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In Europe there are people who have lived in the same house and
been in the same job for 20, 30 or more years. That’s not the
American way of life. The Americans love change, they call it the
spirit of adventure, a spirit that they think is more characteristic
of America than of Europe. They like to move away, to change
houses and jobs.
While the Englishman thinks it is ill mannered to ask private
questions, the American doesn’t feel that at all. He will tell you all
about himself, his wife and family, and ask where you have come
from, what your job is, how you like America and how long you
are staying. The American prefers sociability. In his home he
doesn’t object to being seen by everyone — he actually likes it.
With this sociability goes overwhelming hospitality. A national
Thanksgiving Day is perhaps the only holiday spent by the
Americans at home. Table decorations follow a traditional pattern
— a harvest of Indian corn, apples, oranges, walnuts and grapes.
Flowers also bring the fall scene indoors. The centerpiece is the
traditional roast turkey.
Still another American tradition concerns Halloween. Its origin
dates back hundreds of years to the Druid festival. The Druid New
Year began on November 1, marking the beginning of winter and
the reign of the Lord of Death. The custom of telling ghost stories
on Halloween comes from the Druids. On this occasion children
usually wear ghost costumes or false faces. They also carve out
rounded eyes in pumpkins and put burning candles inside them to
make them visible from far away.
