By Renée
As Thanksgiving came and went along with Black Friday’s mindless shopping sprees and the eating of unhealthy portions, I mulled over the peculiarities of U.S. traditions. I was born in Mexico. And, in my foreigner’s curiosity, I decided to research other curious customs of the U.S. Here is my top 10 list of curious U.S. customs (along with my very helpful commentary). Enjoy.
Curious Customs from America
- The Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival in Delaware. It is exactly what it sounds like…
- The National Hollerin’ Contest in North Carolina. Why?
- Tailgating Football Games. I’m not exactly sure why you would really want to wait outside a stadium during a game. You can’t see it.
- Pumpkin Pie Martinis. Why does all non-pumpkin pumpkin flavored stuff exist?
- Roadkill Cook-Off, West Virginia. Okay, kinda interesting, but I am conflicted.
- Cherry Pit Spitting, Michigan. Eww. No, nope. No.
- Black Friday Shopping Sprees. Groups of people running over other groups of people for stuff, *chuckle* no.
- Pardoning the Thanksgiving Turkey. Like a ceremony for telling a turkey that you’re not going to eat it.
- Choosing the Imperial System–It’s just dumb and inefficient and impractical, especially now that there is the far superior Metric System.
- Thanksgiving. It’s strange. Seriously. Cranberry in cans, turkey slaughter, Black Friday pseudo holiday, questionable origin story. Nope.
Editor: Brennan Nick
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