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Just to add i had one group of kids came to my place for treat or tricks i just gave them lollies consider i quickly grap whatever lollies were in the house. Think next year i will give them an apple
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gotta admire your passion, but..
simple physics, calories in vs kilojoules spent...you are either 1 of 3, not burning enough for what you eat, burning too much for what you eat or burning just enough to keep a consistant weight. take a look at your average aussie kid 50 years ago.. how many fat ones were there compared to now?? we are a very lazy country these days. as far as the pedophiles go, i would take great pleasure in personally mechanically castrating them all. would anyone on this forum disagree? unfortunately in this day & age as parents we have to be more aware & vigilant than ever before for our kids sake not a good flaming but if thats all ya got?
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So an Australian migrating to the US would be expected to forget everything about our culture, and live exactly like everyone there? Let's just respect everybody's views and not get political here... |
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im with everyone whos against it.
at least in america everyones into it, and its the "normal" thing to do every year. over here its a half arsed effort, a kid with a sheet over his head or a mask on walking around the streets when its still daylight coz its summer and we have daylight savings! no one knows what the there doing. |
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gotta admit, i thought it was the holden fans that were the real rednecks, seeing some of these posts tonight makes me realise we have a lot more in common with the holden mob than you would all like to admit!
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If people let religion control their lives so much they can't handle a few kids dressing up like ghosts and knocking on their front door... perhaps they should have a brake and a kit kat or something.
As for kids getting grabbed by nasty people, if people take the right precautions (big groups of kids with someone older nearby) then i don't think its a problem. As for us all becoming 'Americanised'. It sounds like a bunch of people over reacting, trying to make a point by turning into the fun police and stopping some kids from having a good time once a year. Correct me if i'm wrong but that itself is more American than Halloween. |
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my father is maltese. they have a culture which i respect, but i respect australias culture more. my da came out here with 3 brothers and a sister . one of his broithers went back home and now lives there . so now just dad , 2 brothers and a sister here . my dad was the only one who nmarried an aussie woman . the other 3 married maltese( born in malta) all of my cousins on my fathers side are bilinguil, good for them . i know how to say hello , in maltese, thats it . because at home we speak english. all my fathers children , married whoever they wanted . me an aussie , my sister an aussie , and my brother , a maltese . all my cousins (born here with maltese parents who migrated here and met here in australia) well all of them , yes all of them , somehow happened to grow up , speaking more maltese than english, and then meeting and marrying, 2nd generation ( australian maltese partners) HOW CO INCIDENTAL. i thinbk my dad must respect his own ciulture , but respect the australian way, seeing he lives here hey. one of my cousins did marry an aussie . who was dissowned by her family. till she divorced him and married a maltese . you ask me what would i know , now you know. |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Since when is kids having good fun destroying citizen's property?
That's what they do when they don't get what they want.
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10 years of mega religious church going mate . before i pulled out . and now am non judgementel, nor religious . wtf . i do know what i'm saying . some churches ( christian appose any form of false god what so ever, santa included) some turn a blind eye to it . most do not endorse it . it's people who see no harm in giving presents, and believing in sant for a short time that turn a blind eye to what the bible says and endorse xmas . it has nothing to do with religion . xmas was just hijacted, just like holloween . anyhow . i'm not religious anymore . i sticck to myself these days . and have my own views . i'm just relaying what i think i know a little, not a lot about. because peoiple are asking . thats all. |
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#73 | ||
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Had trick or treaters tonight, walking down both sides of the street with their parents waiting out the front, didnt have any issues handing over snakes, chocies and what not.. spoke to a few of the neighbours it was good..
Although, the last trick or treaters left my house with 3/4 a bottle of apple vodka and a bottle of lemonade.. and both will be back on friday night LOL legal of course. |
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Well, that's good, it takes all sorts to make Australians, everybody has a chance to contribute to the community. But let me ask you how you'd feel if somebody asked your cousins to go back home because they spoke more Maltese than English... Your cousins made a choice to stay here, to contribute to our society, while keeping the bits of culture that they preferred. Look, I'm not really having a go at you - just trying to show you that it can be hurtful for some people to have to be told to leave because they don't fit in fully. Anyway, we're not really keeping within the topic of the thread, maybe we'll chat via PM? |
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yeah your right mate, i would feel a bit offended . thanks for pointing that out to me . i know your not havving a go at me , nor i at you. sorry if i offended you , i didn't see it that way . cheers. i know were a bit off topic . but the thread is thriving . cheers. |
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Hi all. As I said earlier, I would post some pikies of our night in the Alice where halloween is huge. I gotta say that I had a ball. When you spend a night like this with some freinds that are from the US, you really get the buzz of a fun night.
