How do you say, “Sucks to be you guys!” in non-American?
UK used to party pretty hard on Hallows’ Eve. I’m quite sure is still a thing.
That would suck to clean.
It would actually be self cleaning in a way.
to be fair, it’s not just America, although it’s kinda just the uk as well, it is an irish/scottish holiday originally after all
CANADA ALSO EXISTS.
But in the US it’s a major event that’s ALL of October now. It’s a whole other level. Walk into CVS or Walgreens (equivalent of Boots) and there’s a wall of Halloween merch right inside the entrance.
Or maybe the UK is the same now? After all, it has Black Friday sales.
even in my lifetime the Americanisation of halloween has been really weird, it’s obviously a lot more commercialised, but also nobody calls it guising anymore it’s honestly kinda depressing since a lot of our traditions have just been replaced with american ones
Back at school in the UK, in the 70s, I read a book about traditions from around the world. It included a description of trick-or-treating as part of the “what people do in other countries” theme. We would put candles in turnips in that era.
In the 90s I had some kids at the door in costume but who got confused and said “penny for the guy”. Or maybe it was the other way around (they had a guy but said trick or treat).
UK same. Pumpkin patches everywhere in Oct . I like it.
Canada as well
People from the U.S. think they are majority. While they are actually the minority. Halloween/Day of the Dead is celebrated almost every where.
Pretty sure we had Halloween before the US even existed.
Admittedly we had to carve turnips.
Some still do.
I fucking love halloween. If this is true, it’s one of the few redeeming aspects of USA culture.
Just so Americans are aware, other countries have been dressing up and celebrating Halloween for our entire lives as well.
You should tell OP that, they don’t seem to be aware.
We know.
Wait til next month…
I wish we did trick-or-treating as much as you guys :(
I wish we still did trick or treating instead of the stupid communal “trunk or treat” that seems to have taken over everywhere.
Non-United-Statesian here; try it; trust me.
You’re welcome.
Enjoy your deathtrap Americans
