International Thanksgiving

Tonight, Will and I joined Christine Difato an several of her friends for an international celebration of the American Thanksgiving holiday. The group consisted of three Americans, three Turks, a Greek, an Italian, a German, a Saudi, and a Cypriot. With the exception of me, all are University of Exeter students, and with the exception of Will, all are currently working on PhDs.

The dinner was potluck-style, and Will and I made dressing. Our first attempt was aborted when we smelled it burning and removed it, in its crispy black state, from the oven. Fortunately, we had enough of all of the ingredients to try it again, and the second attempt was successful. We ended up arriving about 45 minutes late, but that wasn't a problem because some of the other participants were still busy cooking when we got there.

The food was tasty, the company was quite enjoyable, and the conversations were interesting. Among the topics discussed were the irritation caused by British sinks (Why are there separate faucets for hot and cold water, making it impossible to have warm water???), the excessive drinking habits of Brits, and the British habit of acting like the UK is part not of the EU. The Europeans in the group were especially keen on discussing what they perceive to be British oddities.

Overall, this was one of the most fun events I've attended for months. I am quite glad we were able to participate.