What's Tailgating?! I Wasn't Ready for This American Tradition!

[@rhiahlMT]

They tailgate at some concerts too. Don't need a pickup to tailgate.

[@phobiaone306]

But it helps! How else are you going to haul everything there? 🙂

[@baritonebroker]

It helps and it’s the original

[@european-reacts]

Makes sense. Ty 🙏

[@markplott4820]

FUN FACT - 1st Tailgate in USA , was with a Horse & Buggy.

[@guesswho7758]

​@@european-reactsA tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating, which primarily takes place in the United States and Canada, often involves consuming alcoholic beverages while barbecuing and grilling food.

[@imfirehawk72]

Do we know Dolly!?! Oh she is a goddess in this country. A true national treasure and an angel on earth. You need to read up in all the millions of dollars she has donated to help people.

[@claranielsen3382]

She just donated 2 million dollars to hurricane victims. She is amazing!❤

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Tennessee Queen!

[@Dfourteens]

She just donated $1 million to help the people in West Tennessee effected by the hurricane

[@RussetPotato]

blaspheme to question if we know Dolly!!! I believe if you don't you are not an American.

[@claranielsen3382]

@@Dfourteens she also donated another million from her foundation and other charities she works with so 2 million now!

[@TheCsel]

Thanksgiving is a big family holiday, but without all the pressure of commercialization and presents. So many people do really love Thanksgiving more than Christmas. Plus in the US, Thanksgiving really kicks off the Christmas season, so you can even get some Christmas cheer on Thanksgiving too.

[@Dfourteens]

Prefer Thanksgiving

[@baritonebroker]

Agreed, Thanksgiving is basic and fabulous. No pressure, no guilt over gifts, just family and a feast. Thursday holiday and the Friday through Sunday off for most. It’s the best.

[@evatripp7788]

Il❤ Christmas more.Ilike the decorations the nativity scenes the lights. Family gathering not only to cook all day - the woman while men watch football on Thanksgiving but on Christmas WE ALL men & women & children gather TOGETHER in one room to exchange gifts!!!❤ It's fun & exciting to see what we got for each other plus I ove the christmas Carol's one can hear & sing along to from thanks giving until January 6th, 3 KINGS day or the 12th day of Christmas.

[@catherinesearles1194]

There aren't any presents at Thanksgiving

[@catherinesearles1194]

I'll take Thanksgiving over Christmas

[@jeanine6328]

You can “tailgate” from the trunk of you car too. I’ve see some really incredible setups from when I used to travel for work. I had coworkers that have a full set up and cooked dinner every night in the parking lot of the hotel instead of going to a restaurant. Sometimes we’d all go and make it a picnic. It’s not unusual to see people doing it at the beach or in the mountains.

[@rubiesofgold7698]

I’m American but not into sports. Does it save walking time to get to the game?

[@jeanine6328]

@@rubiesofgold7698 Well, you get there earlier than if you didn’t tailgate, so I’d imagine you get a closer parking spot which would shorten the walking distance. So yes, yes it does.

[@willcool713]

Tailgating is popular at games, especially football. But people tailgate all the time, at beaches, parks, campouts, whatever sort of outdoor party a bunch of people want to just throw together. You toss a grill and coolers with food and drinks, maybe some chairs, into the back of the truck or car and go. Then you grill on the open tailgate, drink, party, have a grand old time. People used to do it at drive-in theaters, too. Now it's mostly just in the parking lots before games, but you can tailgate anywhere, really.

[@Deedric_Kee]

👍

[@janwalters3426]

She was in Texas, where the weather is usually sunny. Here in Idaho, tailgating is very awesome, lots of barbecue, lots of food, and drinks and often done in several inches of snow.

[@coolHawk_]

I’m in the marching band at BSU and I can’t wait for the day I can actually experience the tailgating 😂

[@emilyb5307]

"Do we know Dolly" oh you sweet summer child... 😂

[@dolphinbear661]

Bless his heart😂

[@bobbiecrawford3245]

Big ole bundle of sweetness

[@Val-z8I]

😂😂😂😂

[@jimmyb.6272]

Tailgating is something fans of every team do when they go to games. Christmas is MUCH bigger than Thanksgiving.

[@buckeyegirl16]

NFL tickets are VERY expensive so many fans tailgate (party) outside the stadium to be in the environment. Many tents have TVs set up to broadcast the game as well. Its a fun environment. Many events have tailgating but the biggest ones are probably college football, NFL, and Nascar.

[@dreamsrmadeof]

Dolly Pardon is a national treasure. From her Coat of Many Colors to Dollywood. Rags to riches and a good person.

[@averagegatsby]

Who is Dolly Pardon?

[@averagegatsby]

@SargoyDopamine-k5u I know who Dolly Parton is, I don't know who Dolly Pardon is.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Dianne is just adorable. And, nobody tailgates, like Nascar fans. They bring RVs, and party for a whole week, where I live.