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This whole thread has lost direction. Instead of a harmless vent, and harmless replies, it's now turning into a race issue.....I think everybody needs to take a step back.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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WOW
I UNLEASHED A MONSTER (NO PUN INTENDED) ![]() Im so glad everyone had an opinion on this but i still stand by my point that its not a tradition that should continue how can u compare this day to something as significant as christmas anyway cheers brendan
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#79 | ||
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Isnt it an Irish tradition? Nobody seems to care about people celebrating St Patrick's Day in Oz? Why is that? Because Halloween took off more in America - Cos there are always the anti-Americans in Oz. And for what? Just freaking get over it, you sound jealous. I think if you are anti-American, that is fine, but it would be hypocritical to be driving a Ford.
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On the radio today there was a story about how two young kids went up to a house and asked for "trick or treat" and the guy that answered said "treat" and exposed himself. No way if I had kids would I let them roam the neighbourhood knocking on strangers doors by themselvs. Supervised I have no problem with it (noone knocked on my door last night :-(
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THAT is a GREAT farkin' idea !!!!!!!!!!!
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Too many sad, bitter, funless people on here who are too quick to blame America for everything, as seems to be the trend these days... and too many people who cannot read (its NOT an American tradition - its been said 5 times) or write (read some of those posts).
Perhaps being illiterate and judgemental spoilsports can be the new Aussie culture....
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#83 | ||
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I think it is terrible that there is an event where young people all get together and excerise their imaginations and well as their bodies by dressing up and wandering around the streets actually meeting their neighbors face to face.
This is discusting and should be banned immediately. How are they going to grow up to be introverted text obsessed keyboard warrior misanthropic malcontents with this sort of thing happening to them every once in a while? It is important that 5 year olds remain terrified of "the ghost or monster under the bed". If they are exposed to make believe monsters they may get used to the idea and not wake up screaming at all hours. It is also important that older children have no contact with anyone other than their peers and school teachers as they might get exposed to a different point of view or culture. How can you possibly expect then to blindly hate someone if they have actually met and talked to them? For the extremely stupid members on here (and there semm to be quite a few), this is scarcasm and for those who are just antisocial nasty obnoxious little bastards who cannot stand the idea of someone else enjoying themselves with harmless social activites. GET A LIFE. |
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I don't blame America for everything ..... I blame John Howard !
Bloody European Black Plague - bloody John Howard !!! anyway back on topic.... When I was a kid I lived in Saudi Arabia with lots of Canadians and a few Americans. Obviously Halloween was a big deal amongst them and being kids we got caught up in the excitement Free lollies ?! How good is that !!!!! Fortunately we lived in a closed compound so knew everyone whose doors we were knocking on so it was a pretty safe environment in that way. We used pillowcases as out trick or treat bags and used to come home with about TWO PILLOWCASES FULL of lollies (sorry, candy!). You could hear the dentists ordering new Mercedes' every Halloween ! It was great fun and kids love that sort of stuff. I do have my concerns about this thing in the general community though where people are knocking on the doors of complete strangers. There used to be a story going around that a bloke in the USA was giving out apples with razor blades inserted into them (toffee apples presumably or no kid would have eaten them!). It may or may not be true but it's certainly something that COULD happen. Anyway I;d be keeping a very close eye on kids doing trick or treating.
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the best trick is to wrap ice cubes in candy wrappers. you just quickly toss them in the bags when the kids hold them out. they melt and make a huge mess. works best when the kids have paper bags lol
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Yeah haaa, bring on American 'traditions' Australia isn't American enough yet!
OK, I know it originated in Scotland. Then Americans comercialised it. Now Austrailia is now trying to take it. I'm not bitter from not 'trick or treating' when I was young, but really is Halloween such a good idea? It's bad enough that it's an american thing australians are embracing, but do kids need more junk food? Then why do the resort to vanalism as a trick? Halloween? No thanks.
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Hey Gtfpv,
Ever been to Malta? I'm half Maltese myself. 2 funny things I learnt about Malta. It was a British colony, so English is spoken by 99% of the population. And as for population. I think Malta is the only country in the world where there are more nationals living outside of the country than within. Anyway... |
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