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...to be pissed off that we've had no Trick or Treaters?

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Iteotwawki · 31/10/2011 08:25

It's 9.30 now, school night so I doubt we'll get anyone knocking. Plus I'm off to bed in half an hour.

I have 2 bowls full of processed sugar and E numbers masquerading as treats sitting by the door, what am I supposed to do with them? Any suggestions?

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Greenshadow · 31/10/2011 11:20

Sad that Trick or Treating has reached New Zealand too.

Friends that have moved/considered moving there from the UK, tended to go because it was 'a bit behind the times' and less Americanised. Sounds llike times are changing everywhere.

sozzledchops · 31/10/2011 12:00

Why shouldn't it be in NZ? It's a scottish and Irish, tradition though we didn't call it Trick Or Treating just Halloween.

TheBrideofFrankenstein · 31/10/2011 12:03

[takes off witch hat]

[eats entire multipack of Smarties]

TheBrideofFrankenstein · 31/10/2011 12:08

Not really surprised we dint get any, but thought should be prepared as they wouldnt have been too impressed with a breadstick.

Here (HK) T&T tends to be very formalised and limited to the big apartment complexes where you "sign up" if you want to be involved- all other apartments are off limits.

It kind of makes sense as it's a very westerners-only thing. A Chinese lady once asked my friend "Why do the westerners dress their children in rags and make them beg for food?"

staylucky · 31/10/2011 12:25

I overheard some kids the other week walking down our street pointing to our house and saying " that's the one where we got LOADS of sweets! Were going back there this year" Haha felt quite awwww.
Think it will be quieter this year being a school night.

DoMeDon · 31/10/2011 14:29

Well I LOVE halloween and was really disappointed not to have any visitors. I left porch light on, had sweetie bowl dangling by front door to tempt them in, decs up - what more can I do!?

Haribo for breakfast, haribo for lunch. Anyone got any good lollipop recipes?

sozzledchops · 31/10/2011 20:42

Well not bad at all. Kids went round the street with friends and came back with way too many sweets. Had some callers as well.

Murtette · 31/10/2011 21:12

Send them all to me! We had our first trick & treaters at 6pm tonight and I'd run out of treats by 6.44pm. I'd had over 50 treats and each child only took one each. I could see more children entering our close so frantically blew out the pumpkin, took down the decorations, closed the curtains & turned out the lights in the rooms at the front of the house. It was quiet between about 8.00 and 9.00 but now the teenagers have started. We're still hiding!

exoticfruits · 31/10/2011 22:12

Not a single one-absolute bliss!

twinklingfairy · 31/10/2011 22:32

We don't normally get any. Our neighbour does but she used to be the dinner lady so the children all knew her.
So we don't normally get anything in and just keep the curtains shut.
Tonight, though, we had nothing in, drew the curtains and our door was knocked on 4-5 times. I feel awful for ignoring them
My children also have chicken pox at the moment so would not have been anywhere near it all.

Though, in saying all that. I am not really going to encourage mine to go trick or treating so should I worry that I am not answering the door to others?

Is it really a Scottish and Irish thing? Not done so much in England then?

Limara · 31/10/2011 22:41

Murtette

SarahBumBarer · 31/10/2011 22:41

We only had 2! We had loads last year - but this year I could not get a pumpkin and the kids round here are very respectful and tend only to knock on the houses with lanterns or other halloween decorations.

I have a whole tub of celebrations left over [hgrin]

TheBrideofFrankenstein · 01/11/2011 05:21

My children also have chicken pox at the moment so would not have been anywhere near it all.

What a wasted opportunity- you should have flung wide the door, and when they said trick or treat, yelled "trick" and wiped CP lurgy on them

twinklingfairy · 01/11/2011 08:48

hahaha, I should have done

TeWihara · 01/11/2011 08:58

Friends that have moved/considered moving there from the UK, tended to go because it was 'a bit behind the times' and less Americanised. Sounds llike times are changing everywhere.

Seriously?!! Even 20/30/40 years ago NZ was very heavily US influenced.

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Iteotwawki · 01/11/2011 09:51

I wouldn't say NZ was behind the times in anything save perhaps for the respect that people here don't seem to have lost yet (less graffiti, more good old fashioned manners).

While a fair bit of the high street looks more US than UK, I would say it's also a far less materialistic culture - which is perhaps what people are referring to with "less Americanised". I don't think dressing up for Halloween is particularly materialistic! Anyway, as you will gather from the thread, it appears trick or treating hasn't reached us to any great extent or I wouldn't have 2 bowls of lollies looking for a good home :)

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Greenshadow · 03/11/2011 13:35

Hi Iteotwawki -

I wouldn't say NZ was behind the times in anything save perhaps for the respect that people here don't seem to have lost yet (less graffiti, more good old fashioned manners).

that is exactly what I meant when I refered to NZ - good old fashioned values!

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