There's probably more in the American tradition than people give the place credit for.
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Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it.
First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions that were born in Britain.
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past.
I'm not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition.
The generosity of the American people is legendary. So is their spirit.
It is the American way to reward ability.
Tradition is a very powerful force.
In America nothing dies easier than tradition.
Americans are always mortified when I tell them this, but in England, it's a tradition to put your plaques and photographs and awards and gold records and stuff in your bathroom. I don't know why.