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Xinran Ma's avatar

Thank you for sharing this. 12 years ago, I experienced my first Thanksgiving as well, graciously invited by an American friend to their home. I recall watching football, not knowing the rules, and movies I didn’t quite understand. Probably only immigrants can truly grasp the weight of your story.

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Sekar Langit's avatar

Living in Scotland here, so not the Thanksgiving but Christmas. It's become a celebration with friends/flatmates as well. Found a distant relative apparently living in England so I'd probably go there for Christmas. It came to me with a sombre realisation that I'd be feeling rootless at times as I decided to move abroad for post-grad study and now work, but now that I live alone I invite friends over for meals because I know how it feels to be lonely.

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