Comments on: A Turkey-Free Day

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Actually, until I read your post Duncan, I had no idea of this “Erntdankfest” here in Germany…

That being said, I am 100% sure when my parents asked me about Thanksgiving here in Germany they did not mean that, but were referring to good old American Thanksgiving.

As for making fun of my parents, I didn’t mean that at all. My mother reads my blog and I am sure that when she read that she got a chuckle out of how easy it is in this day and age with email and phones to forget that instead of a state or two away I actually now live thousands of miles away in a foreign country.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

You said:

“They (your parents) temporarily forgot that Turkey Day isn’t a holiday all-around the world and asked how Thanksgiving was celebrated here in Germany! Parents… Gotta love ‘em!”

Have you ever heard of Erntedankfest…1st Sunday in Oct.??? Hate to break the news to you. The Germans celebrate Thanksgiving, but just a little more low key and on a different day. I wrote about it in my last post.

Don’t make fun of your parents. That’s not nice.:(

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I’ve never liked Thanksgiving food either. Glad to know I’m not alone.

By: Malnurtured Snay (in Ct.)

Malnurtured Snay (in Ct.) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Amusing Thanksgiving Story (don’t know if I told you yet or not):

I arrived in Connecticut Tuesday night. The next day I commandeered my cousin to drive me to a liquor store because, really, I don’t know where one is around here. On our way back, she drove over …

… a turkey.

Fitting, no?