[@Tii12319]

She's in Arlington TX, between Dallas and Ft Worth. Texas Rangers (baseball) stadium is in the same area. It is common at all NFL stadiums. You don't need a truck but they are common and can carry the grill or smoker and supplies. People just have fun and are fans of the home team and get together there and socialize. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

[@buckeyegirl16]

Fun Fact: Dolly may have been inside that stadium she was tailgating at. She recently did the Thanksgiving halftime show there. I dont know what year Diane was there tho.

[@Boots_McScoots]

My favorite tailgating experience was before an Allman Brothers concert. There was a distinct aroma, and I don't mean people grilling burgers.

[@LavaKimo]

How many pickups you see depends on where you live. Tailgating is partying in the parking lot of an event. Tailgaiting is not limited to Thanksgiving. Dallas cowboys always play on Thanksgiving day. Most people have thanksgiving in their homes

[@Hayseo]

We have no professional team in my town. We tailgate for college football games. Depending on the weather we get there 3-1/2 or 4 hours before game time. We have about 10 people in our tailgating group and several other friends tailgate in the same area, so we can always count on friends strolling in and out of our party and drinking some of of our bourbon. We stop the tailgate a half hour before game time. And we get into the stadium about 10 minutes before the start of the game.

[@ruthpierson940]

LSU games tailgating starts the night before . People start getting to their parking spots with R V s Friday afternoon late, or early evening . Someone is always making a gumbo or jambalaya. Then Saturday morning breakfast and depending on kickoff there is usually barbecue with all the sides and kickoff is usually at seven at night.

[@leroythemaster4268]

Those crowds are younger than the NFL fans. More fights and way more Hot Chicks.

[@beverlydorn9498]

You are so funny, to ask do we know Dolly? Dolly is the queen! I'm from Tennessee. I have seen her many times. Check out her Amusement Park. She is so beautiful & so nice, she just donated millions to help East TN & Western NC with the terrible flooding that the hurricane Helene brought us last week. Like me, she is from the Smokey Mtn area. Everyone loves Miss Dolly.

[@leroythemaster4268]

DOLLY > FEMA

[@isthison2875]

The Dallas cowboys host a football game on every Thanksgiving Day in America. It's been a tradition now for several decades. On the same day every year the Detroit Lions also host a football game. Tailgating and Thanksgiving only go together for the fans of the cowboys and the lions. Everybody else is at home watching the games on television while they eat Thanksgiving dinner.

[@foodimmerse]

Those are the only teams to host a game on Thanksgiving, but definitely not the only fans where "Tailgating & Thanksgiving go together"! I have 49er season tickets and we do a huge Thanksgiving feast in my tailgate group (since 1971) at the home game closest to Thanksgiving (usually 4 days before or 3 days after) that includes deep-frying 2 huge turkeys right in the parking lot plus all the typical sides. So every year we get 2 Thanksgivings!!

[@causticchameleon7861]

Some people use a pickup truck. My brother in law bought a small trailer and decked it out with all sorts of cooking and tailgating stuff. Pots, pans, grill, cocktail bar, paper products, chairs and so on.

[@nedludd7622]

Do not confuse a tailgate party with tailgating on the road. The latter is one of the most dangerous things drivers can do on the highways.

[@MarcusCiambelli]

I am in Massachusetts, and I attend the Thanksgiving parade where it all started in Plymouth every year. It never gets old. I'm always grateful to be an American. 🦃 🇺🇲

[@jasonmeade955]

Trucks are traditional (hence the name: tailgating from the tail gate of the pickup truck which is put down to serve as a counter. more or less). But they aren't required. I have seen SUVs, vans, RVs, and even a rented UHaul once. Tail-gating is an American way for strangers to get together to share a sense of community. It is simultaneously bizarre and beautiful (much like America itself).

[@kevinerose]

9:00 In America, adults probably enjoy Thanksgiving better and the kids would like Christmas better. And 21 year olds love New Years Eve better.

[@anjoleeeickhoff6800]

I love Thanksgiving and Christmas! Thanksgiving kind of kicks off the Christmas season. Thanksgiving has unique things about it and it’s about being thankful to God for all we have, being with family and friends, eating great food, watching football on tv, etc. Christmas is also unique and is also a time to be with family and friends and it’s about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and of course eating some great food, maybe exchanging gifts, playing games, reminiscing about family memories, etc. and then Christmas ushers in the New Year and again another reason to thank God for seeing you through to a New Year and asking God to bless you, your family and Country in the New Year. Then right around the corner is Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and then Easter where we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and spend the day with family and friends, eating great food and the little ones hunt for Easter Eggs. ❤ Christmas is my favorite holiday because it’s just a peaceful and happy time and there really is a lot of “good will towards men” as the Christmas song says, at that time of year. It just seems like people are extra nice to each other and people are more in a giving mood to help others more than usual. People volunteer more at Food Pantries and Soup Kitchen’s and homeless shelters, give money to the poor or pay people’s water bills/power bills that are struggling or pay for someone’s gas that pulls up next to them at the pump, etc. during that time of year. It’s a special time of year like no other, that’s for sure. ❤

[@MitziTwaro]

Wow! As a 71 year old Christian, this hit all the right spots for me. Her testimony to Jesus brought tears to my eyes.

