Monday, October 29, 2007

Only in North America: Halloween

Halloween is a mostly American phenom, though our cultural cousins in Canada are unable to escape the gravitational pull. Above: Whistling past the graveyard in Los Feliz.

What does this say about us? We worship (that is, are scared shitless of) death. Our other big holiday? The excess of commerciality that is X-mess. We don't want to die, but we expect a reindeer herder to break into our house & leave stuff for us. (The exact opposite of regular human behavior.) How fucking stupid, childish & ignorant can one nation be? (Don't ask, you'll find out.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We also have Halloween over here in the UK! I used to love getting dressed up and going out trick or treating when i was younger.

M. Bouffant said...

The Editor Responds:
It's turned into quite the adult event on this side of the pond. More partying & boozing than trick or treating. Indeed, when The Editor was younger, way back in the last century, it was strictly for the youth.