I basically put myself into lockdown in my house, kill all the lights and pretend to be out. It's bad enough I get dickheads chucking beer bottles into my yard. Also you're right on the money when you say that thugs use it as an excuse to go round causing havoc. I remember hearing about one instance in Sydney a few years ago where a group of teenagers went round egging people houses and cars
I just came upon this video, been a long time fan of your cooking videos for quite some time (about 2 years). You have to understand that in America Halloween is a really great thing for children. Once you are past 10 years old or so, you don't go trick or treating anymore. For adults, it's basically a reason to go to a party in a costume and get drunk. Also, young children are almost ALWAYS accompanied by an adult or older sibling. It is part of our culture and a great memory as a child.
@TheNewWierdo Some people in Australia do but m'ajority of here had Halloween events all the time and had been since America was born in the 1776. We get most haunted houses here in the USA a lot many times.
I guess Australia and New Zealand doesn't an American style-like Halloween.
I agree with u all the way. It is American holiday and it is not a safe holiday, just look at al the violence, eg burning down houses in the USA and so on
I'm an American and I feel for what happened to you. I've never heard of pranks like that in America. Also kids wouldn't dare threaten strangers or ask for money, unbelievable. Some kids might toilet paper your trees though. Older kids are too cool to go Trick or Treating in America , unless they are supervising younger siblings. Halloween is on the 31 and Trick or Treating starts in the Evening till about 11 at most. If the lights are off at a house , don't go there. Golden rule.
its like when y r slping at night and someone knocking on yr door and ask u for candies or they will smash yr windows. i mean its just so stupid.r u paid to give away FREE CANDIES?
My friends and i do trick and treating we have done it for nearly all our lives. yeah its the one day the spirits walk the land but to young kids its a day to dress up and have fun but where i live its a small town and the kids walk the streets with and adult we like this year it is my turn( we have meetings every year about it so we know what house are safe and what ones are not).And we decided who will walk the kids around the streets but also we have police driving around
I dont think the issue is making Halloween a tradition , It is the fact that Australia is wanting to embrace festivity , It is a time for people to be able to have fun. I also feel that you are mostly upset about the way you were accosted by those teenagers ... if you dont want that to happen to you dont open your door to strangers because if there is no reason for people to be at your door step then they are obviously there for no good .
I have to agree, I have let my older kid go around the gated commumnity, but its so annoying, I didnt grow up with Halloween. I live in the US now, still annoying, but its there tradition, so I have to respect it here, but when I get back to Australia, wont be celebrating it. You made some really valid points.
As of one hour ago I had an experience much like your own, a nock on the door upon informing the group of kids who were about 14 or 15 I had no lollies and that I had nothing to give them I was called a wanker, were I then informed the group that they should piss off, 10 minutes later my door was kicked and bashed upon
halloween is fun if it celabrated in the rite way but it is annoying when teenagers come and ask for lollys but i am fine with little kids cumming ONLY if they have an adult with them or i know them!!!!!
Couldn’t agree more, I was disgusted recently when I popped into a Woolworths recently to buy myself some chocolate to find it decorated in some very tacky rather crappy Halloween decorations, Australia’s fresh food people indeed, Halloween needs to cease in this great Country before we become the 51st state
i fully agree with everything you said.. and we have had a 3 yr old on her own come to our door asking for lollies... and american traditions shouldnt be in australia.. im not being racist.. i just believe that american traditions should stay in america.. its like the americans trying to celebrate ANZAC day or Australia day
I'm assuming you don't celebrate Christmas or Easter either for the same reasons you don't accept Halloween then.
Your complaints about Halloween seem to be more a complaint against poor parenting and a degradation of moral values than a true complaint against the holiday.
I'm all for dropping the expensive, stressful holiday called Christmas that alienates many Australians and replace it with Halloween.
@AssyrianSoldier1933 We don't have to ape their culture, Australians have their own culture, we do not need to copy someone else's. We don't drive on the right hand side of the road either or follow thousands of other American habits.
@AssyrianSoldier1933 People would like to work 4 day weeks too, but it's just not going to happen merely because people like it.
What's next? Do we celebrate Midsummer's eve, the Fourth of July, Edvard Greig's birthday, .... we could have some celebration on every day if we wanted to, but that's not the point. The point is that this is not an Australian habit we have our own culture and don't need to ape that of every other country, just because some idiot thinks that it would be "nice".
@ozzirt well i don't know man i live in Australia and my background is Assyrian i don't care if we do Halloween lol Australia it's country who mixed with all kinds of people from the whole world i believe that Australia is the whole world i'm it all national so we do many things from other Coulter like chines new year the chines do it the Assyrian new year we do it as well. all kinds of food are in Australia from different Coulter.
@AssyrianSoldier1933 I and 99% of the people living in Australia have never celebrated Chinese new year.
I don't care what Assyrians, French or Chinese think, if they wish to do these things, do them in their own country, we Australians have our own celebrations. we are proud of our heritage and do not go to other countries trying to force our culture on them.
If Australia is better than where you came from, live like an Australian, otherwise go back and stuff up your own culture.
@ozzirt you not understanding me . the chines do the chines new year what is wrong if the Americans do Halloween? like all this in Australian. and what you mean by saying "If Australia is better than where you came from, live like an Australian, otherwise go back and stuff up your own culture." We just had war in our country and we want peace here not because you are better than us. my country is the Richest country in the world.
Australia is good enough for you to want to live here, but you want to change it to ape another culture. Why should we. If you want to celebrate Halloween or Chinese new year, go to America or China.
This is not about Americans or Chinese in Australia, it's about idiots that want to make us behave like some other country, and we are not, we are Australian, and some of us are very proud of that.
@ozzirt I agree . Its all part of the eroding of Australian values. The thing is, people migrate for a better life and a part of that should be accepting that things will be different from where they came from. We have been fools to let so much of this happen.
Halloween rules, australia should accept it much more , we hardly have any good holidays that family and friends can get together and have a good time , stop trying to kill it!!!
@ondd1 In case you do not know, in Australia Halloween is not a holiday. We have plenty of holidays and if you are too lazy to have a good time on those holidays what difference will one more make?
