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Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 8862473)
Well it's not even a holiday, is it? At least in Blighty we got off school for half term. Maybe if I got a day off work for it I might not be quite so annoyed that I'm expected to encourage my son to wander up and down the street dressed like a tw@ bothering people for sweets he really doesn't need.
Or then there are the pumpkins we buy that he always forgets to carve that then go off in the garage and stink the place up. Can't really see the point myself. But then I'm not very nice. Smile. It isn't going to hurt a bit....:) |
Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by MrEmjoy
(Post 8862954)
Why?
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Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by Stirchley
(Post 8862874)
It's very normal. Americans always "rush" the seasons. I have never gotten used to the idea that Christmas dex go up the day after Thanksgiving and sometimes carols are played!
Originally Posted by fly_on_the_wall
(Post 8862886)
No kidding, it's amazing how many people are manipulated and brainwashed by the retailers. Now the trend is to have your tree up by Thanksgiving. That works out nicely because it gets you in the mood for Black Friday the biggest retail "holiday" of the year. Last year our neighbors took their tree down Dec-26 saying they were "sick of it" since they'd had it up for over a month. The traditional Christmas season had just started but it was already time to move on to the Valentines.
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 8862896)
The earliest I remember putting a tree up was November 30th, and that was back in Blighty (cause it was a Sunday and my ma wanted it up and out of the way). Usually 1st/2nd week in December.
I (in contrast to my dislike of haloween) do quite enjoy Christmas so I don't mind the tree going up early December. Too early ruins the enjoyment for me really. We usually have ours down by January 2nd, or the cat'll have it down for us (she did that one year, the bitch!) |
Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
(Post 8863145)
:eek:
:ohmy: :eek::eek::eek: |
Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 8862473)
Maybe if I got a day off work for it I might not be quite so annoyed that I'm expected to encourage my son to wander up and down the street dressed like a tw@ bothering people for sweets he really doesn't need.
Just giving you a little bit of a hard time, hope you don't take offense. ;) I doubt your son looks like a tw@ or is bothering people. In fact, we enjoy opening a bottle of wine, sitting outside on the porch, talking with kids and handing out treats. As for sweets he really doesn't need ... very true, but a little rationing can take care of that. Or you can always give them away. |
Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by kimilseung
(Post 8863156)
Its almost as if the English language had not been invented, more like a stone age babblers conversation.:D
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Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
(Post 8863165)
Sometimes its just not necessary to write down what a smilie can easily convey. :)
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Re: Halloween
Speaking or Hallowe'en, Trick 'r Treat arrived from Netflix today.
Apparently, it's a great one for the kids and, ahem, the big kids who like scary ghost stories. Look it up. |
Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake
(Post 8863162)
I read this as "grump. grump, grump, grump. grumpity-grump." :lol:
Just giving you a little bit of a hard time, hope you don't take offense. ;) I doubt your son looks like a tw@ or is bothering people. In fact, we enjoy opening a bottle of wine, sitting outside on the porch, talking with kids and handing out treats. As for sweets he really doesn't need ... very true, but a little rationing can take care of that. Or you can always give them away. When did life become so serious that there is no place for fun? :ohmy: |
Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by Stirchley
(Post 8863170)
True, but it's hard to have a conversation with a smilie.
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Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake
(Post 8863162)
As for sweets he really doesn't need ... very true, but a little rationing can take care of that. Or you can always give them away. |
Re: Halloween
Christmas decorations go up at mine the weekend the kids finish school for the holidays and come down on the 6th of Jan. It's going to be great this year with no family to put up with, and as no-one will be sending presents I can semi-regulate what crap the kids get (i.e. nothing noisy or anything that comes in a 1000 parts the little sods can leave everywhere to break my hoover).
I don't do valentine and haven't been here for 4th of July or thanksgiving yet so unless we're invited anywhere for the last two I doubt we're going to bother with them. One thing a friend of mine asked...do Americans have turkey for Xmas dinner and thanksgiving or just thanksgiving? |
Re: Halloween
The best part of Hallowe'en is burning some Catholic guy in effigy. I love to explain to US Americans how and why we do this.
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Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by Hubcaps
(Post 8863186)
One thing a friend of mine asked...do Americans have turkey for Xmas dinner and thanksgiving or just thanksgiving?
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Re: Halloween
Originally Posted by Hubcaps
(Post 8863186)
Christmas decorations go up at mine the weekend the kids finish school for the holidays and come down on the 6th of Jan. It's going to be great this year with no family to put up with, and as no-one will be sending presents I can semi-regulate what crap the kids get (i.e. nothing noisy or anything that comes in a 1000 parts the little sods can leave everywhere to break my hoover).
I don't do valentine and haven't been here for 4th of July or thanksgiving yet so unless we're invited anywhere for the last two I doubt we're going to bother with them. One thing a friend of mine asked...do Americans have turkey for Xmas dinner and thanksgiving or just thanksgiving? |
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