rw wrote:
Thanksgiving is a feel-good AMERICAN holiday. Believe it or not, most of
the world, including a significant percentage of ROFF, couldn't care
less about Thanksgiving, even if they know what it represents. I like
Thanksgiving -- it's my favorite holiday -- but celebrating Thanksgiving
or Veteran's Day or the Fourth of July or the like ON ROFF strikes me as
crass American chauvinism.

Probably, but so what? 90% of roff is American. If this bothers you,
check Google for the threads around (US) election time. I take
Thanksgiving over elections any day.

There's an underlying assumption that ROFF
belongs to the US, in some fundamental sense. Our English and Canadian
and Aussie and Kiwi colleagues have the good taste, at least, to
celebrate Boxing Day on their own time, in their own way.

Huh? Boxing day?

Happy thanksgiving to all, and have fun or whatever you're supposed to
have :-).

--
Herman, celebrating sinterklaas in 10 days or so.