People Are Cracking Up At These 30 Things About Halloween That Confuse The Hell Out Of Non-Americans

Thank you very much

That would be a yes. I have my Halloween tree set up in the front hallway, and my headstones out front. Halloween-...e600c3.jpg

Not everyone goes all out, and there are some who don't to anything at all. But I think most people try to do a little something, and nearly all kids go trick-or-treating in costumes. Why? It's good fun. You have no social obligations, there's tons of candy, you get to put out silly and fun decorations, and you've got an excuse to dress up in a costume. What's not to like? That's why people in the USA and Canada love Halloween so much!

yeah, its pretty similar to the movies. Now that I think on it, it might be the only holiday I see accurately portrayed in movies. The candy, the costumes, the brutal knife wielding sociopaths

Yesssssssss

It used to be a big deal. I can remember walking miles and stopping at every house for our treat. But now a days it’s not so good due to the idiots out there that spoil it for everyone. They give candy that’s been tampered with and apples with things stuck inside them like needles or razor blades. I love that people still decorate so much. It can be very exciting to drive around and see all the ideas people come up with.

YES. Yes we do. And the PARTIES? OMG. One of the best times to be a young, dumb college kid is during Halloween! SO. MANY. PARTIES. Every other girl dressed up as the "sexy" version of EVERYTHING (eye roll), drinks, music, scares, fun...I LOVE IT. Good times!

Yup! I live in a suburb and every year we run out of candy (we buy a ton). It is really fun to see the little ones all done up. Also, the past few years, my kids get to go out alone and I get to sit in my driveway and hand out candy with the hubs, with the exception of last year. We set out a table with bags the kids could grab themselves and hand sanitizer. So much FUN!

My children and I decorate every Halloween first. Our whole neighborhood goes trick or treating and most of the adults dress up too. We host au pairs and it’s such fun to share a big Halloween with them.

It is. And it's really fun. In our neighborhood, most people decorate their homes (some in wild ways), most give out candy, and Halloween night is hundreds of kids on the streets, all dressed up, laughing and having a ball. Plus, there are adult parties on the street serving free food, and people setting up free movies, activities, and haunted houses. It's really delightful.

It used to be... not so much anymore. No one has the time or money anymore, trunk-o-treat has taken it out of neighborhoods and turned it into a 20 minute parking lot circle, and they keep moving it around every year, but following different rules on which day to use depending on where you live... o_O

YES!!!!!!! some people do king size candy bars, rolls of gum, yard long laffy taffy sticks, or even cotton candy! full on graveyard elctronic jump-out-at-you decorations, lights, blow up spiders, 10 feet tall skeletons with jack o lantern heads! I love this holiday!

yes we do lol

To Nelly, America's a lot of territory with a way diverse populataion so yes, no and everything in between. We see witches on surf boards over in Morro Bay CA.

You're suppose to stop trick or treating at age 12. I stopped somewhere around 35. I only stopped because my siblings stopped having nieces and nephews I could take with me. Once you reach a certain age, you have to have a kid for a shield.

I'm in Canada and yes its true, some people even have built pirate ships in their front yards complete with pirates just for halloween

Yup. Big parties are held for the adults and everyone dresses up, the national blood sugar rate due to massive consumption of alcohol and candy….spikes

The Addams Family would be jealous of my halloween home decor

I doubt it. Maybe the decorations, but the party levels shown in movies are often exaggerated

Ok, in Ireland, where fireworks are illegal if you don't have a license, people go, get them in Northern Ireland, smuggle them in and illegaly light them xD. I mean, teenagers do that

I love your yard!

My town doesn't really do much for Halloween anymore. Kids go to the community center or shops, but not really door to door anymore.

Yes, and they are glorious!

Sounds logical, :D

I say both, but more often Fall.

To be sure, I do. IMG_2213-6...10564e.jpg

I will be celebrating my first British Christmas this year, when I travel to visit family in the UK.

This year would have failed you. The decorations everywhere are all gone, have been for a couple weeks. In fact, I would wager that black friday is going to be a s**t show considering that it's already been made public that merchandise is going to be short this year.

There’s some irony that the OP used the term “y’all” while calling the culture strange haha 😂

It's quicker to say "the 4th", "Halloween", and "Christmas". For me, it's all about efficiency.

A few people rent costumes. Many purchase them, but they are such poor quality they may not last long. Some wear them again in subsequent years. People often make costumes from old, used clothing, or sometimes by sewing.

think...sweetened condensed milk? but in the texture of wax? meh, if you're european you probably wont like it

The really mean people give toothbrushes!

Ya, you betcha.

No, one of the holiday rituals is “demonstrate a psychological theory.” Most people chose the Tragedy of the Commons. Me, I’d think the Milgram Experiment more in keeping with the spirit of the holiday, but my lawyer pointed to its complications.

My family carves pumpkins every Halloween...and decorates cookies for Christmas, and dyes eggs for Easter...

We dress up and have a contest for different categories of costumes

Nos such thing as taking Halloween too seriously. NO. SUCH. THING.

Mmm, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin seeds...

The nice ones do, the mean ones don't.

Yes. Why is it ok to decorate for Christmas but not Halloween? You do your things but Imma get me some ghouls for MY garden.

You guys are getting days off?

It's the only holiday we have that doesn't come with some kind of baggage. It's literally just for fun, and also to scare away the spirits walking abroad that might steal our souls.

The same reason we love dad jokes

The best seasonal store ever. It's like Halloween Santa. Only shows up once a year and you never see it until spooky season

the big ones that are carved aren't eating pumpkins. Just like there is 'field' corn that's used for animal feed and corn products which is not the corn you buy at the market to eat.

i wish lol

Ummmm, has anyone told him about Christmas?

Where do you think we get our costumes and skeletons and witches and giant rubber rats and fake spider webs and coffins and monsters?

the same reason people think Christmas is 2 months...media and marketing.

Because it is so much fun!!! Try it, you'll like it.