Happy Thanksgiving!

[Qikdraw]

Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians at home and abroad! :D

[Boreas]

Thanks Qikdraw. Will you be celebrating? Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
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[Qikdraw]

No plans to actually. The wife did tell me Happy Thanksgiving, but thats about it. With the mil around I don't get a chance to do Cdn thanksgiving. She's made it plain she doesn't like it. I guess she thinks I am trying to take away from her thanksgiving feast.

Well when we put her in a home that will all change. :D

[Josh-here]

What are some special Canadian Thanksgiving traditions that would be different from a US Thanksgiving?

[Boreas]

Qikdraw, if your mil likes Thanksgiving, she will get two if she adds the Canadian one to her life. Sheesh. ;)

Josh-here, our Thanksgiving is pretty much the same as yours, just earlier. We eat turkey, squash, pumpkin pie etc, and talk about the things we are thankful for.

[Josh-here]

I love Canada! I have never lived there, but that was where we always went for vacations when I was a little kid, so Canada holds a lot of very beautiful memories for me.

Summers in Canada are great! Sunshine, mountains, trees, lakes & streams, beautiful wildflowers, amazing wildlife and nature.... wonderful childhood memories...

[Qikdraw]

I love Canada! I have never lived there, but that was where we always went for vacations when I was a little kid, so Canada holds a lot of very beautiful memories for me.

Summers in Canada are great! Sunshine, mountains, trees, lakes & streams, beautiful wildflowers, amazing wildlife and nature.... wonderful childhood memories...

My wife has many fond memories of Canada when she was a child as well. However she thought we drove on the other side of the road, like the british do. (we don't) :D Canada has a lot of very beautiful places to visit, but then so does the US.

The one thing that always strikes me as very humourous is Americans that have gone to Canada always say our cities are so clean! I just find that funny. :)

[Boreas]

The one thing that always strikes me as very humourous is Americans that have gone to Canada always say our cities are so clean! I just find that funny. :)<!-- / message -->

When they are saying that Toronto is clean, I find that funny. Vancouver is clean in comparison. Having grown up halfway between Detroit and Toronto, I can say that TO is cleaner......at least in those days!

Of course, if you leave the city, the air is cleaner on both sides of the border.

I am very glad to live in Canada right now, especially with all the shenanagans going on down there. I hope I can say the same after the election on Tuesday! :o

[Unclothed Aubrey]

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone

[Naturist Zoar]

Happy Thanksgiving.
While driving through the Alleghany mountains yesterday on a color leaf peeping expedition, spotted two huge turkeys just nibbling along the road.
I think they were headed south, away from Canada.

[WriteNaked]

Want to add my greetings to the thread.

I lived in Montreal for a number of years.

I always found the holiday to be a good time to relax, eat a great meal with friends and family and be thankful. No football after dinner, no major shopping the day after -- just a quiet, refreshing day.

Enjoy the holiday.

WN

[Josh-here]

One part of Canada that I'd really like to visit some day is Prince Edward Island.
I saw the series "Ann of Green Gables" many, many years ago on Public TV and it just seemed so beautiful.

[Boreas]

One part of Canada that I'd really like to visit some day is Prince Edward Island.
I saw the series "Ann of Green Gables" many, many years ago on Public TV and it just seemed so beautiful.

PEI is very pretty, and very friendly. It is worth a visit.

I would also recommend a trip along the Alaska Highway. It is fabulous!

[Delphina]

What Thanksgiving ?

[Qikdraw]

What Thanksgiving ?

Thanksgiving Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thankgiving) is basically a harvest celebration. Its pretty much a North American thing. Canada and the US do celebrate Thanksgiving on different days though.

Usually the feast is turkey (with stuffing), and sometimes ham, yams, potatos, assorted vegtables, a cranberry sauce or jello or something and gravy.

I find one of the best things abut thanksgiving is the next day, when you can have turkey sandwiches. A traditional turkey sandwich is bread, mayonaise, turkey, stuffing and cranberry. Its very good.

[Boreas]

Happy Thanksgiving.
While driving through the Alleghany mountains yesterday on a color leaf peeping expedition, spotted two huge turkeys just nibbling along the road.
I think they were headed south, away from Canada.

Probably smart, or not. They'll be ready in time for the American thanksgiving! :D

[jon71]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends. I hope it's a great holiday for you.

[Naturist Mark]

To all of you celebrating Canada's harvest festival - Happy Thanksgiving, and a blessed Sukkot those of you celebrating the Jewish Harvest festival - the Feast of Tabernacles - beginning tonight.

