Trick Or Treating In AUS

[RabbiiFrystofsk]

Kids come to your house asking for sweets? Holy shit you've really got a major problem there OP. You should definetly call the police.
You know what they do in England? They egg houses, shoot fireworks at whatever they want and generally cause problems.
Revel in your luck you miserable bastard.

 

[ultimateownage]

I hate Halloween. Bastard snot nosed kids coming to my house asking for free stuff, and egging our house if they don't get good enough sweets.
The holiday is a commercialised bastardation of a festival which no longer has any reason to exist.

 

[Gentleman_Reptile]

Having a chuckle at halloween in australia and going door to door isnt SO bad if people are doing it for the pure fact that they are trying to have fun.

It's when they start doing just because it happens in america that shits me.

 

[MelziGurl]

I use to do it with street friends in Primary school and just yesterday I dressed up for a party to celebrate. Big deal if it's an American holiday, why can't we have fun with it?

 

[rabidmidget]

ooo good point, that reminds me to watch the Simpsons tonite, Treehouse of horrors=mega win

Oh and yeah, I never halloweened when i was a kid. It's about as popoular as any religion is in austrlaia, i think (funny coincidence, that)

I'm surprised Hallowe'en isn't celebrated in Australia. Do you guys have a major autumn spring holiday that rivals the United States' Thanksgiving or Hallowe'en?

No we have nothing like that. Actaully I wouldn't even know wtf Thanksgiving is celebrating. (and i refuse to google it)
We have no spring holiday, just these:
Easter (Monday+Friday)
Australia day (26th Jan) - same as your 4th july
Christmas (25th)
BOxing Day (26th Dec)
Queens Birthday (Monday 2nd week June, unless WA which is in October)
Labour Day (State holiday, dependent on state see above)

I think that's it. Every weekend in Aus is like a holiday anyway We are very lucky.

You forgot ANZAC day (25th April)

 

[kimba_lion]

wow thank you for making this post! only a few hours ago we had 2 groups of 6-8 children each with an escort come knocking at our door...

halloween is an american tradition, if people who choose to follow it they can but for people like me who dont really care and dont want to give their much loved chocolate or nearly empty pantry away to children who will go to no end to get something... it just makes me want to say something rude..

but on a funnier note: i was having a cigarette about 10 minutes after the last group left and overheard them almost kicking down a neighbours door, whilst being yelled at by their escort until the owner of the house turned on the porch light and open the door and give the children a choice this was a direct quote:

"i have an apple, a banana, and a kiwi fruit what do you want"... thats exactly how she said it i pissed my self laughing after i heard that...

so no i dont beleive trick or treating should be happening here although halloween parties are an enormous amount of fun... just last night i dressed up as "zena the zombie princess..."

 

[MrNickster]

It's really not that big of a deal. Maybe 2 little shits come around, bang on the door and demand lollies-It's more sad then anything else, since they're alone in their endeavour and only Mum is really supporting them. They saw it on T.V and decided that they want to try it, but didn't understand that no-body celebrates it here and the only recognition of it is that Fox 8 shows Simpsons Halloween Specials.

 

[Cazza]

Hate them. Had two groups. We stop going to the door.

 

[RIOgreatescapist]

All my goods are infected with aids, you still want them?

 

[Daipire]

I'm surprised Hallowe'en isn't celebrated in Australia. Do you guys have a major autumn spring holiday that rivals the United States' Thanksgiving or Hallowe'en?

EDIT: I'm sorry, I had forgotten that Summer is approaching for you guys instead of Winter. My bad. But the question still stands. Is there a springtime festival or holiday over there around this time?

There's a few 'spring fairs', but that's not festive or anything.

OT: Because kids want an excuse for more candy, sheesh.

 

[smithy_2045]

We should just be honest and have a public holiday for drinking and fights.

Since when did we need a public holiday for that?

 

[SMILEYkyle21]

Free candy!?!?!?! what's not to love? it's a cool holiday that really doesn't mean much so I see no harm in dressing up and having a little fun

 

[Jedamethis]

I'm surprised Hallowe'en isn't celebrated in Australia. Do you guys have a major autumn holiday that rivals the United States' Thanksgiving or Hallowe'en?

Why would we 'celebrate' Halloween? What is there to celebrate?

OT: I posted a sign on the door saying "No candy. Piss off." XD

Mrs. No Fun!

OT: It's not just American, but as said before HOLY SHIT FREE STUFF!

 

[StBishop]

I agree. The red vs blue idea never really appealed to me.

GayFL, what is this. *cough*Hoppa*cough*

I don't make the rules, I just lived there.

But yes rather than Ayy-Eff-Ell it was Gay-Eff-Ell.

I didn't play either.

 

[Jedamethis]

I'm surprised Hallowe'en isn't celebrated in Australia. Do you guys have a major autumn holiday that rivals the United States' Thanksgiving or Hallowe'en?

Why would we 'celebrate' Halloween? What is there to celebrate?

OT: I posted a sign on the door saying "No candy. Piss off." XD

Mrs. No Fun!

OT: It's not just American, but as said before HOLY SHIT FREE STUFF!

It's Leesh, not me!

[sup]I'm fun....[/sup]

Suuuure it is.

You didn't stop her. No Fun!

 

[Palademon]

Halloween's just an American thing?

i rekon its alot to do with American Cartoons and Tv shows as well

Maybe you assume that because other countries don't make many cartoons?

 

[StBishop]

Also, you'd be surprised by how many people actually dislike AFL, rather than just not care.
Where I grew up AFL was "GayFL" and if you played it rather than League, it's because you weren't any good at League.

And where i grew up you only played League if you liked having other men stick their fingers up your bum. God we are a classy country. We should just be honest and have a public holiday for drinking and fights.

I agree that V8's are a pretty big part of Australia but Red vs Blue isn't Aussie at all.

Both are Yank companies mate. I think Nissan should be allowed back in to be honest.

Except Nissan is Japanese. Personally i think we should let Thales Australia race the Bushmaster IMV's. That would be worth watching.

As I said, I didn't make the rules, I just lived there.

I do think we should just change the name of AFL to like, AKL (Aussie Kickball League) or something, and agree that Rubgy is in no way "Football", because Football and Footy are such ambuguous terms here that it's never worth saying them anymore because you just have to clarify and say, NRL, ARU, A League, AFL etc. etc.

I think Nissan should be allowed back in because they're just as Aussie as Ford and Holden are.

Which is not at all.

I wouldn't watch the IMV's but that's just me.

 

[Ziadaine_v1legacy]

From what I noticed, Halloween died in 1999 here in AUS. The only celebrations I can think of for it is alcoholic parties with chicks in kinky outfits. besides that, I sit on the roof of the house with a pressure hose to scare off leeching 15 year olds.

@StBishop, except Holden is Australian and the Fords used in the v8 Supercars are Australia models. Plus AFL and NRL aren't football. football = soccer. we were just unfortunate to get the same term as the yanks use.

 

[Keepitclean]

From what I noticed, Halloween died in 1999 here in AUS. The only celebrations I can think of for it is alcoholic parties with chicks in kinky outfits. besides that, I sit on the roof of the house with a pressure hose to scare off leeching 15 year olds.

@StBishop, except Holden is Australian and the Fords used in the v8 Supercars are Australia models. Plus AFL and NRL aren't football. football = soccer. we were just unfortunate to get the same term as the yanks use.

Yeah but we have a better game to call "football" than them.