[@jimbarber9638]

You've heard of "Black Friday?" It is the day after Thanksgiving when retailers drastically reduce their prices and open their stores, often for 24-hours. Masses of people shop on Black Friday looking for big deals for Christmas gifts. I know that Black Friday is also observed throughout the EU and elsewhere. But perhaps as crazy as in the United States. It is called Black Friday because most major retailers put their yearly earnings in the black with the sheer volume of sales on Black Friday.

[@Rose-z4h6k]

Tailgating is having a picnic/cookout in a parking lot before a sporting event. It used to be a southern thing, probably because the weather is warmer in the winter. But, it has spread throughout the US. You have to be really tough to tailgate in Green Bay or Buffalo, lol. (See below. The some of the above is wrong.) One fall my parents visited Texas, they insisted on going to a museum in College Station, TX, where Texas A&M (the Aggies) is located. We got there the night before a game. Surrounding the stadium were acres and acres of parking lots full of RV's. Every Aggie with a heartbeat and a few that didn't have one were there. It seemed like every one of them had a grill and/or smoker out front. A miasma of charcoal, mesquite and post oak smoke hung over the entire scene. Everyone had an ice chest full of Shiner and Lone Star beers. Even Buc-ee's wouldn't have had enough ice cubes for this, lol. If you want to see tailgating, come to Texas in the fall. College football is your best bet. Every weekend from late August to Thanksgiving will have a home college football game somewhere in the state. Show up early, be friendly and probably someone will invite you join them.

[@dlc563]

Tailgating actually goes back to the Civil War and the battle of Bull Run, outside of Washington DC. The first college tailgating parties was at Rutgers University and Princeton College. In the 1800’s

[@EagleMacCassady]

The first tailgate took place Nov. 6, 1869. That day, the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University) and Rutgers University met in what is considered the first recorded game of American football, and fans partook in a party that accompanied the contest. And there are Tailgates all over the country, The oldest conference The Big Ten (established in 1896) The Big Ten conference is considered to have some of the biggest tailgating scenes in college football. So I don't know where you are getting your info, football was born in the Midwest/Northeast and was and is still huge, and unlike the southern conferences, the Big Ten fanbases travels well, especially The Ohio State Buckeye fans. All that said, all tailgates are a big deal, no one is better than any other one, now talking about Pro Football, Dallas is my favorite team (since I was a kid) but I live in Ohio and have only been to Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals tailgates and both are huge, so I would guess that all Pro Teams have huge tailgates, it is pointless to say one is bigger then the other unless you have been to all tailgates for all teams.

[@DashRiprock513]

People tailgate in the north.... We're not scared of winter... We play ice hockey, ride snowmobiles, go skiing etc...and tailgate.

[@Rose-z4h6k]

@@DashRiprock513 Yeah, but having the hot dogs freeze on the way to the buns.... :)

[@Rose-z4h6k]

@@EagleMacCassady and the other person. ... Well, I stand corrected. Thank you. I didn't remember tailgating in Pittsburgh in the 1970's. Since football is a religion in Western PA, I had incorrectly assumed what I saw was normative. I didn't see tailgating until I went down south for my undergrad work.

[@daricetaylor737]

There is always a Thanksgiving Day football game that is played and many families look forward to it! Thanksgiving and Christmas are two very different holidays here in the USA, you cannot compare them to each other. No, you do not need a truck to tailgate, but it makes things a whole lot easier if you do! Tailgates have become an integral part of the spectacle that is sporting events in the US. It is about the day, as family and friends more than the game itself!

[@seawind930]

One of my favorite memories was tailgating in Clevelend when I was passing by. I couldn't get tickets for the game and was just kind of bumming around and started hanging around with people in the parking lot. It didn't matter to them who I was a fan of they were just there for a good time.

[@pacmon5285]

When I was a kid, I would have said Christmas, but as an adult, I say Thanksgiving. Because food. While the food can be similar between Christmas dinner and Thanksgiving dinner, I will lean towards Thanksgiving.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Arlington, Texas (where the stadium is) has mild weather for Thanksgiving most years.

[@user-calm_salty]

Both Christmas and Thanksgiving are important and enjoyable to me as a Christian Grandma. Great one Andre!!😎💜

[@shawnmitcham9824]

Is tailgating a real thing? That is adorable. It is literally an entire industry for us. People go to start tailgating for a 1:00 game at 8:00 in the morning. A lot of people come to pay for the parking to tailgate, don't go to the game, and hang out, and eat drink, and play games while they listen to the game on their radios. Tailgating is an institution.

[@toddheidenreich3866]

Can’t do football without tailgating. Been hanging with the same tailgating crew for Penn State home games for years. It’s an experience. 130,000 of your closest friends enjoying great food and drink before and after the game.

