Washington DC – Thanksgiving is a terrible time to ask about politics, relationships, jobs, college admissions, and who in the family brought the bad food, Americans in the nation’s capital told Fox News.
“What we don’t talk about at Thanksgiving is politics,” Kyle told Fox News. “Everyone has a different opinion. It’s about family gatherings for the holidays.”
High school student Justin said he was not looking forward to explaining his future plans for college.
“It’s just a scary topic,” he said. “It’s always, ‘What college are you going to? What are you majoring in? What do you want to do when you grow up?'”
The top conversations Americans don’t want to have at the holiday table this year are about family conflicts and politics. According to Preply research, a language instructor site. Religion, COVID-19 and social reform were divisive topics to avoid last year, a psychologist told Fox News at the time.
Some Americans told Fox News that political topics should be avoided at the Thanksgiving dinner table. (Drazen Zigic/iStock/Getty Images)
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“Politics is the biggest ticket to avoid at all costs,” James told Fox News, adding that Thanksgiving “is not the time to express your views on how things should be run.”
Haley agreed, saying, “Sports and politics are kind of off-limits because we get so aggressive.”
“We’ll leave it at that [we’re] I’m grateful,” she continued, “and it’s about spending time with each other.”
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Some said they try not to talk about their dates.
“I don’t really talk about relationships,” Zion told Fox News.
“When are you going to get married? And when are you going to have kids? Those are the top two questions I don’t want to be asked at Thanksgiving dinner,” said Anna, who also lives in Washington, D.C.
Zion said asking people about their relationships on Thanksgiving can create an awkward situation. (St. Petersburg)
Some people even avoid asking about Thanksgiving recipes.
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“Some people in my family can’t cook, so I don’t ask who made it,” Victoria told Fox News. “We just eat it and think, ‘Okay, yeah, this is delicious,’ but we know it’s not delicious. So we don’t ask who made the dish.”
Another woman, Elizabeth, said: “Don’t talk about other people’s food. If you don’t like it, don’t eat it. But don’t say, ‘Oh, who made the potato salad?'” he said.
Victoria said she avoids asking who made each dish because some of the dishes aren’t very good. (John Michael Larsch/Fox News Digital)
“I don’t want to talk about finances, I don’t have a problem with it,” Roberta said. “I want everyone to have fun, laugh, eat, drink and have fun.”
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Local residents say Thanksgiving is a day to focus on family and gratitude.
“I don’t want to hear anything negative,” Michelle said. “I want to talk about what people are blessed with and what they are grateful for.”
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Ramiro Vargas contributed the accompanying video.
