American Invasion

[kerravonsen]

Well. I have just had my doorbell rung by children in costume. This is a first. Yes, in all the years I've lived in Australia (which is not equal to the years of my life, mind) I have never had trick-or-treaters at the door before.

My first words to them were "But this is an American custom!" If I recall correctly, their response was "But it's fun!". I was so flustered, I can't recall what all of them were wearing, though one girl had fairy wings on, and one boy had a beard, I think he was dressed as a pirate.

Anyway, I decided to be nice to them, and then ran around trying to figure what I could give them. There aren't usually bikkies or sweets in the house (though there were some sweets in my bag, they were loose). I knew I had some filled marshmallows, though possibly not enough. Then I recalled the assorted box of Lindor chocolate balls I was saving for Christmas. I said to them, "You're lucky, I was saving these for Christmas." I gave them one each, but from the gasps when they saw the box, they did appreciate what they were getting.

Aren't I good? 8-)

I am also good because I did 15 minutes on the treadmill just before the doorbell rang. I was going to do ten, but I persisted. Mind you, it's the first time I've done it all month, so I am not that good.

Comments

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

You're lucky to have escaped for so long. In the UK, it came in about twenty or thirty years ago. I've seen it suggested that children got the idea through watching the film Halloween (which in theory they shouldn't have been able to see, of course).

[kerravonsen]

Well, there's enough American films and TV featuring Halloween nowadays that it would be hard to pin down where the idea came from now.