[@deannemoore6149]

Taiilgating is huge in Texas, especially for college games. It often begins at dawn at the big schools. Some high school games, and most NFL games (like the Dallas Cowboys), too. It makes the fun game last all day! Would love to see you react to some of the college marching bands, esp the Texas A&M (mindblowing intricacy - watch a 4 way cross video, computers say it cant be done) and Ohio State - blockbuster entertainment shows. You'll love them both!!

[@filanfyretracker]

I mean I think the official religion of the Southern USA is SEC Football.

[@deannemoore6149]

​@filanfyretracker Especially now! I've seen highway billboards for the UT-UGA game already.

[@MrDandanhesourman]

Tailgating here in Cleveland, Ohio for the Browns football games is legendary. Fans line up in their RVs up to eight hours before the game starts to enter our Muni Lot, a public car park.

[@davidisles4009]

Best tailgate I ever was at, was at a NASCAR race. The people owned a liquor distributor co and had a 6' grill and full bar going, PLUS, I got laid!!!

[@meganwatson4479]

On Thanksgiving, we usually overindulge with food and with drink. It’s not uncommon for someone to go for seconds or thirds. Fall asleep after dinner while watching the game and then waking up the next day and eating dinner all over again. Thanksgiving is amazin! There are so so many things to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving y’all!

[@brendafrazier811]

I’m in Kansas City Missouri and tailgating is big here (but not on Thanksgiving since we don’t really have a home football game that day. They are traditionally in Dallas and Detroit). Pickups are helpful but not required. A number of people around here have purchased old school buses and decorated them in our team’s colors. BBQ is common but you’ll see everything from hamburgers and hotdogs to steak and more. Some cook on site and some bring it prepared. We had Monday Night Football here tonight and cars were lined up at noon for the 715 pm game. They couldn’t even get into the parking lot until around 2 pm. While I love Christmas I enjoy Thanksgiving more. It’s more laid back and is about food, family and football. And leftovers!

[@xessq1]

i have an acquaintance that has a dedicated tailgate vehicle painted in his schools colors , he has 1 season ticket (box seat) which allows him to reserve a parking spot as does a buddy of his so they have for decades now reserved the same two side by side parking spots . they usually give the stadium tickets away in charity raffles. his Tailgate Vehicle is a customized extended van. has a roll out awning that covers the second parking spot, has a built in big screen TV that takes up most of the side of the van, complete with surround sound and a sat link so he can watch the game even though it's not broadcast locally. a swing out grill/kitchen like you would see on a fancy houses back yard entertainment area. a couch and a couple of recliners as well as fully stocked build in beverage cooler and a keg tap. I have had some 5 star meals in that college parking lot watching the game and seeing replays while the crowd is going wild in the stadium and way too many drinks waiting for the parking lot to clear.. lol

[@jasonlebeau1288]

In 2023 trucks made up 65% of the privately owned vehicles in the USA.

[@nedludd7622]

Only a small percentage of those owners actually use the trucks for what they were intended. All the rest are poseurs using vehicles that are not very practical for them.

[@JesusOurGoel]

….and most of them are in the South.

[@KenJohnsonUSA]

Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. As a nation, we recognized Thanksgiving as a holiday before Christmas. Until the 1800s only Catholics and Germans observed Christmas as a religious holiday. Protestants did not celebrate Christmas. It wasn't until the UK's German queen made the news with her Christmas tree that it became fashionable for Protestants to celebrate Christmas. The busiest travel days vary by mode of transportation but all are tied to Thanksgiving travels. I absolutely hate Christmas but I won't miss Thanksgiving.

[@frankbartus9743]

Damn! I got that wrong above--I had it as the 3rd! LOL

[@dianemccarty2996]

Queen Victoria was English. It was her husband, Prince Albert, who was German. He popularized Christmas trees.

[@KenJohnsonUSA]

@@dianemccarty2996 her mother was Princess Maria Louisa Victoria, of Germany. She was raised by mostly German staff and did visit Germany as a child. Albert was not only her husband but also her cousin. After her marriage to Albert she did fight back on her father's public anto-German stance by showing her German heritage as Queen.

[@tx_1]

As a Christian, personally I'm most excited about Christmas. I love Thanksgiving because I have such good memories of my family getting together. I didn't see my dad's side of the family often, but I'd see them at Thanksgiving.

[@spuds416]

The Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions ALWAYS Host a game on Thanksgiving

[@debbielightfoot9303]

Thanksgiving is always the last Thursday in November… the day after is, of course Friday (Black Friday)! Stores will advertise all their sales and people begin the Christmas shopping season! It is the unofficial start of the holiday season in the US … people used to line up outside the stores hours before they are scheduled to open just to get the best deals! That tradition isn’t done so much anymore since so many people shop on line; but back in the day it was crazy 😅

[@thomasmenard1799]

Pickup trucks are very common here. My first vehicle was a truck and i still prefer to have one. We have one car and one truck. We use the car for errands and running around town and use the truck for camping and moving larger stuff around. Im fairly outdoorsy so my truck gets used quite a lot during hunting season and going up to camp in places our car wont reach. Plus once you drive a pickup in the winter you will never want to drive a car in the snow again ha ha.

