Canadian Thanksgiving

[Issangeorge]

I am planning my October trip to Bangkok from the outback of Isaan, I will be there on the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend and would really enjoy a feast of Turkey. I know lots of restaurants put on an American Thanksgiving Feast, but do any do the same for Canadian Thanksgiving. Thanks.

[mallyrd]

I for one did not even know that there was a Canadian Thanksgiving day. Learnt something new today.

[ramrod711]

i can't say whether there is a place in banbkok or not but i've been in chiang mai for five years and i have not found anyplace here.

[Travel2003]

Interesting.

What is the difference between the thanksgiving in Canada/USA?

[Jingthing]

Yes I have always been aware of Canadian Thanksgiving but have never heard of any special events in Thailand for that. Imported butterball turkeys are available to buy here though year round, perhaps you can find a restaurant that knows how to do the American feast that will do a special one for you, for a price, presumably a high one. Good luck.

If you are willing to be very flexible, you can try celebrating at a British restaurant that does roast chicken dinners, sometimes they include a stuffing side dish.

I guess another idea if you don't get a better lead here is to email the Canadian embassy.

Edited August 29, 2010 by Jingthing

[newcanexpat41]

We Canadians do not even have a proper embassy in Thailand. The joke of an outfit we do have is 75% dedicated to issuing visa's for Thai people to go to Canada and 25% for helping us tax paying canadians.......for a giant fee of 1500 baht for any letter or document needed.<BR><BR>And on Canada Day (July 1st) the onlty celebrations venue seems to be the British club. So I dont think there will be anything going on for our Thanksgiving. I wish there was though. A nice feed of turkey would really hit the spot!!<BR><BR>Does anyone know of a good place to get a turkey dinner any time??

[Jingthing]

The Ritz Restaurant, Jomtien Complex Jomtien often has full English style roast turkey dinners going once a week, call ahead for availability and dates.

[canuckamuck]

If you are going to live in Thailand, Canadian Thanksgiving will become something you hear about on emails from friends. Unless you get an oven and make all the stuff yourself.

For those who asked Canadian Thanksgiving is the same basic principle as the American one but not quite so history orientated. Just a day to be with the family and have a big feed. I think the Canadian one is earlier in the year because it represents Canadian harvest time which we have earlier because we are further north. I think we just saw the American's having a day of thanks and said hey, that's a nice idea.

Edited August 30, 2010 by canuckamuck

[KTD]

If you are going to live in Thailand, Canadian Thanksgiving will become something you hear about on emails from friends. Unless you get an oven and make all the stuff yourself.

For those who asked Canadian Thanksgiving is the same basic principle as the American one but not quite so history orientated. Just a day to be with the family and have a big feed. I think the Canadian one is earlier in the year because it represents Canadian harvest time which we have earlier because we are further north. I think we just saw the American's having a day of thanks and said hey, that's a nice idea.

Canuckamuck, I just wanted to say what a awesome name that is. too funny.

[Issangeorge]

Canadian Thanks Giving is the second Monday in October, it represented the end of harvest and back in the days when a summer cottage was a summer cottage and closed up for the winter, the thanksgiving weekend was the weekend people would close their cottage for the season. What got me thinking about having turkey in Bangkok is I am reading "Gambling on Magic" by Christopher G. Moore (a Canadian ex-pat) and one of the character's was attending the 'Annual Canadian Thanks Giving Dinner', whether this is a fictional event or not I don't know, and it was definitely way to high class for me, but it did get me thinking that maybe some restaurant does a Canadian Thanks Giving, or maybe after reading this post will decide to do one.

[PattayaParent]

Interesting.

What is the difference between the thanksgiving in Canada/USA?

Americans give thanks that they're not British and Canadians give thanks that they're not American.

[Jingthing]

Interesting.

What is the difference between the thanksgiving in Canada/USA?

Americans give thanks that they're not British and Canadians give thanks that they're not American.

That's funny. My grandparents used to tell us kids, clean your plates, people are starving in Europe!

[PoorSucker]

Try The Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

[canuckamuck]

Canuckamuck, I just wanted to say what a awesome name that is. too funny.

Well thank you, that is the first comment about my nick in 6 years.

I might have written it amok to be more correct, but I like things that rhyme with puck.

[Ulysses G.]

Yes I have always been aware of Canadian Thanksgiving but have never heard of any special events in Thailand for that.

There are a few places in Chiang Mai that celebrate it every year.

[Issangeorge]

I just want to get this post back on the front page. Maybe one of you wh goes to Washington Square could ask at Bourban Street, or Texas Lone Star or one of the other bars if they are going to do one, or even put turkey on as a special. Thanks. Issangeorge.