[TUHS] Test, test

Greg 'groggy' Lehey grog at lemis.com
Fri Nov 24 13:07:23 AEST 2023


On Thursday, 23 November 2023 at 21:45:46 -0500, Norman Wilson wrote:
> Stuff Received:
>
>> In the U.S., certainly.  Do Auzzies celebrate thanksgiving?
>
> Grog:
>
>   Not really, but if we did, it would have been yesterday.  But we do
>   get exposed to Black Friday (today).
>
> ===
>
> Why yesterday?  In Canada we had ours a month and a half ago!

Yes, sorry, I know.  And then there are things like the UK Festival of
Harvest Home.  But if they were to introduce Thanksgiving here, it
would follow the US model.  It does presumably have the advantage that
companies don't start with their Christmas advertising in early
October.

Greg
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