Halloween as a cultural event

I dunno. I'm in London which may not reflect the rest of the UK, but I've seen some trends since I got here. Halloween seems to get bigger each year, and I did see trick-or-treaters out the past few years.

I've also noticed that some retailers are now doing more american style sales. When I arrived the best you could hope for was 20% off something (with the exception of after xmas) but now some stores run much better deals all year. I've also noticed that some customer service is getting better. Not all, but some and I like that trend.

Not all americanisation is bad. 

Not all americanisation is bad. 

If good customer service is American, then I don't know what country I was living in all those years! 

At my brother's house this year, they had 270+ trick or treaters! 

We weren't there, neither was my brother & his wife - his grownup daughter (my niece) & her friend were there handing out the candy & counting the number.  The hurricane put the kibosh on a lot of the neighbourhood decorations this year there, however - as everyone brought them in just before to save them blowing away.  This was Maryland & they were spared the worst of the storm in the end, so the trick or treating went on as scheduled.

Their little town really organises for the trick or treating.  The kids are only permitted to do it between 5-8 pm, and that's it.  Local police officers patrol the whole thing & after 8 pm, any last stragglers are sent promptly home.

Not all americanisation is bad. 

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