Those that came to this country or whose parents came to this country...

Do you/they celebrate the anniversary of the day you/they came here?

DH's Dad does and today we had to have cake about it. I didn't even know what to say... Congrats? Glad you're here? Hello?

Seems weird to me, but I'd like to hear from others before I make my final verdict.

Re: Those that came to this country or whose parents came to this country...

The people next door to my parents do. They came in the summer. they literally throw a party about it. We get invited, good food, music, free booze, pool. I have nothing against it. lol.

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Bust on in there with some sparklers and sing

IIIIIII'M A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dunno. LOL. But there's cake, which really is a huge plus. So everyone can stand around awkwardly chewing.

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my old boss used to. today is his anniversary too! (i should send him an email)

i kinda treat it like a birthday! its a fun thing to celebrate. i dont have any issues with it

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You know how Hallmark has a card for every freaking occasion?

I bet you that the larger Hallmark stores have a card for this.

If you're near one, pop in and check. It could be really cute.

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My parents and I moved here from Israel ... we don't celebrate the day we moved.

We became citizens ... we don't celebrate that either.

I find it weird, but kind of cool too

as for the cake, don't write anything on it ... have the bakery draw an american flag or something

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

My parents and I moved here from Israel ... we don't celebrate the day we moved.

We became citizens ... we don't celebrate that either.

I find it weird, but kind of cool too

as for the cake, don't write anything on it ... have the bakery draw an american flag or something

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I didn't get the cake, MIL did, nothing written on it.

Kris, that would be a very nice thing for me to do, but even though he's kinda nice to me, I don't have warm feelings towards him. He's just there.

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As someone that immigrated twice I think I am an expert at this point LOL

we used to celebrate the day we came to Israel I think for the first 2 yrs in a row. we had cake and our neighbors over, who incidentally immigrated with us on the same date (huge coincidence btw)

I dont celebrate the day I moved here I just make sure to tell my close friends 'wow its been X yrs since I moved here, time sure does fly.......'

its a fun thing to celebrate so why not? and dude u got a cake out of it - enjoy!

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no. but also i moved here slowly over a period of about a month or two back and forth so there is no set date.

maybe after i get my green card dh and i will 'celebrate' each year, but doubtful cuz he already tells me i celebrate too many occasions.

i do know that when i get my green card this summer we'll celebrate, and if i eventually do become a citizen we'll probably celebrate that too.

ILs are from south america - they do not celebrate anything.