Comments on: The True History of Thanksgiving

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:20:56 +0000

Phew! Part of me thought this might be some really sarcastic post about Americans slaughtering the Native Americans and taking their land.

By: dani

dani — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:09:15 +0000

Im actually happy to be out of the country for Thanksgiving. I dont get the holiday. Never have. Its my least favourite next to Valentine’s Day (yes, im a girl. Yes i think that holiday is stupid).

So im actually wicked happy to not be forced to stuff my face, watch football, and sleep. Dont get me wrong, i love doing all those things. And i love my family and our family dinners. I just dont get why we have to do it to celebrate something that never actually really happened in the way we are celebrating it.

By: Mat Thomas

Mat Thomas — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:27:44 +0000

The overconsumption of meat by the “truly fortunate” is one of the main drivers of famine and starvation the world over because feeding plants to farm animals wastes vast amounts of energy and resources. If people ate those plants directly, there would be enough food to feed all humans currently on the planet.

By: poetloverrebelspy

poetloverrebelspy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:07:29 +0000

You can find out all this and more in the BackStory program (available here for immediate listening or download) on Thanksgiving. You a fan of the American history guys, Matt?

By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:44:21 +0000

ps: Nice post, Matt! Never knew / thought about the American unity aspect of it all.

By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:43:23 +0000

“Being a vegetarian is a luxury only the truly fortunate can afford.”

Not in India.

In most of the world in fact, meat is the luxury only the truly fortunate can afford. The staples of the poor around the world for centuries have been things like corn (maize), rice, wheat, potatoes, cabbage…

By: lakshmi

lakshmi — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:05:49 +0000

very interesting…thanks for sharing matt..coming from a country which has its share of festivals …i can see a lot has evolved over the years..in india however this is a black thursday

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:22:53 +0000

Being a vegetarian is a luxury only the truly fortunate can afford. Much of the world – including the pilgrims and native americans at the first thanksgiving – eats whatever they can get their hands on to survive.

By: A. Wannabe Travelwriter

A. Wannabe Travelwriter — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:12:01 +0000

Matt,

I’ll be thankful if you and all your fellow travelers stay well.

The world is unpredictable as it is fascinating.

Take care of each other (guidebook and iPhone users, alike).

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:09:08 +0000

@audrey @debo hobo: yes despite the history, it is still the best american holiday out there!!!

@quickroute yes, i am going to this dinner at one of the nearby restaurants