tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2086779970145091410..comments2007-10-26T18:38:22.952-07:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Two countries, two mythsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1078994460796962732007-10-26T18:38:00.000-07:002007-10-26T18:38:00.000-07:00I think Thanksgiving is still pretty big in school...I think Thanksgiving is still pretty big in schools. And that's where kids learn (or don't learn) a lot of their Indian history.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-17720293413423028942007-10-22T02:19:00.000-07:002007-10-22T02:19:00.000-07:00Writerfella here -- But "Thanksgiving" more an...Writerfella here --<BR/> But "Thanksgiving" more and more is becoming neglected by merchandisers each and every year, and thus by the culture itself. One only has to watch and see that, when Hallowe'en promotionals disappear, stores and TV advertising immediately begin their Xmas push. True, November's sole holiday also is observed in other countries (in Turkey, the Turks eat roasted "American bird."), but in the country of origin it gets less and less play as time munches on. writerfella says, leave it alone, and it'll go home, wagging its tail feathers behind it...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com