Thank you,Cristine (and Ben) as someone who spent a considerable amount of time in a hospital, yeah we need that reminder that we are more than just patients
@rampantrapture
9 ай бұрын
I agree! My best friend is terminally ill and he spent most of our highschool in the hospital and the decorations made it so much better, for him and everyone else we'd see around when we visited him
@lizalove91
9 ай бұрын
For real! And for the people who work there too!
@pearlygirl88
9 ай бұрын
Same. I’ve been in and out of hospitals for the last 4 years fighting a brain tumor. I spent a week back in September recovering from brain surgery and I was so grateful for the patient care techs who just came in and hung out with me. It was nice to feel human. And I’m now in full remission!
@TissueCat_
9 ай бұрын
agreed. the person who wrote that reddit post seems like the type of person who wants to wallow in their misery and find anything they can to whine about, instead of trying to make the best of their situation. (sorry, i just have zero patience for ppl like that lol)
@jesslikescoffee24
9 ай бұрын
Halloween decor is fine imo. But maybe keep the death/skeletons out of it. Plenty of people can be in the hospital, emaciated, and resembling a skeleton. Seeing that decor isn’t fun in that situation.
@caitlinbriggs3256
9 ай бұрын
As someone whose spouse spends 100+ hours/week working in a hospital, if they didn’t put up decorations he’d never see any. 😅 But honestly, he works at two very large hospitals in a major city and their decorations are all smiley pumpkins and glitter, not graphic or death-related. Plus, the pediatric patients love them. On another note, I’m so happy to see another ep of the pod. ❤
@lizalove91
9 ай бұрын
I was thinking about the workers too!
@mckenziee395
9 ай бұрын
I think Cristine and Ben should just both dress up as Darth Vader with voice changing masks. That way they can experience the joy of handing out candy.
@NurseOffTheClock
9 ай бұрын
We have very specific rules about Halloween decor in the hospital. No grim reapers or tombstones. But yes, we have a dying 24yr old on our unit and she was super stoked to be in the door decorating contest. And her son had a ball helping.
@XSemperIdem5
9 ай бұрын
That's perfect. Keep it fun but be sensitive about it.
@deidrebetts2936
9 ай бұрын
For the teen who said they "didn't like candy and never understood the hype for it", I'm gonna be honest, it very much read like "I'm a teenager who wants to go against the norm and be different and unique", especially because they made a post that could've easily been a paragraph long into, like, 4 or 5 paragraphs of fluff and nonsense
@emeowbee
9 ай бұрын
As a crocheter, Ben getting discombobulated by the word “amigurumi” was very amusing.
@TheLazyDutchGardener
9 ай бұрын
I love the word discombobulated. We need to use it more often 😄
@Scarylyn14
9 ай бұрын
So glad someone else had a little giggle over him being all, “wtf is this word?!” 😂😂😂
@TissueCat_
9 ай бұрын
same haha
@spang4775
9 ай бұрын
I had the whole bowl stolen once! It sounds ridiculous but they literally took my biggest salad bowl 🤣 so Cristine is right!!!! Be protective of your bowls!!!
@SarahCbyneedleandthread
9 ай бұрын
I laughed out loud at work when Cristine talked about not putting out a good bowl. Guess she’s was onto something. 😂
@appleprincess101
9 ай бұрын
I had to zip tie my bowl(spiderweb pattern so had holes) to the stand I had it on this year because last year the entire thing got stolen
@AshyRey91
9 ай бұрын
I have definitely had neighbors complain about their entire bowl (bowl included) being taken, Cristine absolutely wasn't misunderstanding. People have stolen my decorations for multiple holidays, they'll steal anything that isn't nailed down in some areas 😂
@menmaemma
9 ай бұрын
As soon as I heard this AITA text I knew Cristine was gonna think about ppl stealing the bowl and not just the candy 😂 I love how literal she is
@billakaifa
9 ай бұрын
I love how Ben's ghost questions is essentially a 'would you love me of I was a worm' question
@Lisianthusbloom
9 ай бұрын
The horror movie commercials is so relatable! I've been home alone at night, watching a youtube video and a horror trailer will come on. It's startling! Especially when what you were watching on youtube was unrealted.
@Mila-Rosa
9 ай бұрын
My dad died this month. I promise you, the Halloween decor didn't rub in the fact he was dying. Being in the ICU did that all on its own. People who are actually loosing someone at that moment aren't paying attention enough to care about the decor. And the people who aren't dying in the hospital can benefit from the holiday decor, including the staff.
@OldTelivisionRocks
9 ай бұрын
What I don’t like about horror trailers on the internet is I can’t skip it. On TV, I can change the channel. In a theater, I can expect it at a certain rating.
@flonny1340
9 ай бұрын
Sameeee I either cover the screen of look away, I know myself and know the imagery will stick with me in my mind
@meirin5316
9 ай бұрын
uhmmm... u can get rid of ads
@SaraRankins.
9 ай бұрын
@@meirin5316 not everyone is rich
@meirin5316
9 ай бұрын
@@SaraRankins. what does that have to do w getting rid of ads on the internet. its called a browser extension
@meirin5316
9 ай бұрын
@@SaraRankins. man u aint bright
@CryInChroma
9 ай бұрын
Mom here! Thoughts on Adults failing children on Halloween… the post mentioned a parking lot. They’re talking about an event called trunk or treat. Just one area that people gather together like a parking lot where candy is passed around only there. But I have toddlers, so I haven’t really had to deal with allowing them to run around. It’s just a scary world so many of us are afraid of people we don’t know.
@XSemperIdem5
9 ай бұрын
I have to love the irony of creating a whole event about approaching a stranger's car to take candy from them. I can see those types of events being useful in generally unsafe areas or areas where there aren't many houses that hand out candy.