I find it interesting i mean i am a pagan and i do celebrate all hallows eve but the costum thing isnt really new you see in the old days i am talking like 100s of years ago people Beleaved that the Spirtets were evil so they wore masks so sheild themselves from them but after a while they Discovred that they were god so they continued to wear the masks but yea i do go around asking for lollies but while at the house i pay My respeacts to the person or people and to their Decised loved ones
hey i just seen this vid man i do agree with what you say to some point. i Mean i live on the gold coast and i went trick or treating a good few years ago and alot of people had no idea what it was i lived in nz and it was better over there but halloween is best served in america. but i do want to have a little walk through halloween thing this year and for people to enjoy and get scared lol but yeah halloween isnt really that big over here
I am American, and I don't even celebrate Halloween. It isn't a harmless tradition here either. Like you said, thugs use this as an excuse to roam the streets and do petty criminal acts. If the children want candy so bad their parents should buy it for them. This idea that begging is alright on one night is idiotic, when homeless people get locked up for "panhandling" daily. It's the same thing. I guess it just matters who is doing it.
I didn't know Australians celebrated Halloween i thought it was only in the U.S and Canada. Do you celebrate in October? Because i think it's springtime there when it's autumn here. It might be weird to have scary dead things up while flowers are blooming. The theme fits so well here in October because everything is cold dark and dead.
If they come to my door it will be a trick, I'll turn the hose on them. It's all part of the Americanisation of Australia,.... as if we need their dumb culture here,....
@ozzirt If u don't want any of our " dumb culture" then stop using all the things we invented.. lets just start off with the internet/ conputer/ youtube/ keyboard/ mouse/ discovered electricity/ airconditioning... pretty much everything your using at this exact moment.
get a life u fat homo, give the kids some candy. also who cares it is american if not for the good old usa japan during ww2 would have took half your country.! one last thing australia is a lot more like america and canida then it is like england!
I personaly think that Australia is becaoming to Americanised excuse the spelling. I live in Westen Australia in a suburb in Perth and I live with my perents and we are pritty much forced to clebrate Halloween because the chirdren from the local Primary school come trick or treating. Often with there parents but ther are some lage groups that do come round with out perents and if you dont give them anthing you cop abuse and things thrown at your house. Its American idea why have it here?
he is an idiot my dad is from scottland and he dressed up and decorated his hous and that was almost 40 years ago so shut your mouth halloween is awsome and i decorate my house and heaps of people on the gold coast do but what those kids did that was pretty bad they could of just said trick or treat and if you say no they should of just left and aslo you are calling my dad a bad parent for letting me go trick or treating and it is on october 31st
@The5jacko5 It may be awesome in wogland or wherever, but you are in Australia now. If you want to do these brainless things piss off back to Ethnia or wherever you came from.
I'm Australian, 18 years old, I try to throw a Halloween party every year, most of my friends want to go trick or treating, and my 9 year old sister usually wants to join us.. but my parents would never..NEVER let her go alone, even though we only really go around to neighbors that we know and its basically to show off our costumes more than it is for the treats. That stuff about those teenagers was nonsense. They are just idiots who give Halloween a bad name and ruin it for the rest of us.
Nice rant I'm American and nobody even had a real reason to go trick or treating besides candy. But on the aussy side if people want to give candy out decorate your house so people know that your welcome to trick or treaters but if not just keep your light in front of your house off on oct 31st
Here in America, trick-or-treating is just one small part of Halloween. We have street fairs, carnivals, spook houses and lots of parties. It's a time for people to be anything they normally can't be. For the most part it's very innocent in the US. Most kids are with their parents or someone else s parent or older sibling. If you have run out of candy, aren't home or don't give out treats, you just turn off your porch light, and they know not to bother knocking.
christmas and easter are just as bloody crazy as halloween...i mean are xmas trees, presents, getting druk and wasting money have ANYTHING to do with what xmas is supposed to be??? is Christmas even mentioned in the bible?? NO! and easter with the friggin eggs and bunnies...i mean HELLO! its all just commercial crap!
I can't stand how people try to bring Halloween here. Even down here in Tasmania there are idiots and pretty young kids wandering around banging on doors and demanding stuff. Like you, I've had a few fairly nasty-looking guys (hoodies and all) come knocking and, being only 16 and shorter than them, I'm really worried about this kind of thing.
Halloween was fun 50 years ago when I was a child, but lately it has become dangerous. I (American) have grown tired of the teenagers barging in when I open the door, grabbing whatever is in my hand, threatening me if I don't give them more. Nowadays we lock up the house, darken the windows and don't answer the door, hoping they don't destroy our auto's or home. Pedephile's aren't the problem, it is the uncontrolled, undisciplined chldren. I hate Halloween.
As i suspected it is just showing that the youth ALL around the world DO NOT have the respect we had even 30 years ago.
30 years ago you just wouldn't barge into somebody's house demanding lollies, you may not believe it but my generation actually RESPECTS thier elders, after all believe or not kiddies you don't know shit compared to these people, and if you keep it up you will never grow into these types of people!!
Agreed mate. My own thoughts (and others by the looks of other comments) Australia is slowly little by little turning into a mini America. What happened to the good old days of Aus? When slipping over in a shop got a "She'll be right mate" instead of the "Sue Sue Sue" of today. When Aussies where real Aussies (of many cultures) and not American-ish clones.
i 100% agree with you mate, im absolutely sick of Australia becoming americanised and im scared that in 20-30 years time every australian will be saying aloominum and sueing anyone for random reasons.
Hi im from the US, I'm curious, how did Halloween get into Australia?
I personally like Halloween, I went trick or treating until I was 17, we had fun, we used to go all through the neighborhood exploring going from house to house. But over here it is generally understood- no front light on, don't bother. But of course we had some pranksters banging on people doors & running, egging houses, toilet paper rapping,etc But it's sort of part of the Halloween excitement & thrill. But I see ur point
well my answer to Y do we celebrate halloween is steryotypes Kids see american T.V shows particullaly "halloween" ones like the simpsons they have a halloween special every year and kids say hey this looks like fun and the kids look kool so lets be like them and trick or treat and get some candy and have a good time i personally like going out with mates because i'm 13 and trick or treating but i don't like people who think this "holiday" should be treated the same as in america.
I went trick or treating as a kid in US many years ago and it was awesome - better than Christmas!
Ive never had any door knocks here but I can understand that could be annoying. It worked there because those in it would have their lights/Halloween iconography outside. Maybe if that system is communicated more this would be less of an issue?