[@lavender_granny]

Dallas Cowboys are called "Americas Team" and they always play on Thanksgiving day. You dont need a truck to tailgate, just food. November is the perfect month to visit the southern states. Finally there is a break from the heat. There usually isnt bad weather in November. All the leaves are turning and the temps are mild enough to do lots of outdoor things. If you are planning to do things like hiking or sight-seeing November is the perfect time.

[@nedludd7622]

The Cowboys used to be called that long ago.

[@lavender_granny]

@@nedludd7622 not that long ago

[@cblynn485]

April can be equally nice, especially if you want to see indescribably beautiful wildflowers. Whatever you do, don't visit between late May and September unless you are from a sweltering hot region. Managing the heat takes some skills that you just won't develop in a cooler climate.

[@tandaknights9047]

Where I live in Wisconsin in November for Thanksgiving there is a good chance we have snow. Thanksgiving foods are about family traditions, football, stretchy pants.

[@jokat963]

You can tailgate from any vehicle but you must have a grill or smoker

[@kie-skatemods4141]

Tailgating is an old old tradition. Usually done during American football games. Where people will bring their outdoor bbq pits and everything else to have cookouts in the parking lots of the stadium games. It’s always great times

[@kie-skatemods4141]

😂😅😂😅😅😂

[@staciemoisa4884]

My Thanksgiving was always more traditional, with the family (and some close friends) all traveling and coming together to spend the day together, and sitting down for a ridiculously large dinner at an extended long table. Football games were always on, and food preparation was shared as different side dishes and desserts were brought by everyone. For me, however, I have lost 5 members of my immediate family in the last three years, and my kids are now grown. The memories of the family all being together and celebrating are some of my fondest memories. Now, we are a much smaller group, as my daughter is a nurse in a hospital and will be working, and my son and his wife will join us for dessert. Maybe Thanksgiving will be more festive again once my kids have kids of their own. For now, I just enjoy a quieter small dinner, but it will have all my requirements of a large turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes. cranberry sauce, string bean casserole. lol Of course there must be desserts of apple pie, pumpkin pie and cheesecake, to name a few. It is a holiday that reminds us to be thankful for our family, friends, food and more. It is a day to reflect, and now for me to remember. Christmas, on the other hand, is a religious holiday, and not everyone celebrates the day. However, Christmas has become so commercialized, that I think it gets celebrated from the day after Thanksgiving through the actual holiday on December 25th. and beyond. Christmas Day is usually celebrated similarly to Thanksgiving, but with presents, so it is a particularly big day for the kids. As for Tailgating, you don't have to own a truck. Many people set up tables and chairs anyway. The best part of tailgating before a game (for me it has been hockey games), is the camaraderie of the fans. You can walk around and join in other fans' games and food, or just enjoy meeting new people and great conversation.

[@nugz_cards]

The player with the huge head is Dak Prescott. He is the Quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.

[@melodygrim471]

That was NOT a typical American Thanksgiving. I think it probably was a typical tailgate that people do at football games. She just happened to go tailgating on Thanksgiving. I think you've probably seen more typical Thanksgiving Dinners in cartoons.

[@deirdredunbar5282]

Thanksgiving is in November. It is about families getting together and sharing a meal and catching up with one another. Christmas is about Jesus. Black Friday is the biggest sale day of the year. It is after Thanksgiving and people go crazy because there is so many things on sale.

[@davidhodgson1011]

In Seattle for University of Washington football games we "Sailgate" which is just a big party of boats out on Lake Washington near where the stadium is

[@israelmorales9921]

For a lot of people Thanksgiving is an opening for family time, a time to reflect and be thankful as well as prepare our hearts for the season of “giving” which is of course Christmas, as well as the excitement of a new and prosperous year. When you hear the term “holiday season” it includes Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s and Americans are starting to squeeze Halloween into the mix. The holiday season has always been my favorite time of year. Family, friends, love, laughter maybe a few tears…togetherness Americans thrive on togetherness ❤

[@deaniej2766]

Pick-up truck is not a requirement. Tailgating started with station wagons. It is a sort of picnic in the parking lot before a sport game. At least it WAS. Now it is a real party with cooking out. Yes, barbeque can be involved, so can simple hot dogs or hamburgers, and any other food you can imagine. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Thursday and it kicks off the Christmas shopping season. Yes, Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday in late November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October.

[@jokat963]

I'm from Wisconsin and we proudly own starting tailgating.

[@derrickduncanson9253]

Aren't you guys famous for starting "buffalo wings"? Or was that New York?

[@Jackalhit]

@@derrickduncanson9253 Buffalo wings come from the city of Buffalo, New York.

