Trick or Treat

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Here's what I do for halloween...
If someone come knocking at the door and says "trick or treat"...I say trick Generally they have no trick so they just walk away

Last night my mother and I were going to perform a seance...but then she decided not to and you can't do so with one person
So I was disappointed.

It's just a fun Holiday, I think it's going a bit too far to see it as an invasion by American culture.

The costumes.... thats what makes me excited. I love to make costumes and wear costumes. I gave up the candy a long time ago, but the costumes.....I would crash a costume party just to see them. I love costumes.

I tend to not answer the door for kids doing the usual "trick or treat" thing during halloween, where I live isn't far from an area with a few teenagers that look like they could cause trouble, and they do come up this way on a daily basis to hide in some empty disused garages in front of our house or go towards the golf club, fortunately they didn't come up here armed with eggs or flour bombs, and also strangely the girls like me and the boys don't so the boys are more likely to throw eggs at the house than the girls, fortunately I have avoided any trouble this year, plus no kids which is a welcome change for me

My view on "trick or treat" is the following, Little scumbag teenagers use it as an excuse to cause all manner of mayhem, and kids use it to get free sweets and get fat and sick by eating them all

I'm going trick or treating... Even though I'm about ten years too old for it. If anybody asks, I'm using the excuse that I'm accompanying my niece and nephew.

Me too!! !

That's what it's like around here too. The biggest thing is a shaving cream "fight" outside of one store (the same store every year, so everyone knows where to go/avoid); they don't spray anyone who's not involved in it, and the police will break it up if they think it's getting to be too much (there's never a problem over that). Other than that, teens will trick of treat for charity (the language clubs host this) or take along younger siblings/relatives/whatever. That's not to say it's not violent in other places though; I'm sure it's a possibility.

I think it's a cool holiday (mainly because I like seeing costumes, and no one ever comes to our door (too far off the beaten track)). I used to like to go through town every year, not that I liked all the people, but I liked seeing the decorations and how some of the people dressed up. I haven't gone and/or dressed up in... four years, I think (at eleven or twelve (can't remember exactly), I was being questioned for my age and told I shouldn't go in anymore; I'm too old (I wasn't the oldest in the group either, and I know 15 year olds who go in, but whatever; I don't like being yelled at)), but I did drive through town on the way to an appointment as trick or treat was starting (they have set times for it). Despite all the people who cannot recognize what a sidewalk is, it was nifty; some of the people are very creative with how they dress, especially the adults taking the kids. And some people dress up their dogs (they're rewarded for it though; some of the houses hand out dog treats as well as candy).

People will leave their porch lights off if they don't want people coming up; it seems to work for them.

THANK YOU

Well, tonight I went trick-or-treating with my mom, my sister and my sister's children. A lot of people didn't give me candy, those that did gave me strange looks. I went up to one house and the following conversation ensued:

Lady: How old are you?

Me: Uh... 16...

Lady: No no no. You have to sing a song, do a dance or recite a poem.

Me: Uh... no...

My Sister: She's autistic.

Lady: (to me) ... You look pretty. Have some candy.


I'm never going trick or treating again.

Are you really 16? I thought you were so much older (you sound very mature).

The idea of lanterns to indicate that you are a willing participant seems infinitely sensible. That way everyone gets what they want.
I had no lantern outside my house last night when a gang knocked so loudly I thought they were going to break the door down.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when they started and the knocking and chanting went on for ages. The dog went ape too... she's not very big but she can do a pretty good 'big dog bark' when she's startled, so she got rid of them.

Sounds like a good idea for next year...
If they ask, just mumble, shift from one foot to the other, have one of the kids pipe up "she's autistic", and next thing ya know, a bagful of candy is yers ! !!

Really? Thank you... I really am 16, I just have a really large vocabulary.

Erm, you're welcome.... I think.

Or did you think I was being mean about abominable Americanisms? If so, then I'm sorry and no offence was intended. Have I just made yet another faux pas? (The " " has confused me as I'm not sure of its context )

I know, I know, 'when in a hole stop digging' so I'm gonna go get confuddled over something else

Here holloween is not commonly celebrated. there are specials on TV with scary movies and there are holloween things in the stores (like monster make up etc) but it is not celebrated much.

as for trick or treating the thing that bugs me is that when u have no lollies (candy) there are trick or treaters, but when u do there are none. (this is my personal experience)

I wish I could go trick-or-treating