I think the paedophile argument is just a cotton wool distraction. Parents should be around anyway and its not like they dont know where you live!
i completely agree with this. i live in canada and its pretty much the same way now. on halloween, kids are out for about 1-2 hours (although adults or older siblings go with them) and after about 730-8 its just teenagers and adults, most of which arent in costume. this passed halloween their were apparently about 2 dozen college students arrested for flpping cars.....and off topic, i love your eyes
Totally agree, this is NOT America ffs... wanna go trick or treating?, then go over to USA on the 31st oct!...
why does so called Australian youth so insist on pretty much BEING american these days, the music, the flat brim caps, all the other dumb gangster wannabe clothes, the way of acting and talking, now their holidays too... its so sad that they don't even care about being Australian anymore!
I have heard that there have been cases of people putting razor blades in lollies to get rid of the kids... maybe that is going a bit far... Either way, I really don't like the idea of Halloween in Australia, there is really no reason for it to exist here.
I think you're right to worry about the kids encountering pedophiles and such. My brother went trick or treating with his friends for the first time this year, and they split up into two groups for a short while, with 2 of the girls going ahead for a bit. These girls(14 yr olds) knocked on the door of a single bloke in his mid fifties, who said "I don't have anything, but come inside and i'll give you something" Then the guys caught up and he suddenly shut his door and turned the light off.
yeah i agree i love your videos and what abc did to junglist was wrong but if they ask him to come back i don't think he will he will just spit in there face
To be honest, I don't support the argument that Halloween shouldn't be celebrated in Australia simply because "it's not part of our society". Cultures are not static entities; they grow, they change, and certainly the Australia we're living in now is quite different from the one that existed 30, 20, even 10 yrs ago. I think Halloween *could* be a great new tradition, something we could make our own and have a lot of fun with, IF done correctly.
But with people becoming increasingly ignorant of what Halloween is, the 'holiday', and i use that term loosely, is getting more popular because people LOVE excuses to dress up, act like losers and scab free shit.
Not everyone does it in America, I'd just like to say. Even the more wealthier people. I believe that in Austrillia if you would like to participate in the event of "halloween" then you should lay a candle or light outside symbolizing we will. If not then just leave your place dark and dont answer the door. If you do answer the door, then scare the living shit out of them. Or tell them something like ill shove those lollies somewhere u wouldnt want them. :P
I'm 16 went trick or treating with some friends last night (in costumes) and it was fun most people whose door we knocked on was or at least seemed happy to see us with some others saying that they thought it was an American tradition.
It's a shame what those teenagers did to you. I understand why you don't want to participate. I live in the U.S. and the majority of the trick or treaters in my neighborhood were young children (4-10 years old) accompanied by their parents. I went to a haunted house a few hours ago and had a great time. The rules are more defined here because it's been a tradition for over 50 years. It's fairly new in Australia and people are taking advantage of that, unfortunately.
Wow, don't know what area of Australia you live in, but you made me feel rather lucky we haven't had to put up with that crap. This year was the first we saw trick or treaters in our street. They did a letter drop a week prior to let neighbours know they were coming, and to put the flyer up on the door if they were ok with having trick or treaters knock. The kids had parents with them the whole time. I really appreciated the approach the parents took. Not something I will let my kids do though.
I live in Melbourne, we haven't had 'trick or treat'-ers for many years. I remember though about 16 years ago some kids smashed our letterbox because we didn't give them anything.
It's not cultural its all commercialsm. I'm not going to complain about the themed parties held on the day of halloween or week at houses, pubs/clubs. The only thing that erks me is the trick or treating. I was at a mates house yesterday evening and we didnt answer the door once. thankfully we were not egged XD!
im from England & Halloween is just as popular here as it is in amercia e.g we carve pumpkins & put tea lights inside them,, we dress up & have halloween partys & all the pubs & clubs are decorated, we go trick or treating, we have penny for the guy where the make a doll with a scary mask on it and sit outside shops waiting for people to go in and out and give them money,, but i do
agree that most children/teenagers take advantage of the halloween period & just see it as a begging matter.. but i also understand that for younger children ages 3-11 its fun to go trick or treating
Well, as an American I can tell you that GENERALLY, trick-or-treating is given a County dictated 4-5 hour window on Oct. 31 where kids (preferably in costume with parents in tow) have the chance to do their pillaging. Homeowners who WANT to participate generally decorate their windows and lawns and leave their porch lights on. For all that, folk have become so paranoid about criminal activity* that folk are turning to "closed" events and parties instead of ringing or answering doorbells.
Organised events like you describe with clearly set out rules are exactly what's needed. Unfortunately here in Australia, we have none of that. Just random kids wandering the streets looking to do "tricks" (read: break stuff)
I don't personally have children, but I have plenty of kids in my life (nephews, nieces, friends kids etc) - but my having children or not isn't really relevant to the issue.
If you know the kids from the area and are comfortable with Trick or Treating, that's no problem. I have an issue with the older ones you don't know causing trouble. I hope you had a smooth, trouble free night ;)
I agree with you mate, seriously i had some bunch of idiots come to my door and asking me for food and i am thinking "What is wrong with you, are you that brainwashed?" usually it ends in me swiftly closing the door or telling them to piss off (Depending on the age) but i had little pricks with the god damn guts to dare threaten me. and they are teenagers my age, that go to my school and are even in my year. A bunch of brainless idiots pretty much. i cannot think ov another way to say it
I can excuse young kids, they don't know any better - but once they hit 13+ they should know Halloween doesn't happen in Australia (and they'd be too old for Trick or Treating in America)
I hate this sudden interest in Halloween in Australia. I took the family out this evening so I wouldnt have to put up with it. To top it off the jehovahs came round earlier in the day as well.
I was tempted to go out for the evening, but decided to stay home. All in all, a fairly quiet night - but several of my friends have said they had a lot of troublemakers around.
I acutally don't participate in Halloween. But much could be said about other holidays including christmas easter etc. Saint Nick Christmas tree all pagen or made up things and nothing to do with Christ. Easter bunny yea that stems from fertility festival. If one researches any of the holidays they find something quite different than what they think they are doing.
One good thing about halloween in australia, especially for me who is to making films is that there are alot of potential horror props in stores everywhere. I personally think people who trick or treat should go screw themselves but im all for shops getting into the theme.
There's an online shop called Vampfangs, they sell the best vampire/werewolf teeth... you actually need to glue them into your canines and wait five mins while it sets (you drool everywhere). I bought them for an entirely different reason :)
just the other day i was watching a special on the travel channel. they were talking about the sessional hunted houses and how they make a years worth of rent, from only 2-5 nights of operation. even i told my self thats a bit crazy. i have no problem with halloween, in fact i love it. i would agree that us americans take holidays a bit far. the funny thing about american holidays is half of them were made up by hallmark. (i.e. mothers/ fathers day and valentines day)
I have no problem with American's celebrating Halloween. I have a problem when these holidays that don't apply to our country get forced on us in order for shops to make a quick buck.
