/27/us/best-buy-loo...

[Donbot]

Cold said:

Donbot said:

Cold said:

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

But more looting on the day afterwards.

?

The Americans do enjoy a bargain in the sales.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/flash-mob-thieves...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberleespeakman/202...
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/27/us/best-buy-loo...

Ah, I forgot it's black Friday afterwards.

Though we drink properly in the UK, so everyone would be too hungover for that nonsense.

[Randy Winkman]

Cold said:

Donbot said:

Cold said:

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

But more looting on the day afterwards.

?

The Americans do enjoy a bargain in the sales.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/flash-mob-thieves...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberleespeakman/202...
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/27/us/best-buy-loo...

They pinch stuff when it's cheaper?

[gazza285]

Randy Winkman said:

They pinch stuff when it's cheaper?

Less guilt/lower sentencing.

[rodericb]

gazza285 said:

Randy Winkman said:

They pinch stuff when it's cheaper?

Less guilt/lower sentencing.

As long as it's worth under $1000 or whatever it's not a crime to steal it....

I see in one of those links that a security guard was killed whilst protecting thieves from stealing a news crews cameras - https://apnews.com/article/business-crime-san-fran...

[crankedup5]

Well that went well!! I can see I’m just going to up my game

Happy Black Friday, but that clashes with Happy Fish Friday. fk it (first swear word)

Edited by crankedup5 on Tuesday 30th November 13:57

[crankedup5]

Seriously, I have never heard of Happy Thanksgiving other than in American media. So was last Sunday American Thanks Giving Day ?

[Vickers_VC10]

crankedup5 said:

Seriously, I have never heard of Happy Thanksgiving other than in American media. So was last Sunday American Thanks Giving Day ?

Took seconds on Google.

[Beati Dogu]

The Canadians also celebrate thanksgiving, but theirs is held on the second Monday in October.

It's more akin to our harvest festival, which is around the same time.

[Bacon Is Proof]

crankedup5 said:

Seriously, I have never heard of Happy Thanksgiving other than in American media. So was last Sunday American Thanks Giving Day ?

Do you not know any Americans?
There's loads of them over here.

[ZedLeg]

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

Utterly meaningless here though, as it's celebrating the pilgrims making friends with the indigenous people shortly before genociding them.

It's nice to say it to any American friends though.

[Cotty]

Donbot said:

If we're going to import something from the US thanksgiving would be a good one.

From what I can tell it is basically Christmas without all the commercial ste.

What next Independence Day?