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When you want to get spooky but you're in Australia and everyone hates Halloween
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Oct 31, 2016 10:45 AM
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Mntain
guess I'm moving to Australia
Ghauf
WackoZacko15
I personally don't understand what you are even celebrating Halloween for or why. And grateful it isn't big in Australia.
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Youre breaking their hearts, what ever you do don't tell them what we do for thanksgiving, or 4th of July
jethz
Clearly, that's an inaccurate depiction. This is more like it:
TheVGEye
You sneaky S.O.A.B. +1
DepressedPenguin
As an Australian, I think it's roughly 1/6 people like Halloween. I'm the 5/6 sorry Americans
alchemist12345
Want to get spooked in australia? Just take a walk in nature.
lackofempathy
Awh poor baby bones
ArtOfKarolMichalec
People saying "it's not our holiday" haven't realised that internet made EVERYTHING global even Halloween. Stop being boring put a mask on
heisencheeseberger316
U wot m8
HighSlayerRalton
When you live in Australia but you're dead because it's Australia:
MadMupp
Hates Halloween you say??? *packs bags*
Whatevenisrelevant
don't worry, my town hates halloween, too. they're already decorated for christmas
IWonderJustHowLongThisUserNameIsGoingToBeIWonder
ItsMyMoneyAndINeedItNow
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sticklesoup
Same in South Africa. My friend and I have been chased away several times from houses. One man even threatened to unleash his dogs!
Shy180
We don't hate it we just don't do it. I've waited all night for a total of zero knocks at the door. All the more chocolate for me....
ThousandEyesCEO
This comment section is dreadful. Halloween has never been an "American" holiday. Please do research before you claim ignorant shit.
rubberpotato
ThisPleasesMe
There's a growing number of us who celebrate. Sounds like you need new friends.
selinakyled
I wasn't aware that you exclusively trick or treated at your friends houses....
HalstenTorqThorkelson
Fuck Halloween. Not our holiday, we're sure as hell not going to shell out money on useless decorations and giving kids diabetes.
LarryLevine
As an American, I approve of this message. "All Hallow's Eve" should be re-named "All whores dress skanky and do Jagerbombs Eve". Stupid.
whatmeworkquestionmark
It's the best holiday. There's literally nothing better than spooky decorations and candy everywhere. Useless? Diabetes? You sound boring AF
HalstenTorqThorkelson
For you maybe. In Australia it just seems so forced. It was necer part of our culture, so why celebrate it?
ViennaWaitsForYou
I actually agree with you. Heck there's so many holidays here to spend money on already, and the supermarkets just use it to sell crap..
whatmeworkquestionmark
IDK, I love Halloween way more than Christmas, Easter, New Years or any other holiday..
oldelidog
What about giving kids vegemite disguised as chocolate?
HalstenTorqThorkelson
Hmm, possible, but Aussie kids would like it enough to come back :)
LeftCollectionBlueBird
And I was just on the verge of getting my Visa. Might reconsider.
Leonardomp
good you're not welcome here
oldelidog
Bang. Rightly told off...
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
Sure I celebrate, I dressed as Clint Eastwood from Gran Torino. I told all the kids who showed up to get the fuck of my lawn
Herrowprease
lol got any pictures
Agent
Damn zipperheads.
ThoomerBottoms
Spooks.
gordy77
Rubbish, we live in Melbourne and we did it tonight. There were heaps of kids out. You just have to find where the streets doing it are
notthelongestnameonimgur
I know someone kinda close to Melbourne
gordy77
My Daughter is nearly two, a guy answered the door in a Scream mask. Her reaction was cute and horrifying.
deliciousRatedD
So just like America?!
MappyTurtle
Just not nearly as common. It's generally the richer areas/suburbs that do it here.
deliciousRatedD
I have a friend in eastern Germany atm and he said they celebrate more there than where he is from in Arkansas.
blackpantsamurai
Americans reaction when they find out other countries don't celebrate their holidays:
ThousandEyesCEO
.... It's not American, moron. At least do some research. We just celebrate it because it's fun, which you obviously hate.
Agent
"I was Joan of Arc in my former life" - i fucking love the nightclub scene in that movie
Kopar
Sort of. It's not like we expect fireworks on the 4th of July. It's more that Halloween is neither nationalistic or religious (modern sense)
Thundering165
In Dubai I had some kids come to my door 4 days ago. I didn't have any candy. None tonight, though.
blackpantsamurai
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Halloween Read the section on Australia and New Zealand. We see it as an American Holiday.
PuppyDontCare
"What? There are countries where they don't eat marshmallows and peanut butter?"
icantgetthegreeceoffmyeuros
Halloween is Scottish though
Idownvoteifunnyand9gagrepoststoimgur
I'm gonna be that guy and point out Halloween was not started in America. It has roots in Celtic provinces as a pagan celebration :)
revcleo
https://limerick100.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/customs-vary-wi-the-times-at-halloween/ General British, lights first in Scotland.
GingerSwan
Oíche Shamhna shona duit!
Ewanator
The catholics also seemed to know it as well.
Lynava
Because they took it from the Pagans... Mostly every holiday is originally pagan holidays.
NewCrobuzonCitizen
There are similar themed celebrations. Point is more in a way US celebrate it (trick or treating, pumpkins, dressing up and so on).
icantgetthegreeceoffmyeuros
All of those things except pumpkins come from the Scottish tradition of Halloween. Trick or treating is called "guising" here
MrPoopyDickButt
Are people down voting you because they don't have a history longer than 200 years?