Once again, I'm stealing from Sue over at Happy Hour and Happy Meals...because she's way funnier than me!!
This whole Halloween season must seem so bizarre to foreigners.
Foreigner: So what do I do first?
American: First, get yourself some cornstalks for the front of the house.
Foreigner: From a farm?
American: No, from Michael's. Grab a scarecrow while you're there, too.
Foreigner: But I don't have any crops to guard...
American: You NEED a scarecrow. Everybody has one.
Foreigner: And where do I get the pumpkin?
American: Well, you could just buy one at the grocery store...but the REAL way to do it is drag the whole family to a "pumpkin farm", stand on line for a hayride, ride a quarter mile out to a field, pose for the Christmas photo, "pick" a pumpkin from the ground, lug it back to the cashier, spend $30 in pies, and go home.
Foreigner: And then I have to carve a face into it?
American : Only if your kids remind you.
Foreigner: OK -and what do I need for Halloween night.
American: Lots of candy. To give to the neighbors' kids.
Foreigner: And what about my kids?
American: They'll be getting candy from the neighbors.
Foreigner: And do they eat all this candy?
American: No. There will be a lot of candy they "don't like".
Foreigner: And what happens to that candy?
American: The moms eat it.
Foreigner: So once you've visited everyone in the neighborhood, and they've oohed and aahhd over your kids' costumes, do you all become friends and socialize on a regular basis?
American: No - we don't speak again til next Halloween.
4 comments:
Yep, that about sums it up at our house. Only now that my kids are teens and the Halloween thing doesn't cut it anymore with them, I have to buy enough candy for both the neighbor kids AND mine.:-)
You know, when you put it that way, it sounds kind of weird. I still love Halloween, though. Of course, it might be the candy.
I just stopped in to say Thank You for stopping by for the BATW tour the other day. I really enjoyed having so many visitors.
i agree. that would be an interesting thing to explain.
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