I saw someone point out this year that the trunk or treats are a symptom of the loss of neighborhoods and community. People don't want to knock on their neighbors' doors anymore. They don't want to know the people they live next to.
Oh yeah that makes a ton of sense actually.. Even from my own experience having just moved, there are some neighbors that will avoid talking to you at all costs. Pretty sad state of affairs wrt community
I grew up at probably the tail end of “normal” Halloween, growing out of trick or treating in the late 2010s. As a kid most people seemed to stick to their respective neighborhoods but as I grew up I did notice more of a shift to the “host neighborhood” phenomenon that you’re talking about. The idea of driving to go to a richer neighborhood to get more candy always rubbed me the wrong way even when I was little, and there were a lot of great houses in my own area. The trunk or treat type scene was there at church and school but it was always secondary to real trick or treating. As I’ve gone to college Halloween has become a drawn out affair with a dozen parties between like October 20th and November 4th, I’m kind of over it but I hope my future children can experience what I got one day.
I saw someone point out this year that the trunk or treats are a symptom of the loss of neighborhoods and community. People don't want to knock on their neighbors' doors anymore. They don't want to know the people they live next to.
Oh yeah that makes a ton of sense actually.. Even from my own experience having just moved, there are some neighbors that will avoid talking to you at all costs. Pretty sad state of affairs wrt community
I grew up at probably the tail end of “normal” Halloween, growing out of trick or treating in the late 2010s. As a kid most people seemed to stick to their respective neighborhoods but as I grew up I did notice more of a shift to the “host neighborhood” phenomenon that you’re talking about. The idea of driving to go to a richer neighborhood to get more candy always rubbed me the wrong way even when I was little, and there were a lot of great houses in my own area. The trunk or treat type scene was there at church and school but it was always secondary to real trick or treating. As I’ve gone to college Halloween has become a drawn out affair with a dozen parties between like October 20th and November 4th, I’m kind of over it but I hope my future children can experience what I got one day.
I aged out of Halloween stuff right around 2010 and none of this was on the cultural horizon at that point. Crazy how quickly things can change
Apparently I'm cooked just because I spend a little time rizzing up girls on glambase