With President Trump’s historical election in the books, the South Shore Press was curious about the discussions residents expect around the Thanksgiving dinner table this year. Here’s what they said.
“We avoid politics because of the division in our country. We have a lot of friends who have different opinions, so we just have a nice dinner by not talking about controversial subjects. We have much to be thankful for and will enjoy being together.”—Roberto Paes, Shirley
“We talk about family stuff, the kids and grandkids; no politics. It’s not what my daughter wants. In this day and age, we all have different opinions. We want to avoid any controversies. There’s too much partisan politics, too much hate on both sides.”—William Papiano, East Yaphank
“We’ll be talking about President Trump and the election, about Lee Zeldin and how happy we are that he will be at the EPA. He can do a lot to protect our local waters. I have two sons in law school. I’m excited about their future with Trump in the White House.”—Bill Dilks, Mastic
“Each year, we discuss what’s going on with each other. Honestly, we don’t like talking about politics. Some will disagree, so we avoid that.”—Neil Feldman, Nesconset
“We talk about how everybody is doing and what good has happened during the year; nothing too exciting. We’re all Trump fans so we agree on everything. We’ll try not to have that discussion, but we probably will.”—Karen Van Emmerick, Shirley
“We will be with our families and talk about what’s going on with them; not much about current events and politics.”—Orley Caicedo, Shirley
Man on the Street note: The interview with Mr. Caicedo was conducted through an iPhone app that translated our languages for each other, a first for the paper.