My friends do not celebrate halloween because it is an american thing. But the shops are trying to push it on us because they can make money out of it.
Normally it's just the junk shops flogging halloween stuff, but this year the supermarkets are in on it and Kmart had their staff dressed in costumes. Strange.
last week coles had a halloween items at the end of an aisle, and they also had about ten pumpkins in the veggie section. There was also a recorded announcement saying stuff was available. Today, there wasn't a thing for halloween, just xmas stuff. but they were still playing the announcements. I really don't mind if Northern hemisphere residents here want to have it, possibly they were the ones buying the items.
I'm from Israel. We dont really trick or treat. I usualy go to my friends house and we dress up and order KFC.
intergalacticchanel 2 weeks ago
I basically put myself into lockdown in my house, kill all the lights and pretend to be out. It's bad enough I get dickheads chucking beer bottles into my yard. Also you're right on the money when you say that thugs use it as an excuse to go round causing havoc. I remember hearing about one instance in Sydney a few years ago where a group of teenagers went round egging people houses and cars
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RuneDwarf1010 4 months ago
I celebrate it, because my uncle's american. A lot of mpeople in my neighborhood enjoy Halloween, lots of old women do it local friends and stuff.
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geneleighwadley 4 months ago
I just came upon this video, been a long time fan of your cooking videos for quite some time (about 2 years). You have to understand that in America Halloween is a really great thing for children. Once you are past 10 years old or so, you don't go trick or treating anymore. For adults, it's basically a reason to go to a party in a costume and get drunk. Also, young children are almost ALWAYS accompanied by an adult or older sibling. It is part of our culture and a great memory as a child.
docstrangelove1 4 months ago
Really sad that Australia never get a Halloween tradition like here in the USA :(.
Hperman09 5 months ago
@Hperman09 Im from australia and SOME people do it, I do, and about 50 other people do in the neighborhood (10 streets?)
TheNewWierdo 4 months ago
@TheNewWierdo Some people in Australia do but m'ajority of here had Halloween events all the time and had been since America was born in the 1776. We get most haunted houses here in the USA a lot many times.
I guess Australia and New Zealand doesn't an American style-like Halloween.
Hperman09 4 months ago
I agree with u all the way. It is American holiday and it is not a safe holiday, just look at al the violence, eg burning down houses in the USA and so on
nicolepinniger10 7 months ago
I'm an American and I feel for what happened to you. I've never heard of pranks like that in America. Also kids wouldn't dare threaten strangers or ask for money, unbelievable. Some kids might toilet paper your trees though. Older kids are too cool to go Trick or Treating in America , unless they are supervising younger siblings. Halloween is on the 31 and Trick or Treating starts in the Evening till about 11 at most. If the lights are off at a house , don't go there. Golden rule.
Simonesa241 8 months ago
its like when y r slping at night and someone knocking on yr door and ask u for candies or they will smash yr windows. i mean its just so stupid.r u paid to give away FREE CANDIES?
Asuperful 11 months ago
I'm one of the VERY FEW Australians to love Halloween. It's just unfair! If they ever ban it here, I'm moving to the United States, hating Australia.
GastrodonAmy 11 months ago
My friends and i do trick and treating we have done it for nearly all our lives. yeah its the one day the spirits walk the land but to young kids its a day to dress up and have fun but where i live its a small town and the kids walk the streets with and adult we like this year it is my turn( we have meetings every year about it so we know what house are safe and what ones are not).And we decided who will walk the kids around the streets but also we have police driving around
zenraver 1 year ago
Um Halloween is fun every other holiday we have is stupid like Australia day everyone let's get drunk on the beach boohoo get a life
jacksonhutson1 1 year ago
I love your rants!
2000S3000E 1 year ago
I dont think the issue is making Halloween a tradition , It is the fact that Australia is wanting to embrace festivity , It is a time for people to be able to have fun. I also feel that you are mostly upset about the way you were accosted by those teenagers ... if you dont want that to happen to you dont open your door to strangers because if there is no reason for people to be at your door step then they are obviously there for no good .
melina4ray 1 year ago
I have to agree, I have let my older kid go around the gated commumnity, but its so annoying, I didnt grow up with Halloween. I live in the US now, still annoying, but its there tradition, so I have to respect it here, but when I get back to Australia, wont be celebrating it. You made some really valid points.
Elizabethkitty100 1 year ago
If "Trick" or Treaters, come to my house i say trick and close the door.
BlueSandvich 1 year ago
If the Kids like it? And its good for the comunity....Big deal it lets kids HAve a bit of fun!! Its fun!
bukenda 1 year ago
As of one hour ago I had an experience much like your own, a nock on the door upon informing the group of kids who were about 14 or 15 I had no lollies and that I had nothing to give them I was called a wanker, were I then informed the group that they should piss off, 10 minutes later my door was kicked and bashed upon
hvhsvahgcge2 1 year ago
halloween is fun if it celabrated in the rite way but it is annoying when teenagers come and ask for lollys but i am fine with little kids cumming ONLY if they have an adult with them or i know them!!!!!
kplgmj 1 year ago
wow your a bit of a sadist aren't ya?
bbrofl 1 year ago
Couldn’t agree more, I was disgusted recently when I popped into a Woolworths recently to buy myself some chocolate to find it decorated in some very tacky rather crappy Halloween decorations, Australia’s fresh food people indeed, Halloween needs to cease in this great Country before we become the 51st state
hvhsvahgcge2 1 year ago
this guy is just giving his opinion i love halloween im from australia and he makes a good point
thehillbillys09 1 year ago
i fully agree with everything you said.. and we have had a 3 yr old on her own come to our door asking for lollies... and american traditions shouldnt be in australia.. im not being racist.. i just believe that american traditions should stay in america.. its like the americans trying to celebrate ANZAC day or Australia day
AussieGurl15 1 year ago
I'm assuming you don't celebrate Christmas or Easter either for the same reasons you don't accept Halloween then.
Your complaints about Halloween seem to be more a complaint against poor parenting and a degradation of moral values than a true complaint against the holiday.
I'm all for dropping the expensive, stressful holiday called Christmas that alienates many Australians and replace it with Halloween.
