tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post8398586494812760874..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: (2005) Vive la DifferenceBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-41255897193034141462010-11-08T00:01:01.108-08:002010-11-08T00:01:01.108-08:00Whoa! That's insane. I dare say noone in NY wo...Whoa! That's insane. I dare say noone in NY would even THINK about knocking on someone's door and asking for cash oh my!! Here in the states we're more than satisfied with candy and the only 'cash' I ever got was a penny or two (usually from the old folks who didn't bother buying candy) You know it's really interesting learning what goes on in the rest of the world. Very, very interesting-thanks for explaining!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750100345454819897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-80929073319683275322010-11-07T18:53:23.062-08:002010-11-07T18:53:23.062-08:00Sam, Halloween is (as far as I can tell) primarily...Sam, Halloween is (as far as I can tell) primarily an American event. I always knew about it as a day on the calendar of course, but the first time I ever heard of trick-or-treating I think was watching ET. All the dressing up and wandering around the streets baffled me at the time because people the other side of the pond simply didn't go in for that. <br /><br />I think the "tradition" became established in the following years but as a new import, growing up without any real history, it got altered along the way. In my old neck o'the woods kids started coming around with clear expectations of receiving cash. Maybe that grew out of the long established but vanishing tradition of "penny for the Guy" that would have been going on at the same time, prior to Guy Fawkes night on November 5.<br /><br />Anyway, we humoured the occasional visitor for the first few years, but over time it started getting out of hand and rather menacing. Eventually we stood firm, reminding people that Halloween was <i>only</i> October 31, not the preceeding two weeks, and only giving out candy. By the time we left for Canada things were settling down a bit but it was pretty ugly for a few years. It was certainly never the fun event that it is here.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-82332916870643596302010-11-07T17:41:42.793-08:002010-11-07T17:41:42.793-08:00Demands for cash? From whom may I ask? That's ...Demands for cash? From whom may I ask? That's rather shocking-don't give em a dime.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750100345454819897noreply@blogger.com