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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 2:30:25 GMT -5
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Post by Q3 on Nov 24, 2015 2:31:32 GMT -5
http://instagr.am/p/-bTwKvONP6 Adam on GMB - InterviewNote: the audio on this is not great but it is such a good interview worth listening. Question: Can someone from the UK please translate part of this for me. Why is it weird to have turkey in November? Is it because people have turkey for the Christmas holidays in the UK? youtu.be/bWBNJtM5bc8
Yes, he is specifically talking about the turkey dinner associated with Christmas here and not just eating Turkey in general.. Thank you so much. He never said Christmas was the time for turkeys but I guessed that was what he meant. And I hate guessing. All I really knew about turkey and the UK is that is Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Scrooge sends the prize turkey to Bob Cratchit's family for Christmas. I did Google it and found that according to The Turkey: An American Story, turkey was common in the UK for Christmas in 1573 but that Charles Dickens is responsible for the widespread popularity of the UK Christmas Turkey. I was not really sure if that book was correct but it appears to be.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 2:43:11 GMT -5
http://instagr.am/p/-bTwKvONP6 Adam on GMB - InterviewNote: the audio on this is not great but it is such a good interview worth listening. Question: Can someone from the UK please translate part of this for me. Why is it weird to have turkey in November? Is it because people have turkey for the Christmas holidays in the UK? youtu.be/bWBNJtM5bc8
Yes, he is specifically talking about the turkey dinner associated with Christmas here and not just eating Turkey in general.. Isn't Thanksgiving a more American holiday? And certainly being in November and serving turkey is a primary feature. Seems logical that a British person might not totally get that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 2:58:24 GMT -5
RIP Freddie - November 24, 1991, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
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Post by SophieB on Nov 24, 2015 3:00:31 GMT -5
My family has turkey once a year - on Christmas Day! It's that cut and dried for us......(UK)
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Post by SophieB on Nov 24, 2015 3:07:54 GMT -5
Oh Freddie......what an amazing legacy you left!
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Post by freakydeaky on Nov 24, 2015 3:15:40 GMT -5
Yes, he is specifically talking about the turkey dinner associated with Christmas here and not just eating Turkey in general.. Thank you so much. He never said Christmas was the time for turkeys but I guessed that was what he meant. And I hate guessing. All I really knew about turkey and the UK is that is Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Scrooge sends the prize turkey to Bob Cratchit's family for Christmas. I did Google it and found that according to The Turkey: An American Story, turkey was common in the UK for Christmas in 1573 but that Charles Dickens is responsible for the widespread popularity of the UK Christmas Turkey.I was not really sure if that book was correct but it appears to be. Haha, I had no idea....but it is traditional, though having said that, I haven't had turkey for christmas dinner for years..
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Post by Q3 on Nov 24, 2015 3:16:14 GMT -5
Yes, he is specifically talking about the turkey dinner associated with Christmas here and not just eating Turkey in general.. Isn't Thanksgiving a more American holiday? And certainly being in November and serving turkey is a primary feature. Seems logical that a British person might not totally get that. Oh, it was the American viewer (me) who wanted to be sure I got it. November Thanksgiving turkey is American. October Thanksgiving turkey is Canadian. Menus for US and Canadian Thanksgiving in most homes are strikingly similar based on the food surveys. But turkey does not really have a "season" in the US or Canada anymore and is consumed year round. Israel and Italy also eat turkey year round. September 15th/September 16th Mexican Independence Day, is "turkey day" in Mexico. But like the US and Canada there is no real turkey season in Mexico. ETA: In the US 31% of turkey is consumed on Thanksgiving, it the UK about 95% of the turkey is consumed on Thanksgiving. (The things I learn because of Adam!!)
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