Should Thanksgiving be exported globally?

[Gwendoline]

Not American but I really enjoy this Americana cultural event.

[Joshydavid25]

I think many countries usually have their own version of Thanksgiving.. Maybe.. But I mean if someone who's not American wants to celebrate it.. It's all good.. I don't know if it should be exported though..

[jshm2]

LOL, it's called colonialism.

The Americans and Israel are the only ones who celebrate stealing land, and gloating about it annually...

[Gwendoline]

Aren't most Muslim lands like Pakistan stolen and colonised?

[jshm2]

No. Muslims have always lived where they currently are. Saudi, always had Arabs, the "Muslims" did not invade it. Likewise Philippines and India, before partition were not "invaded". Only White Christian Westerners colonised. Hence the British, Spanish, Belgian Portuguese etc etc empires rising and falling.

[sage2021]

I believe that it would be a good idea for more countries to have a special day and give thanks.
Who knows maybe it would start people saying please and thank you again.

[RedInnocent69]

Canadians celebrate a month earlier (colder, shorter growing season), so you can celebrate the same thing twice!

[Gwendoline]

Well really its a harvest festival.

[RedInnocent69]

Exactly. I mean, no one celebrates killing natives…

[exitseven]

No, it is a uniquely American holiday. The Pilgrims and the Indians has a feast. Then they watched football on TV at Plimoth Plantation.

[Mike_Whocheese_Harry]

Go for it. We aren't going to gatekeep a holiday where you give thanks to God for all your blessings

[DryGermanGuy]

Germans have been celebrating Erntedank since before the United States were even founded. 🙄

[Gwendoline]

Maybe they brought it over with them

[DryGermanGuy]

Obviously they did not develop collective amnesia just for taking a ship across the Atlantic Ocean.

[KostasKouvalis]

To the Anglo countries it would make sense, but if you want to celebrate it, celebrate it😉

[Sevenpointfive]

i'm not really into it. my friend says she celebrates because of the harvest which is bullshit because she's not a farmer.

[shortster]

Giving thanks is a good principal for anyone to have; so definitely.

[loveslongnails]

Most countries already have harvest festivals in place, and have for hundreds of years, some for thousands. It's already done globally.

[Cubus]

Americans already exported Halloween globally

[Gwendoline]

Halloween is an import that started in Ireland. Its an Irish Catholic export.

[Cubus]

But Americans transferred it to all other European countries via a popculture.

Just as burgers originated in Mongolia in Genghis Khan times, but Americans made them famous all over the world.

[jamesgoldman]

If people wish to celebrate other cultures then they can I'll celebrate Thanksgiving as a brit

[Sal_Monella]

Ship it by DHL?

[Gwendoline]

Not the way those planes keep crashing

[Sal_Monella]

Turkey spread all over Cleveland.

[FreyaRed]

Just another holiday to increase obesity.

[Clara4567]

We have special days , we don't need Thanksgiving.

[Guanfei]

No thanks. We have our own days, our own cultures.

[Kelly6]

Nope

@gwendoline

[itsannalee]

Nope

[Cidknee]

Nah!