PrincessTinkerB 1 year ago
But on that note, teenagers without costumes, or anyone turning up before the 31st can get stuffed!!!!
lestatsluver666 1 year ago
I'm an Australian, I am aware of when Halloween is, and I am going to welcome trick or treaters with open arms. Bring on Halloween down under!!!!
See my new vid!!! =D
lestatsluver666 1 year ago
So what if we do like Americans??
AssyrianSoldier1933 1 year ago
@AssyrianSoldier1933 We don't have to ape their culture, Australians have their own culture, we do not need to copy someone else's. We don't drive on the right hand side of the road either or follow thousands of other American habits.
ozzirt 1 year ago
@ozzirt i love Australia but people like this its soul day but they made it like this.
AssyrianSoldier1933 1 year ago
@AssyrianSoldier1933 People would like to work 4 day weeks too, but it's just not going to happen merely because people like it.
What's next? Do we celebrate Midsummer's eve, the Fourth of July, Edvard Greig's birthday, .... we could have some celebration on every day if we wanted to, but that's not the point. The point is that this is not an Australian habit we have our own culture and don't need to ape that of every other country, just because some idiot thinks that it would be "nice".
ozzirt 1 year ago
@ozzirt well i don't know man i live in Australia and my background is Assyrian i don't care if we do Halloween lol Australia it's country who mixed with all kinds of people from the whole world i believe that Australia is the whole world i'm it all national so we do many things from other Coulter like chines new year the chines do it the Assyrian new year we do it as well. all kinds of food are in Australia from different Coulter.
AssyrianSoldier1933 1 year ago
@AssyrianSoldier1933 I and 99% of the people living in Australia have never celebrated Chinese new year.
I don't care what Assyrians, French or Chinese think, if they wish to do these things, do them in their own country, we Australians have our own celebrations. we are proud of our heritage and do not go to other countries trying to force our culture on them.
If Australia is better than where you came from, live like an Australian, otherwise go back and stuff up your own culture.
ozzirt 1 year ago
@ozzirt you not understanding me . the chines do the chines new year what is wrong if the Americans do Halloween? like all this in Australian. and what you mean by saying "If Australia is better than where you came from, live like an Australian, otherwise go back and stuff up your own culture." We just had war in our country and we want peace here not because you are better than us. my country is the Richest country in the world.
AssyrianSoldier1933 1 year ago
@AssyrianSoldier1933 I think I understand you perfectly.
Australia is good enough for you to want to live here, but you want to change it to ape another culture. Why should we. If you want to celebrate Halloween or Chinese new year, go to America or China.
This is not about Americans or Chinese in Australia, it's about idiots that want to make us behave like some other country, and we are not, we are Australian, and some of us are very proud of that.
ozzirt 1 year ago
@ozzirt you still dont understand me i dont want to do chines new year what for?? its not my Coulter what i meant is people do it.
AssyrianSoldier1933 1 year ago
@AssyrianSoldier1933 They certainly do it, but they should not expect Australians to embrace it as it is not an Australian tradition.
ozzirt 1 year ago
@ozzirt I agree . Its all part of the eroding of Australian values. The thing is, people migrate for a better life and a part of that should be accepting that things will be different from where they came from. We have been fools to let so much of this happen.
PimpernellP 4 months ago
Halloween rules, australia should accept it much more , we hardly have any good holidays that family and friends can get together and have a good time , stop trying to kill it!!!
ondd1 1 year ago
@ondd1 In case you do not know, in Australia Halloween is not a holiday. We have plenty of holidays and if you are too lazy to have a good time on those holidays what difference will one more make?
ozzirt 1 year ago
I find it interesting i mean i am a pagan and i do celebrate all hallows eve but the costum thing isnt really new you see in the old days i am talking like 100s of years ago people Beleaved that the Spirtets were evil so they wore masks so sheild themselves from them but after a while they Discovred that they were god so they continued to wear the masks but yea i do go around asking for lollies but while at the house i pay My respeacts to the person or people and to their Decised loved ones
Wentworth1970 1 year ago
hey i just seen this vid man i do agree with what you say to some point. i Mean i live on the gold coast and i went trick or treating a good few years ago and alot of people had no idea what it was i lived in nz and it was better over there but halloween is best served in america. but i do want to have a little walk through halloween thing this year and for people to enjoy and get scared lol but yeah halloween isnt really that big over here
XXbubzgirlXX 1 year ago
I am American, and I don't even celebrate Halloween. It isn't a harmless tradition here either. Like you said, thugs use this as an excuse to roam the streets and do petty criminal acts. If the children want candy so bad their parents should buy it for them. This idea that begging is alright on one night is idiotic, when homeless people get locked up for "panhandling" daily. It's the same thing. I guess it just matters who is doing it.
TheAnaGypsy 1 year ago
I didn't know Australians celebrated Halloween i thought it was only in the U.S and Canada. Do you celebrate in October? Because i think it's springtime there when it's autumn here. It might be weird to have scary dead things up while flowers are blooming. The theme fits so well here in October because everything is cold dark and dead.
IFeelHappy 1 year ago
Top comment!!
If they come to my door it will be a trick, I'll turn the hose on them. It's all part of the Americanisation of Australia,.... as if we need their dumb culture here,....
Nuff sed.
ozzirt 1 year ago
@ozzirt If u don't want any of our " dumb culture" then stop using all the things we invented.. lets just start off with the internet/ conputer/ youtube/ keyboard/ mouse/ discovered electricity/ airconditioning... pretty much everything your using at this exact moment.
Epimpin101 1 year ago
@Epimpin101 Just the sort of answer i would expect from a retard.
Would you care to tell me and everyone else how you link technology with medieval quasi religious practices?
One moves mankind forward, the other moves us backward, and people like you can't tell the difference.
ozzirt 1 year ago
get a life u fat homo, give the kids some candy. also who cares it is american if not for the good old usa japan during ww2 would have took half your country.! one last thing australia is a lot more like america and canida then it is like england!
kingofcb1900 1 year ago
@kingofcb1900 You're an idiot. BLOCKED for abusive comments.
OnePotChefShow 1 year ago
I personaly think that Australia is becaoming to Americanised excuse the spelling. I live in Westen Australia in a suburb in Perth and I live with my perents and we are pritty much forced to clebrate Halloween because the chirdren from the local Primary school come trick or treating. Often with there parents but ther are some lage groups that do come round with out perents and if you dont give them anthing you cop abuse and things thrown at your house. Its American idea why have it here?
