I’ve noticed a number of American shows that poke fun at Canada—Australians do the same thing unfairly to New Zealanders—but can any Americans here tell me what the US finds amusing about Boxing Day?

@martinfeld Most jokes I hear about Boxing Day involve “boxing” the “sport”. I would guess the majority of Americans know that Boxing Day exists, but have no idea what it actually is.

@Lioncourt @martinfeld To be fair, I've heard British people ask if Boxing day is due to boxing matches held on 26th December.

@Lioncourt Ah OK, so it’s just the fact that it sounds a bit odd and is also misunderstood. Thanks for your explanation! Boxing Day isn’t something that holds a lot of meaning for Australians; we’re just generally grateful that we get another public holiday. It’s probably my favourite day of the year.

@ChrisJWilson @Lioncourt Haha well there you go! It is a fair assumption, I suppose!

@martinfeld In the US, it’s the day that everyone tries to return gifts they didn’t want/need/like at retail. LOL. I avoid venturing out on that day at all costs.

@martinfeld I would guess 9/10 people in the US don’t even know what it is. So they just mock it. (Like we have any room to mock anything at this stage..

@matpacker That's certainly what it has become, haha. I try not to participate in that, instead treating it as a relaxing post-Christmas Day.

@Burk You're not wrong, haha! That being said, as much as the US is in a bit of a state of flux at the moment—to put it lightly—I do enjoy going home each evening and catching up on the latest Colbert content on YouTube.