Talk:Thanksgiving dinner

Is this the discussion section? customary to bring gifts or other form of reciprocity? Pueywei 03:11, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

That varies greatly from place to place and culture to culture. --Carnildo 10:19, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

What are soda cans and plastic water bottles doing on the table?

I really like the linked "very similar meal"; kudos to whoever put that one in. RSido 04:05, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Is the

Potatoes are definitely not native to North America, in fact, until Europeans discovered them and spread them around the globe they were completely unknown outside of the greater Andean region. This is a sign that this article needs some serious work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.20.24.121 (talk) 16:17, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Things to do.

Merge this with the main Thanksgiving article. Neither is particularly long and it seems absurd to treat the dinner separately from the holiday itself.
Citations. I removed a few things that were just incorrect in my experience, like alcoholic beverages not being a traditional part of Thanksgiving. Also, if you're going to assert that it is almost universally frowned upon for those under twenty one to drink at Thanksgiving in the US, you need to find some statistic to back it up. In my experience Thanksgiving is one of the few days of the year where families that normally discourage such things are generally okay with their older teenagers drinking beer or wine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.20.24.121 (talk) 16:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)