[@jokat963]

@derrickduncanson9253 not us, sorry. Cheese, packers and of course the stupid cheeseheads lol

[@pacmon5285]

Also the Packers won the first two ever super bowls.

[@marksmith4892]

*bounces a cheese curd off kat's forehead* who says you started tailgating??

[@Barb5001]

Tailgating is also when you follow a car to close when going down a hi-way. This causes too many accidents. when you smash into the car ahead of you.

[@jasonrhodes9726]

That is normal November weather in Texas. When they get a taste of winter in Texas, you would think it was the apocalypse. You don't need a truck to tailgate, station wagons, estate cars, also have tailgates. It started because there wasn't enough parking at some college football stadiums. People got there earlier and earlier and needed something to amuse themselves and eat. It turned into partying and one ups manship. Now people go tailgating when they don't have tickets, they just have a 5 hour party in a parking lot either at or just near the stadium.

[@anitapaulus937]

November in Arlington is very nice anywhere from 65 to 80 degrees are common. My daughter lives very close to this stadium. Christmas can be any temperature. I’ve seen it very mild 60’s and I’ve seen snow.

[@guyfaux3978]

It doesn't GET cold in the Metroplex till January, and it doesn't STAY cold very long. As opposed to Houston, where they think 45 degrees is antarctic.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

10:05 If you look at a rainfall map of North America, you'll see a (blurry) line right down the middle of the country, just west of the Mississippi river. Everything east of the line gets a lot of rain, and most of the areas west of the line get a lot less rain. Texas straddles the line: the eastern part, over next to Louisiana, is very wet. The western part, over around El Paso, is desert. In the middle part of the state, it's somewhere in between.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

Tailgating started in the first years of the NFL. Most of the teams were in what is now known as the "rust belt", the highly blue collar industrialized cities in the Midwest, Great Lakes Region, and into the East. The fans were blue collar or farmers and the stadiums were rudimentary, without concessions, and could hold maybe 4-5000 people. Fans who went to the games would drive hours and need to eat something before the game so they picnicked out of the trunk of the car or the back of the pickup truck (the "tailgate"). It became tradition even after concessions were offered.

[@jasonlebeau1288]

Thanksgiving is loved equally in America as Christmas by most people but for different reasons. Thanksgiving doesn't have a set date like most holidays but instead happens on the fourth Thursday of November.

[@browniewin4121]

I moved from the north to the south just as Dolly's song 'I Will Always Love You' came out. I met a neighbor who asked me did I like their country music, I said I really wasn't familiar with it at all, but there was one song I heard and really liked, and when I told her what the was she said, "Oh, that's Dolly ... everyone loves Dolly." So true.

[@scottlambert3337]

I love both Thanksgiving and Christmas but Christmas brings me a peaceful feeling in my heart. Thanksgiving kicks off my Christmas spirit and Christmas brings the entire season of giving to a crescendo.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

Same! Thanksgiving is a great day, with great food and spending time with family. But Christmas feels more.. peaceful and solemn than Thanksgiving.

[@tracieh215]

Tailgating is SO FUN. My dad would take me to the tailgate parties at the University of Maryland football games. There's so much food, dancing, music, drinks, games, all of it. People are SO friendly and they like sharing their treats with other people. I cannot TELL YOU how fun it is. And yes, miss Dolly Parton is an angel and must be protected at all costs.

[@LibertyWolf1]

If you want to enjoy a tailgating experience. Go to Kansas City or Buffalo. I'm biased. So, I'll recommend KC but Buffalo isn't bad.

[@causticchameleon7861]

My kids high school did tailgating too. End of day bell would ring at school and as the kids left, the grownups would arrive and start setting up for tailgating for that night’s football game or Saturdays football game.

[@beesnort3163]

Mine did as well for homecoming!

Some answers to some of your questions. 1. Little kids prefer xmas presents. But don't try to make adults decide. We like both. 2. Tailgating is extremely popular amonst sports fans, especially Football fans. Every NFL Sunday there are around 1/2 a million tailgators. On College football Saturdays there are around 1 million people tailgating. 3. Tailgating refers to a truck's tail gate. That's the back piece of truck bed that folds down when you need to add or remove things from the truck bed. So trucks are helpful for portable parties. but not required. 4. When tailgating, some groups are more insular than others. You can go alone and meet lots of new friends and have a blast, but don't be offended if a group isn't super welcoming. just move on. Sometimes it's a specific group who do it every year like a reunion for Math Majors class of 1987 or whatever. They are there to catch up with each other. But most tailgators are just having fun and would love to meet new people. just don't be a jerk and it's great fun.

[@F0XY5O1]

Viewer from Texas here!! I’ve been teaching your channel for quite a while and I really enjoy it. If you do plan to come to Texas, I recommend coming to Houston in the museum district! Or, at the very least, please watch a video reaction of the museums we have here in Houston! We’ve got the Houston Zoo, The Aquarium, The Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Natural Science, Space Center Houston, The Children’s Museum, all sorts of cool stuff!!