-Mark

[ki4kxq]

No plans to actually. The wife did tell me Happy Thanksgiving, but thats about it. With the mil around I don't get a chance to do Cdn thanksgiving. She's made it plain she doesn't like it. I guess she thinks I am trying to take away from her thanksgiving feast.

Well when we put her in a home that will all change. :D

I'm with Boreas. What kind of a nut job (no disrespect intended) turns down an extra Thanksgiving Dinner?! Damn, if I knew I could get an extra meal out of it, I would've asked you and Boreas to declare me an honorary Canadian for the day.

[ki4kxq]

Oh yeah, the dogs say if there is turkey and dressing involved, they want to be honorary Canadians for the day too. LOL

Anyway, I am just now seeing this. If thanksgiving passed, sorry. Hope you all had a good one. If not HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

[Delphina]

Thanksgiving Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thankgiving) is basically a harvest celebration. Its pretty much a North American thing. Canada and the US do celebrate Thanksgiving on different days though.

Usually the feast is turkey (with stuffing), and sometimes ham, yams, potatos, assorted vegtables, a cranberry sauce or jello or something and gravy.

I find one of the best things abut thanksgiving is the next day, when you can have turkey sandwiches. A traditional turkey sandwich is bread, mayonaise, turkey, stuffing and cranberry. Its very good.

Thank you very much for these details :)

[Qikdraw]

I'm with Boreas. What kind of a nut job (no disrespect intended) turns down an extra Thanksgiving Dinner?! Damn, if I knew I could get an extra meal out of it, I would've asked you and Boreas to declare me an honorary Canadian for the day.

Oh yeah, the dogs say if there is turkey and dressing involved, they want to be honorary Canadians for the day too. LOL

Anyway, I am just now seeing this. If thanksgiving passed, sorry. Hope you all had a good one. If not HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!


Thank you! We went grocery shopping last night and I found a small turkey, but the wife asked, 'Why do we need that?'. *sigh*

I think next year we'll have to have an honourary Canadian day for thanksgiving. :D

[Qikdraw]

Thank you very much for these details :)

Not a problem! :)

You do realise that on Nov 27th you have to celebrate US Thanksgiving now... Turkey, yams, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy... You have to start the tradition in France now too. :)

[Boreas]

I'm with Boreas. What kind of a nut job (no disrespect intended) turns down an extra Thanksgiving Dinner?! Damn, if I knew I could get an extra meal out of it, I would've asked you and Boreas to declare me an honorary Canadian for the day.

I would be happy to declare you an honourary (you'd have to spell right!) Canadian. Trouble is, you might find us uncomfortably left leaning. ;)

[Boreas]

Thank you! We went grocery shopping last night and I found a small turkey, but the wife asked, 'Why do we need that?'. *sigh*

I think next year we'll have to have an honourary Canadian day for thanksgiving. :D

Alas. :rolleyes: Well, you do have a whole year to work on her, and her mother. :)

[ki4kxq]

I would be happy to declare you an honourary (you'd have to spell right!) Canadian. Trouble is, you might find us uncomfortably left leaning. ;)


That's right, I would have to spell things differently. As far as left leaning, I didn't think turkey had a political bent. Besides, there's lots of stuff to talk about other than Obama and McCain and the like.

We could have a cultural exchange. We could teach you about Nascar, and you could teach us about hockey or something that you like. No leaning necessary unless of course their are cocktails served after dinner. ;)

[Qikdraw]

That's right, I would have to spell things differently. As far as left leaning, I didn't think turkey had a political bent. Besides, there's lots of stuff to talk about other than Obama and McCain and the like.

We could have a cultural exchange. We could teach you about Nascar, and you could teach us about hockey or something that you like. No leaning necessary unless of course their are cocktails served after dinner. ;)

LOL

You don't know about hockey? *sigh* Well neither did my wife, and now she enjoys watching the playoffs with me. (the only time I actively watch sports is during playoffs) So you can be rehabilitated. :)

You do realise that a cultural exchange means that you have to drink Canadian beer, If you brougt American 'beer', it might cause an international incident. :D

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[ki4kxq]

LOL

You don't know about hockey? *sigh* Well neither did my wife, and now she enjoys watching the playoffs with me. (the only time I actively watch sports is during playoffs) So you can be rehabilitated. :)

You do realise that a cultural exchange means that you have to drink Canadian beer, If you brougt American 'beer', it might cause an international incident. :D

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Been to an LA Kings game. Actually, I like hockey as it moves pretty quick like Nascar. Something is always happening. I am way to impatient to sit through a football game. Watching football is like watching paint dry.

We would get along. I almost never drink American beer. Too light, to tasteless. Love Bass Ale, love Moosehead, etc.