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

 

1. The Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival in Delaware. It is exactly what it sounds like…
2. The National Hollerin’ Contest in North Carolina. Why?
3. 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.
4. Pumpkin Pie Martinis. Why does all non-pumpkin pumpkin flavored stuff exist?
5. Roadkill Cook-Off, West Virginia. Okay, kinda interesting, but I am conflicted.
6. Cherry Pit Spitting, Michigan. Eww. No, nope. No.
7. Black Friday Shopping Sprees. Groups of people running over other groups of people for stuff, *chuckle* no.
8. Pardoning the Thanksgiving Turkey. Like a ceremony for telling a turkey that you’re not going to eat it.
9. Choosing the Imperial System–It’s just dumb and inefficient and impractical, especially now that there is the far superior Metric System.
10. Thanksgiving. It’s strange. Seriously. Cranberry in cans, turkey slaughter, Black Friday pseudo holiday, questionable origin story. Nope.

 

Editor: Brennan Nick