Venus137 1 year ago
he is an idiot my dad is from scottland and he dressed up and decorated his hous and that was almost 40 years ago so shut your mouth halloween is awsome and i decorate my house and heaps of people on the gold coast do but what those kids did that was pretty bad they could of just said trick or treat and if you say no they should of just left and aslo you are calling my dad a bad parent for letting me go trick or treating and it is on october 31st
The5jacko5 1 year ago
@The5jacko5 Punctuation is your friend.
OnePotChefBlog 1 year ago 2
@The5jacko5 It may be awesome in wogland or wherever, but you are in Australia now. If you want to do these brainless things piss off back to Ethnia or wherever you came from.
ozzirt 1 year ago
@The5jacko5 ok dude you need to chill.
pearlipop 5 months ago
I'm Australian, 18 years old, I try to throw a Halloween party every year, most of my friends want to go trick or treating, and my 9 year old sister usually wants to join us.. but my parents would never..NEVER let her go alone, even though we only really go around to neighbors that we know and its basically to show off our costumes more than it is for the treats. That stuff about those teenagers was nonsense. They are just idiots who give Halloween a bad name and ruin it for the rest of us.
IamAllThatIam 1 year ago
@IamAllThatIam i agree with you there are some idiots out there who ruin it for everyone else
XXbubzgirlXX 1 year ago
Nice rant I'm American and nobody even had a real reason to go trick or treating besides candy. But on the aussy side if people want to give candy out decorate your house so people know that your welcome to trick or treaters but if not just keep your light in front of your house off on oct 31st
Irdylan1987 2 years ago
Wow.. that is sad and scary.
Here in America, trick-or-treating is just one small part of Halloween. We have street fairs, carnivals, spook houses and lots of parties. It's a time for people to be anything they normally can't be. For the most part it's very innocent in the US. Most kids are with their parents or someone else s parent or older sibling. If you have run out of candy, aren't home or don't give out treats, you just turn off your porch light, and they know not to bother knocking.
toddwoodamerican 2 years ago
christmas and easter are just as bloody crazy as halloween...i mean are xmas trees, presents, getting druk and wasting money have ANYTHING to do with what xmas is supposed to be??? is Christmas even mentioned in the bible?? NO! and easter with the friggin eggs and bunnies...i mean HELLO! its all just commercial crap!
TheNeonAngel 2 years ago
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TheNeonAngel 2 years ago
I can't stand how people try to bring Halloween here. Even down here in Tasmania there are idiots and pretty young kids wandering around banging on doors and demanding stuff. Like you, I've had a few fairly nasty-looking guys (hoodies and all) come knocking and, being only 16 and shorter than them, I'm really worried about this kind of thing.
I have no idea how Americans make it work.
tuberhone 2 years ago
They ran when a cop car randomly drove past LOL
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
Halloween was fun 50 years ago when I was a child, but lately it has become dangerous. I (American) have grown tired of the teenagers barging in when I open the door, grabbing whatever is in my hand, threatening me if I don't give them more. Nowadays we lock up the house, darken the windows and don't answer the door, hoping they don't destroy our auto's or home. Pedephile's aren't the problem, it is the uncontrolled, undisciplined chldren. I hate Halloween.
9aspengold5 2 years ago
As i suspected it is just showing that the youth ALL around the world DO NOT have the respect we had even 30 years ago.
30 years ago you just wouldn't barge into somebody's house demanding lollies, you may not believe it but my generation actually RESPECTS thier elders, after all believe or not kiddies you don't know shit compared to these people, and if you keep it up you will never grow into these types of people!!
ObservationSociety 2 years ago
Agreed mate. My own thoughts (and others by the looks of other comments) Australia is slowly little by little turning into a mini America. What happened to the good old days of Aus? When slipping over in a shop got a "She'll be right mate" instead of the "Sue Sue Sue" of today. When Aussies where real Aussies (of many cultures) and not American-ish clones.
gu3rnica 2 years ago
i 100% agree with you mate, im absolutely sick of Australia becoming americanised and im scared that in 20-30 years time every australian will be saying aloominum and sueing anyone for random reasons.
Sabstheking 2 years ago
And i don't mean the kind you smoke....
ObservationSociety 2 years ago
Just wondering what happened to those young so and so's, did you give 'em a $50 or did you deal with it another way?
I hate Halloween in Australian it's got nothing to do with us and if anybody turned up at my door demanding $50 they'd wish they hadn't.
1 window equals one of thier joints!!
ObservationSociety 2 years ago
Hi im from the US, I'm curious, how did Halloween get into Australia?
I personally like Halloween, I went trick or treating until I was 17, we had fun, we used to go all through the neighborhood exploring going from house to house. But over here it is generally understood- no front light on, don't bother. But of course we had some pranksters banging on people doors & running, egging houses, toilet paper rapping,etc But it's sort of part of the Halloween excitement & thrill. But I see ur point
Drknoble 2 years ago
sorry 4 the long comment.
AnimeManian 2 years ago
well my answer to Y do we celebrate halloween is steryotypes Kids see american T.V shows particullaly "halloween" ones like the simpsons they have a halloween special every year and kids say hey this looks like fun and the kids look kool so lets be like them and trick or treat and get some candy and have a good time i personally like going out with mates because i'm 13 and trick or treating but i don't like people who think this "holiday" should be treated the same as in america.
AnimeManian 2 years ago
dont want it ,dont need it ,never have ,never will ....i dont get it and dont want to !!!
curioz29 2 years ago
I went trick or treating as a kid in US many years ago and it was awesome - better than Christmas!
Ive never had any door knocks here but I can understand that could be annoying. It worked there because those in it would have their lights/Halloween iconography outside. Maybe if that system is communicated more this would be less of an issue?
I think the paedophile argument is just a cotton wool distraction. Parents should be around anyway and its not like they dont know where you live!
rowee270 2 years ago
SO TRUE! I love your videos
jimmmbeam 2 years ago
DAMN RIGHT!
FlamewaveLeader 2 years ago
Yeah, fucking oath, Halloween is american and can stay the fuck out of my country.
Only thing I disagree with is generalising about drug dealers and associating them with paedophiles. Nothing wrong with a little grass.
