The number-crunching website Five Thirty-Eight put together a map showing the Thanksgiving side dishes preferred by various parts of the United States.
The bellwether Thanksgiving side dishes were represented until it came to the Left Coast.
Here’s what your part of America eats on Thanksgiving. https://t.co/WDpqVXnoSY pic.twitter.com/4drVC50DJ3
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) November 18, 2018
Of all the possible side dishes and delicacies on Turkey Day, salad?
I was born in California and I love California, my mom went to the University of Oregon, and my parents now live in Nevada; we are of the West. But I am ashamed, and I rebuke every single one of you who answered "salad." https://t.co/UpJP9HwXSZ
— Jeff Chu (@jeffchu) November 18, 2018
Keyboard smashing at salad lmfao https://t.co/EqP2OssuKP
— evil snail (@Cocoa_Picasso) November 18, 2018
I'm a lifelong Californian who has never had salad on Thanksgiving. This is an odious lie. https://t.co/g8rJFwK0D2
— M.G. (@MarcasG) November 18, 2018
If you bring salad to my Thanksgiving you will eat it outside by yourself. https://t.co/AazlyRlPX8
— ana marie cox (@anamariecox) November 18, 2018
Ideally, Thanksgiving should have all of the above…except salad. https://t.co/felWxYFWT8
— Lindsay Beyerstein (@beyerstein) November 18, 2018
This is misleading. It's a very special, big salad in a fancy bowl. Leave us alone. https://t.co/zZ4AJHdFLB
— Jenée (@jdesmondharris) November 18, 2018
I honestly feel bad for all the people that look forward to Salad on Thanksgiving. https://t.co/xu6GCg9yg4
— Somnia (@somnia_3) November 18, 2018
why bring a salad to thanksgiving when can just step up and directly tell your family that you hate them https://t.co/iztO14g4Ig
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) November 18, 2018
To be fair, there were only 931 responses to this and it was conducted a few years ago, so perhaps this is not representative.
But, still, salad?
No.