I've gotten some very interesting feedback on yesterday's post, in which I was kind of "Scrooging" on the Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas.  You'll have to read the comments, if you're interested in tuning into the whole dialogue.  But the most interesting feedback of all, I think, came from my friend Tori, who referred me to a YouTube video of David Sedaris (an American writer, often featured on National Public Radio) sharing some of his reflections on Sinterklaas.  I think the video does a tremendous job of pointing out the oddities and irregularities of both Dutch culture and American culture... And it's just plain hilarious.

So as a Sinterklaas present to all of you, I present David Sedaris and "Six to Eight Black Men"...