DragonRomer 2 years ago
i completely agree with this. i live in canada and its pretty much the same way now. on halloween, kids are out for about 1-2 hours (although adults or older siblings go with them) and after about 730-8 its just teenagers and adults, most of which arent in costume. this passed halloween their were apparently about 2 dozen college students arrested for flpping cars.....and off topic, i love your eyes
ArielDarkBlade69 2 years ago
Totally agree, this is NOT America ffs... wanna go trick or treating?, then go over to USA on the 31st oct!...
why does so called Australian youth so insist on pretty much BEING american these days, the music, the flat brim caps, all the other dumb gangster wannabe clothes, the way of acting and talking, now their holidays too... its so sad that they don't even care about being Australian anymore!
masterfulstyle 2 years ago
I have heard that there have been cases of people putting razor blades in lollies to get rid of the kids... maybe that is going a bit far... Either way, I really don't like the idea of Halloween in Australia, there is really no reason for it to exist here.
duncanperson 2 years ago
yeahh... in america some people start halloween like tree days early... hahaha D:
cuby173 2 years ago
dude free candy!
hahaha
cuby173 2 years ago
I think you're right to worry about the kids encountering pedophiles and such. My brother went trick or treating with his friends for the first time this year, and they split up into two groups for a short while, with 2 of the girls going ahead for a bit. These girls(14 yr olds) knocked on the door of a single bloke in his mid fifties, who said "I don't have anything, but come inside and i'll give you something" Then the guys caught up and he suddenly shut his door and turned the light off.
Vegetoacs 2 years ago
yeah but if little kids come to your door are going to tell them to piss off
30bazz 2 years ago
If they are little kids, obviously not.
But teenagers without costumes....game on!
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
yeah i agree i love your videos and what abc did to junglist was wrong but if they ask him to come back i don't think he will he will just spit in there face
30bazz 2 years ago
what happened with those teenagers?
nic0dem8D 2 years ago
To be honest, I don't support the argument that Halloween shouldn't be celebrated in Australia simply because "it's not part of our society". Cultures are not static entities; they grow, they change, and certainly the Australia we're living in now is quite different from the one that existed 30, 20, even 10 yrs ago. I think Halloween *could* be a great new tradition, something we could make our own and have a lot of fun with, IF done correctly.
territorygal 2 years ago
Halloween can be ok.....
for oz's..... little kids with the parents go with them and only to the people homes they know
in the street
wingscancer 2 years ago
I never liked Halloween.
But with people becoming increasingly ignorant of what Halloween is, the 'holiday', and i use that term loosely, is getting more popular because people LOVE excuses to dress up, act like losers and scab free shit.
That's really all it is.
MMEggman 2 years ago
does have it good points though
aka chicks dressing up like sluts haha
SpazKing12112 2 years ago
Not everyone does it in America, I'd just like to say. Even the more wealthier people. I believe that in Austrillia if you would like to participate in the event of "halloween" then you should lay a candle or light outside symbolizing we will. If not then just leave your place dark and dont answer the door. If you do answer the door, then scare the living shit out of them. Or tell them something like ill shove those lollies somewhere u wouldnt want them. :P
KronicDemon442 2 years ago
I'm 16 went trick or treating with some friends last night (in costumes) and it was fun most people whose door we knocked on was or at least seemed happy to see us with some others saying that they thought it was an American tradition.
attenta93 2 years ago
It's a shame what those teenagers did to you. I understand why you don't want to participate. I live in the U.S. and the majority of the trick or treaters in my neighborhood were young children (4-10 years old) accompanied by their parents. I went to a haunted house a few hours ago and had a great time. The rules are more defined here because it's been a tradition for over 50 years. It's fairly new in Australia and people are taking advantage of that, unfortunately.
aurayon 2 years ago
True - if Halloween is going to happen here, there needs to be rules established so it doesn't get out of hand.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
Wow, don't know what area of Australia you live in, but you made me feel rather lucky we haven't had to put up with that crap. This year was the first we saw trick or treaters in our street. They did a letter drop a week prior to let neighbours know they were coming, and to put the flyer up on the door if they were ok with having trick or treaters knock. The kids had parents with them the whole time. I really appreciated the approach the parents took. Not something I will let my kids do though.
MissLongBoots 2 years ago
Organised events are fine - as long as everyone involved is happy to participate. It's the random trouble makers that spoil it.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I live in Melbourne, we haven't had 'trick or treat'-ers for many years. I remember though about 16 years ago some kids smashed our letterbox because we didn't give them anything.
stuboy23 2 years ago
It's becoming more common these days - it's a shame.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
It's not cultural its all commercialsm. I'm not going to complain about the themed parties held on the day of halloween or week at houses, pubs/clubs. The only thing that erks me is the trick or treating. I was at a mates house yesterday evening and we didnt answer the door once. thankfully we were not egged XD!
Shadovvdoctor 2 years ago 2
Several of my friends politely told "trick or treaters" that they don't celebrate Halloween - and got their cars egged. Charming tradition.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
oh shit! im sorry to hear that happened to you! what did u do in the end? give them the money? call the cops?
yeah there was a couple of kids that came to my house saying trick or treat in a demanding sort of way.
not only were they not dressed up the girl was wearing a 'shit happens' shirt. she looked about 9. ughh *facepalm* -_-'
MykaBishoujoChan 2 years ago
Luckily a police car happened to be passing through the street and the kids freaked and ran off. I wouldn't have given them the money though.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I made a video on this topic. more slapstick though :)
Jayteek3 2 years ago
Eh quit complaining.
Firstly, you have a face like pumpkin so every time you put up a video u participate in Halloween.
Secondly, noone twists your arm to participate in anything u don't want to do.
FaddleonLSD 2 years ago
I consider having people threaten me at my front door and getting my house/car egged to be "getting my arm twisted to participate"
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
im from England & Halloween is just as popular here as it is in amercia e.g we carve pumpkins & put tea lights inside them,, we dress up & have halloween partys & all the pubs & clubs are decorated, we go trick or treating, we have penny for the guy where the make a doll with a scary mask on it and sit outside shops waiting for people to go in and out and give them money,, but i do
MekkiiBiird18 2 years ago
agree that most children/teenagers take advantage of the halloween period & just see it as a begging matter.. but i also understand that for younger children ages 3-11 its fun to go trick or treating
MekkiiBiird18 2 years ago
and dress up in scary costumes and make pumpkin lantens & all that crazy stuff,, but thats just here obviously in australia
its probably totally different,, but i think all over the world, australia, america & england will always be the same they will
always be a few idiots wanting to ruin halloween for other people by being
MekkiiBiird18 2 years ago
disrespectful & threatening towards people,, but i have
2 opinions on halloween where basically it all depends on your age and if you have a parent/guardian with you whilst out trick or treating :),, x
MekkiiBiird18 2 years ago
Well, as an American I can tell you that GENERALLY, trick-or-treating is given a County dictated 4-5 hour window on Oct. 31 where kids (preferably in costume with parents in tow) have the chance to do their pillaging. Homeowners who WANT to participate generally decorate their windows and lawns and leave their porch lights on. For all that, folk have become so paranoid about criminal activity* that folk are turning to "closed" events and parties instead of ringing or answering doorbells.
