A Foreigner's Thanksgiving in Detroit
I just came back from a Thanksgiving in Detroit. Because I'm not American I don't really celebrate Thanksgiving.
Everywhere I went in Michigan I found that everyone seemed really nice and friendly. I always forget that North America is a friendly place filled with people who are mostly in a good mood. The reason I forget is because I live in Boston.
Anyway, I'm now very behind in my email correspondence - if you haven't heard from me and it's been a long-while, it's nothing personal. But I think next year I won't go to anyone's Thanksgiving and I'll spend it at home making Wrongcards. I felt sick and guilty not being here doing that. And when you think about it, that's kind of your fault and I hope you feel very bad about it.
But I did want to say to you that I think Thanksgiving is a very nice holiday that Americans have created for themselves. When you don't think about the massacre of tens of millions of animals (turkeys) it feels very wholesome and clean. There is something cosy and non-commercial about it as a sentiment and it feels a little bit like how Christmas should. And now it is past, it is another holiday that I must turn my mind to -
funny Christmas cards that you should not send to anybody.
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