[@IvoryOxen]

Absolutely NAILED the transition in this video to promote the socials brother. Keep up the great work. 🇺🇸🦅🙏🏻

[@CTBauer]

People tailgate before sporting events, concerts, basically any large event is open for tailgating. You do not need a pickup truck. We would pack up a grill, coolers, chairs, a table, and go to the Kansas City Chiefs games to tailgate. We would arrive in the parking lot about 4 hours before game-time and drink, grill hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, chicken, wurst, heck almost anything. Lots of beer was consumed. We would tailgate in the sun, wind, rain, and snow - nothing stopped us from enjoying our hometown team! (Even though back then, they lost more than they won.) There was one group that did not have tickets for the Chiefs games, but they paid to park in the lot and would drag out a couch, floor lamps, a coffee table, a rug, a large television, and a portable power generator. They would cook their dinner and sit in the parking lot watching the game on their big screen TV. It was hilarious to see these people, but they absolutely loved the atmosphere around Arrowhead Stadium. (The air would be thick with smoke from all of the grills in the parking lots - it would actually drift over the stadium and it took about 1/4 of the game for the smoke to clear depending on the amount of wind.)

[@jw2067]

Take a look at Kansas City football game tailgating. Biggest barbecue in the midwest

[@davidolivas192]

For USC Football Games we tailgate at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Tailgating is an all day event (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Fans go all out with their tailgating setup. Some fans bring their big RV’s (recreational vehicles). It’s loads of fun.

[@GuttersMN]

Tailgating is a big street party outside of an athletic stadium. Mostly American football, but not necessarily. Pro stadiums are ususally in parking lots, but many college stadiums are in residential neighborhoods so you are in people's yards ( you pay the homeowner for the space). As for the pickups- government regulations exclude trucks from milage requirements, so they are highly marketed and very popular.

[@pageribe2399]

An SUV works really well for tailgating. The whole event is a great big party in the parking lot before a football game or a concert. People go all out; many set up grills for steak, burgers, etc. Naturally, there's lots of booze. So much fun.

[@jokat963]

Dallas cowboys play on Thanksgiving every year and it's a totally different thing than most Americans celebrating Thanksgiving by over eating and watching football.

[@larryhoalcraft]

It always warms my heart when i hear someone talk about how friendly Americans are. We are very welcoming despite what the media paints us all out to be. Yes we are opinionated but we are very friendly!

[@rhondag8128]

The drop-down door on the back of a truck is called a tailgate, you can tailgate out of most any vehicle you want. It just a big get together with people routing for the same team.

[@GladwinBock]

Dallas TX, at a Professional Football Game. The game is preceded by fans gathering before the game with a tailgate lunch behind their cars or trucks and today it is the Holiday of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a holiday to thank God for his continued blessing of our country which normally is spent at home with family and friends.

[@rebeccahanson6941]

The best part about tailgating is everyone shares food and drinks and games. That was corn hole they were playing. You throw bean bags into the holes for points. Everyone in America knows Dolly Parton. She is an American icon, we love her.

[@eileenmiller4685]

Even people who don't like country music know Dolly. She is a national treasure. She donates thousands of books to children every year to promote literacy, and she also gives a lot of money to other causes as well. She just donated $2 million to hurricane Helene victims, and a few years ago, she also donated millions to help people rebuild after wildfires in East Tennessee. She's also an accomplished songwriter with many of her songs being sung by other artists outside of the country music genre. One song she wrote that most people have heard is "I Will Always Love You". She does her own version of it, but the most famous version was sung by Whitney Houston. She was actually inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years ago due to her songwriting...and immediately produced a rock album, because she thought it was crazy to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have never sung anything in the genre. :D She got together with some pretty famous Rock artists to make the album. :D She's awesome! When you react to her, I highly recommend the song Jolene! It's hilarious, and one of her best known songs! I'm not a country fan and I like that one. :D

[@coolHawk_]

This gal has the right idea. Go in and fully immerse herself in the tailgate culture. It’s refreshing to see how easy our people take others in and have a good time regardless of who is there. The sports atmosphere is great!

[@gorkmammoth7090]

Tailgating refers to the tailgate of a pick up PT used to bring their lawn furniture, there, charcoal grills, and the kegs of beer to the football game and then pick up Bill park in the parking lot open up the tailgate unpack, and set up a little picnic area and that was called tailgate. He can be done with cars or anything else but it originated from a pick up truck in Minnesota.

[@louislitz2839]

The tailgate is the back "door" of a pick up truck. when down it becomes a table to cook and serve food off of just sit on like a bench. Hence the term tailgating.