TheBlueOracle 2 years ago
Organised events like you describe with clearly set out rules are exactly what's needed. Unfortunately here in Australia, we have none of that. Just random kids wandering the streets looking to do "tricks" (read: break stuff)
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
@ OnePotChefBlog: Do you have kids?
couragenow 2 years ago
I don't personally have children, but I have plenty of kids in my life (nephews, nieces, friends kids etc) - but my having children or not isn't really relevant to the issue.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I live in quite a long street and we're all very close.
They are alot of kids in the area and we like to celebrate halloween just by ourselves and with the kids.
We dont let the kids wander around by themselves at night. We keep it personal.
Like you said, i wouldnt want to answer my door to a bunch of people at night and be put on the spot.
Just my opinion =]
CurtisRawr 2 years ago
If you know the kids from the area and are comfortable with Trick or Treating, that's no problem. I have an issue with the older ones you don't know causing trouble. I hope you had a smooth, trouble free night ;)
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I agree with you mate, seriously i had some bunch of idiots come to my door and asking me for food and i am thinking "What is wrong with you, are you that brainwashed?" usually it ends in me swiftly closing the door or telling them to piss off (Depending on the age) but i had little pricks with the god damn guts to dare threaten me. and they are teenagers my age, that go to my school and are even in my year. A bunch of brainless idiots pretty much. i cannot think ov another way to say it
HostileCupcake 2 years ago
I can excuse young kids, they don't know any better - but once they hit 13+ they should know Halloween doesn't happen in Australia (and they'd be too old for Trick or Treating in America)
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I hate this sudden interest in Halloween in Australia. I took the family out this evening so I wouldnt have to put up with it. To top it off the jehovahs came round earlier in the day as well.
53531640 2 years ago
I was tempted to go out for the evening, but decided to stay home. All in all, a fairly quiet night - but several of my friends have said they had a lot of troublemakers around.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
Well done David, I agree totally. We are not bloody Americans and I refuse to buy into another Supermarket driven holiday.
Trodavies 2 years ago
I've just been accused of being a communist for having that exact opinion! Guess we will be comrades together LOL
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I acutally don't participate in Halloween. But much could be said about other holidays including christmas easter etc. Saint Nick Christmas tree all pagen or made up things and nothing to do with Christ. Easter bunny yea that stems from fertility festival. If one researches any of the holidays they find something quite different than what they think they are doing.
cozzyk 2 years ago
True - it's amazing how these traditions and ideas get corrupted over the years by big corporations bent on screwing us out of our money!
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
One good thing about halloween in australia, especially for me who is to making films is that there are alot of potential horror props in stores everywhere. I personally think people who trick or treat should go screw themselves but im all for shops getting into the theme.
StaleProductions 2 years ago
There's an online shop called Vampfangs, they sell the best vampire/werewolf teeth... you actually need to glue them into your canines and wait five mins while it sets (you drool everywhere). I bought them for an entirely different reason :)
WolfieStorr 2 years ago
im an american:
just the other day i was watching a special on the travel channel. they were talking about the sessional hunted houses and how they make a years worth of rent, from only 2-5 nights of operation. even i told my self thats a bit crazy. i have no problem with halloween, in fact i love it. i would agree that us americans take holidays a bit far. the funny thing about american holidays is half of them were made up by hallmark. (i.e. mothers/ fathers day and valentines day)
biglonie 2 years ago
I have no problem with American's celebrating Halloween. I have a problem when these holidays that don't apply to our country get forced on us in order for shops to make a quick buck.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
do i smell Communism?
biglonie 2 years ago
Yes I'm a communist because I don't like it when big retail chains try to "create" holidays in order to increase their profits.
I'm a communist for not liking young kids roaming the streets unsupervised when there are so many dangers around.
*END SARCASM*
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
i was talking about Australian businesses
biglonie 2 years ago
I don't do Halloween...
Whenever somebody that comes to the door we tell them to -ef off. or we just put a sign up...
It's bad because they put on all shows about halloween on all the kids channels (on Foxtel)
Doomedlight 2 years ago
Yeah true - I can see that soon they'll start pushing "Thanksgiving" on us - good luck.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
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might as well rip up our flag and put up the stars and stripes , dumbed down australia now 99% americanized
wiseman2015 2 years ago
might as well rip up our flag and put up the stars and stripes , dumbed down australia now 99% americanized
wiseman2015 2 years ago
It's getting like that.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
My friends do not celebrate halloween because it is an american thing. But the shops are trying to push it on us because they can make money out of it.
GrahamAndFriends 2 years ago
The shops are really pushing it this year - typical commercial money-grabbing.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
yes this year is the first year that I have seen the shops really pushing it.
GrahamAndFriends 2 years ago
Normally it's just the junk shops flogging halloween stuff, but this year the supermarkets are in on it and Kmart had their staff dressed in costumes. Strange.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
Interesting how aussies follow the US into everything. Would you see items from other cultures appearing so readily, no.
WolfieStorr 2 years ago
There seems to be a recent trend with American brands / ideas etc penetrating Australian society. Its a little odd.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
last week coles had a halloween items at the end of an aisle, and they also had about ten pumpkins in the veggie section. There was also a recorded announcement saying stuff was available. Today, there wasn't a thing for halloween, just xmas stuff. but they were still playing the announcements. I really don't mind if Northern hemisphere residents here want to have it, possibly they were the ones buying the items.
WolfieStorr 2 years ago
I noticed the staff at Kmart were dressed in Halloween costumes the other day - and there were several shops with decorations up.
As I say, if people want to have Halloween parties, no problem. But trick or treating etc just doesn't sit well with me.
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago
I agree, it's just a way for the shops to attempt to sell more junk. I don't want it and don't support it.
WolfieStorr 2 years ago
Agreed - I'm surprised how many supermarkets have Halloween displays this year. Normally it's just the $2 shops
OnePotChefBlog 2 years ago