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Old 11-01-2005, 03:27 PM   #19
Aelia Jusa
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Originally posted by Davros:
A few Aussie kids have been getting in n the "free lollies" lark over the past few years. Always surprises the heck out of us home owners, because out of the blue you get a knock on the door and some plaintive little voices mouthing the T words.

I was surprised coming home from work to see 2 badly dressed ghosts (my god - that sheet with holes thing is never gong to catch on) wandering down a nearby street. At that pointin time I decided it was time to eat out for the night.

I see some homeowners up in Perth have pressed charges against some kids for vandalising houses. Some traditions just don't transfer all that well to foreign countries I am afraid.
Yeah and that's the thing - it's not a tradition here so hopefully it will never catch on. When I used to read american kids books I always thought it sounded like fun, but it's never been something Aussies have done so the only reason it would become relevant here would be a blatant marketing attempt - which [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img] . The only good thing I think might happen if we started Halloweening would be that it would delay the Christmas decorations in the shops until November...
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