So going into it I really did not know what to expect out of a Thanksgiving in China. The few Americans that I know were all kind of split, and it looked like a few of us were planning on going to the Hyatt for a Thanksgiving dinner. It was ridiculously expensive, but we figured we'd all splurge just for the sake of us being in China and not wanting to eat rice and noodles on one of my favorite days of the year. Well at the last minute, a friend decided to have a dinner at his house, everyone threw in a nominal fee, and he prepared a feast, including a deep fried turkey that took forever to finally be served. After running around the city for hours looking for a pot big enough to deep fry a turkey, we nearly had a propane related disaster that seriously looked like it got out of hand. I've got to say it was the most unique Thanksgiving that I have ever had. There were about 10 different countries represented, a lot of people were excited and very pleased with their first Thanksgiving experiences. There were people from Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, China, basically every continent, as well as a former and a future first round NBA draft pick. Rodney White, #9 overall pick out of UNC Asheville in the 2001 NBA draft, at 6'9 inches tall, and his friend JP, from Puerto Rico, who is 7'4 inches tall. Easily the two tallest people I've ever seen.
Got to say it was interesting, and a Thanksgiving that I will not forget, and this is the PG version of the whole story, so there's that
Monday, November 30, 2009
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