I’m not being rude (for a change), just perfectly frank (as Stephanie calls it), since only 67.98% of our visitors are from the US. So the rest of you get back to work while we get high on tryptophan. Actually, turkey is no higher in tryptophan than other poultry, so blame the urge to take a nap after eating on the company, not the poor turkey.
Speaking of turkeys, bonus points on identifying this one. In case you’ve joined CC since last Thanksgiving (or have a short memory), you might enjoy our feature from then, the Triumph Mayflower: Your Thanksgiving Turkey. And since we’re currently deep into a CCOTY phase, we’ll dispense with the turkeys, especially since we did that last year too, by the decade. Want leftovers? Here’s the sixties, the seventies, the eighties, the nineties, and the aughts. Whew; that was a lot of turkey…now I need a nap.
But before that, let’s do those numbers. Since 68% of our readers come from the US, where are the rest from? Canada: 8.53%; UK: 2.66%; Australia: 1.76%; Unknown: 1.33%; Germany: 1.08%; France: 0.87%; Netherlands: 0.84%; Mexico: 0.73%; and Poland: 0.65%. New Zealand is off the top ten, at #14, but you’d never know it from the comments. And Turkey is #20. We’ll leave it at that, except to say we’re very thankful you choose to hang out here at CC, wherever you’re from!
Happy Thanksgiving to All! Happy Thursday to all not from the US. I’ll ask a question this morning. I watched the news last night, and the newscaster was showing a clip about people waiting for black Friday. The video showed people who were camping out since Monday, yes, I said Monday.
I don’t shop on black Friday. But my question is ” Are people in other parts of the world this crazy?” “Or is this unique only to the US.” (OK, two questions.)
Thought for today
Yeah, some people are nuts about Black Friday shopping (I’m just not sure if they are only in America or if they are in other parts of the world).
Remarkably, black Friday is starting to be celebrated this year in Spain (we kind of had some events last year).
@Dave C:
People in Canada do this on Boxing day, Dec 26th. Of course in my Province, that’s a stat holiday, so instead it’s on the 27th. You have to spend those gift cards you got for Christmas, so you might as well do it at the cheapest time of the year.
I’m guilty of driving in early morning snowstorms just to get to some of the sales. I’ve even gotten stranded because the weather was so bad that the stores and malls all closed at 10AM. I had to hang around in a coffee shop until the highways were clear enough to drive home.
All that for an XBOX (this was 8 years ago).
@ BunkerMan
December 26 here in the US has always been a big day for the sales. I recall 40 years ago, in 1972, I had gotten discharged out of the US Army. I needed some dress clothes, so I ventured out around 10 AM to the local mall (mall? a new thing back then). In one department store, people were just going crazy in the men’s suit department, grabbing coats off the rack like mad. A real feeding frenzy, for 1972 anyhow. I saw a couple 46L’s and snatched them.
That day I ended up buying a sport coat and two pairs of dress pants for the grand total of $ 17.88. The coat was a little loud, but then in style. I wore it for years.
Hadn’t thought of that December 26 for years. A great time. Thanks for mentioning. Happy shopping to all!
Another Happy Thanksgiving wish to everyone. Like most others in the US, I plan to be eating too much with extended family (and probably watching a little football) later today.
Because this is supposed to be a day of thanks, I want to express my thanks to Paul for all the work he does to keep this site up and running. and to the rest of the contributors for all of their fine work, whether its the stuff we read or things done behind the scenes that make all of this possible.
Also, I am thankful for the opportunity to interact with so many great people who comment here. First, its always fun to bat around ideas, opinions and memories with friends, and this is a great group of friends. What’s more, it is so cool that such a large percentage of the commentariat live outside of the U.S. For those of us who live smack in the middle of a very large country, it is a great (and educational) experience to rub digital elbows with folks from all over the world.
Yes, I also think it’s fun to get others’ input about vehicles and share stories from around the world. Wouldn’t it be fun if the CC family could all get together and share a very large table with a turkey feast and good beer. Paul’s treat! 🙂
For the 68%
“Since 68% of our readers come from the US, where are the rest from? ”
Your usage stats may say only 68%, but some of us Americans are reading this website from other countries.
I am an American living in China, and this website is where I go when I am feeling nostalgic for Americana, , which is almost every day.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone !
Good point; Happy Thanksgiving to all the ex-pats!
Thank you Paul for starting and keeping Curbside Classics a fun, educational, and (mostly) safe for work site. Off topic a little, I discovered TTAC by accident one night in 2007 when pulling night shift in a cold windy hangar with my air ambulance job. By 2010, my growing dissatisfaction with TTAC led me to “leave” TTAC around the time you did and make CC one of my daily websites for reading and relaxation. Thanks again Paul. Your stories are priceless.
Happy Thanksgiving from Farmington, New Mexico!
I’ll add another sincere Happy Thanksgiving to all from the Land of Enchantment.
I’ve also found my blood pressure is much lower now that I visit CC a lot more often than TTAC.
I still stop off at TTAC but I find that I spend more time here and enjoy it and comment more.
Happy Thanksgiving Day, or happy ordinary workday as applicable!
GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE!
No worries, we had a public holiday a couple of weeks ago for a horse race!
Happy Thanksgiving from the great white north.
Happy thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it
Thanks Paul. Is it a Fiat 500 tacchino?