[@michelleponzio]

There's nothing like tailgating at a Jimmy Buffett (RIP) concert. It was one giant beach party. I saw him 2x in Philly; everyone shared food, booze, etc. I was invited to hang out in someone's pickup truck pool. It was a blast😊

[@spuds416]

I DEEP FRY Turkey on Thanksgiving ad Smoke a Ham on Christmas

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

That weather in november in TX is normal... The NORTHERN states, often have snow

[@cathyvickers9063]

This is what I've gleaned from various sources: in the UK, sports stadiums are in cities, so there are restaurants & bars all around the stadium. But with America's car culture, stadiums & their massive parking lots are often far from dining establishments, meaning there's nowhere to hang out & relax before the start of the game. So tailgating makes up for that. Families bring coolers full of drinks & portable grills; & the fans who show up closer to game time mingle eat & drink with the earlier group. Your confusion reminds me of an episode of a cooking competition on BRAVO several years ago. Usually, American chefs competed against each other, but that season we had a French chef, to his detriment when football season came around. The challenge the chefs faced was to create a dish suitable for a tailgate. While the American contestants cheered, he was so clueless he thought they'd be cooking on actual tailgates! And when their vans brought them to the venue, he was dumbfounded there were other people already cooking food! The food challenge was not just against his fellow contestants,, but against the season ticket holders & professional tailgaters to draw people over by the smell of their food. Don't think he did so well that contest.

[@frankbartus9743]

Ahhhh, that's a gud un! Have to share that with my sons--they both watch those cooking shows.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

Do we know Dolly?? DUH.

[@SteveTrujillo-h2p]

Thanksgiving and football go hand in hand most Americans gather withe there families and watch football even if you don’t like football it’s always on the tv. Tailgating doesn’t just happen with football games it’s all sports and concert events football just does it bigger and better

[@TedC5203]

For this particular game, a lot of people served Thanksgiving type food. Usually, people have chicken wings, hot sausage sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, etc. at tail gate parties.

[@frankbartus9743]

For eight years I was a scouter -- an adult leader of a Boy Scout Troop -- and part of the support structure that made us one of the camping-est troops in the council--we generally placed first for days camped per annum, for we always had a camping weekend when Massachusetts school vacations began for the TGing holiday week. The weekend before we'd have the parents (esp. the mother's) in on Saturday afternoon for a traditional Thanksgiving feast complete with sweet & Mashed potatoes, gravy, proper cranberries, sausage-stuffing, Cherry, Apple, and Pumpkin pies (cooked in dutch ovens on coals like a pioneer wife!) and headed by 2-3 large turkeys slow roasted over the troops camp fire... Special memories, and FANTASTIC tasting turkey.

[@sharonhall6518]

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the households of everyone I have ever known. We always pray for those who are not as fortunate as we are and enjoy basically the same meal all over the country. Lots of variations in side dishes added on. Here in Clearwater, FL, it’s almost always very warm (today it was 86 deg) and most of the time very sunny. It starts cooling down in about January and gets in the low 50s but during the day it hits about 70, and the humidity goes down so it is gorgeous weather!

[@TDoubleDub]

It got it's name from the back OF a pickup, but it's moved on from that. The rear door to the open back is called a "tailgate". It was designed to be a way to cookout without needing extensive cleanup. It culturally grew to an enormously extravagant event that usually turns more into a stationary parade of food. Tailgates parties can be some of the most fun you'll have, sometimes better than the event you went to. Edit: the game at the beginning is "Cornhole", a game similar in premise and operation to horse shoe tossing.

[@kata7628]

Nah you can tailgate with any kind of car, but this mostly a southern thing, and revolves around waiting for a football game.

[@tzarinaruths.2610]

Thanksgiving is less commercialized. Christmas is crazy here & we all love it. I celebrate a Winter Solstice Dinner every year, pick a country & make a meal from their cuisine. I nice little before the busy Christmas Day. Independence Day is my favorite holiday.

[@guesswho7758]

If you are going to travel abroad I suggest you search the weather for where you want to go. The U.S. is so large the weather can change from region to region (state to state).

[@jasonlebeau1288]

A tailgating party is a social gathering in which food and drinks are served at or near the back end of a parked vehicle (such as a pickup truck) that usually occurs in a parking lot before or after a public event (such as a football game or concert). Trucks are not mandatory. I've seen tailgate parties happen out of cars, SUVs and vans as well. You just need food, drink, vehicles, a parking lot, people and to be outside of an event.

[@taustin6524]

Thanksgiving is definitely my favorite. It’s relatively low key compared to Christmas. It’s about family, friends, food and football. Texas in November usually has decent weather but up North could be very chilly indeed and might even have snow already. We don’t tailgate at Thanksgiving but gather at someone’s house and everyone brings a dish to contribute to a literal feast. We pitch horseshoes and corn hole (google them) as well as watch football.

[@WatcherTeacher]

Dolly Parton was mentioned and yes everyone loves her she is perfect and can do no wrong

[@sherisimms9213]

Thanksgiving is the beginning of the Christmas season, for a lot of people. Some start sooner, but lots of families put up their Christmas trees on Thanksgiving night, and Black Friday is considered the start of the Christmas shopping season, even though some people start buying Christmas presents in June or July. The day after Thanksgiving is the earliest date for radio stations to switch over to Christmas music exclusively, if they do that, but they might wait until December 1st. It’s the start of the holiday season.