@rudimentaryflavo
9 ай бұрын
The Christmas take: the word y'all want is carolling. That's what carolling used to be. Just wandering up and down the street singing to your neighbors and sometimes they'd give you cider or cookies or whatever.
@meirin5316
9 ай бұрын
still a thing in some european countries
@pasc8699
9 ай бұрын
I did this as a teen and only went to homes of people I knew. We went to 5 houses and got hot chocolate or cookies at each one. It was so fun to see the decorations in everyone’s homes!
@eeyoreloml
9 ай бұрын
In regard to how Halloween has changed, it really has changed so much. Me and my mom took my little brother trick or treating, and no one was handing out candy and no one was out walking around. Me and my mom talked about this, and I think that people are worried about what other people will do to their kids not what their kids will do. Me and my friends went trick or treating in the same neighborhood 2-3 years ago and the streets were so full you couldn't drive down them until 2am and when me and my mom went to take my brother there was no one and it was only 8pm. I think also due to the economy people are working more so they just don't have the energy to take their kids trick or treating which really sucks.
@Kitty-429
9 ай бұрын
I definitely think it’s economy that people just can’t afford to miss couple of hours or the whole day for Halloween and parents worried that kids will get hurt for knocking on the wrong house. Just like it happened a week ago with the kids that drop off the candy at the wrong house and the owner took out a g** so yea it’s definitely scary for parents not knowing if that will happen to their kids. I live in Miami and in my neighborhood it was always full for Halloween but I remember that when 9/11 happen less kids will go out and also people just kinda stop giving out candy b/c of fear. After that each year it was less and less houses giving out candy and just kids being let out. Now parents have to go to the malls to take the kids trick n treating or Halloween events. It really sucks how much it changed. 😢
@justinabean94
9 ай бұрын
i couldn't afford to buy candy to hand out this year and i was so sad about it bc the houses that actually hand out candy are few and far between here. the wealthy town next to us still has super full trick or treating. i just think people can't afford to participate anymore, especially after the pandemic. bums me out.
@thenopedetective
7 ай бұрын
In my area trick or treating ends at 8:00pm by law, so everyone disappears pretty quickly.
@cristinabaeza5163
9 ай бұрын
this episode was SO funny, feels like a return to form! don't worry cris, jar jar binks is def the villain the whole time 👀
@beaniebun8779
9 ай бұрын
i’ve never watched a star wars movie and i’m struggling so bad to know if you’re keeping up with the bit or if the duck scene is real haha 😭😭
@lizalove91
9 ай бұрын
@@interwaveswatcher1576I haven’t haha 😅
@alyssia777
9 ай бұрын
Ben: When I die, would you want me to haunt you? Cristine: ... Could you make me tea though?
@potato6507
9 ай бұрын
Being a Colorado kid growing up, having your Halloween costume ruined with a winter jacket it the most relatable thing ever. 😂
@lizalove91
9 ай бұрын
I live in Chicago and it snowed today and was 20 degrees 😭such a bummer
@hpdftba
9 ай бұрын
Same thing in Minnesota! You always had to buy a costume that was a size or two too big so you could fit your snowsuit underneath!
@lisasweeney6885
9 ай бұрын
October in Ohio is fun.... when shopping for a costume, you have no idea if it will be 25° or 80°!
@Mika-yn9mj
9 ай бұрын
If you want to give out candy some year, rent an Airbnb for the night. Win win!
@birriatacos382
9 ай бұрын
Trueew
@sebastianhelgeson3559
9 ай бұрын
I was thinking this! Have so much fun with decorations and all too!
@XSemperIdem5
9 ай бұрын
Me with the crim degrees overthinking this with the possibility of someone staking out the house to stalk when they leave the Airbnb.
@cheese4200
9 ай бұрын
as a gen z person who was raised by the internet, exposure to violence is definitely different. i know when i was young and unaware of internet safety i would open my private messages to see actual dead bodies or mutilated people. it was common that a hashtag i followed would be spammed with some kind of gore and i have definitely been desensitized from things like that. maybe for gen alpha its different because when i was on the internet it was a lot more unfiltered, but for gen z, a lot of us saw horrific things on the internet as children
@Sttiili
9 ай бұрын
I get a massive serotonin boost every time Ben says MONKE :D
@lynnevetter
9 ай бұрын
I sort of agree with the ad poster. Like some people I know have ptsd and it does not do well for them to see horror/violent movies played during commercials. And yes in a lot of places neighborhood kids get together in a little event in their town for halloween rather than going to houses because of scary strangers.
@thenopedetective
7 ай бұрын
It would make sense for public content to stick to pg age restrictions to avoid disturbing media. I think gambling ads should be included in this category too, it's so predatory!
@lynnevetter
7 ай бұрын
@@thenopedetective definitely agree on the gambling ads... i'd throw in alcohol too, but maybe that's asking too much. 😝
@hpdftba
9 ай бұрын
As a teacher, I can see why Halloween could be celebrated on the weekend. My students are crazy all day, you don’t get anything done, and they come back the next day tired and cranky. However, I do love celebrating Halloween at school! All the teachers dress up the kids wear their costumes and we even have the kindergarten kids come by in a costume parade. My students may have been bonkers today, but it is a nice memory!
@kristinrobertson2076
9 ай бұрын
Agree as both a parent and a teacher! make Halloween permanently on a Saturday… Celebrate the Friday before at school. When it is on a weekday, you essentially lose two days of school… The day of Halloween, because the kids are so excited for that night, and the day after because they were up so late and all have a sugar high hangover.
@laceym3662
8 ай бұрын
Our school district lets us out early on Halloween (at 1:30) and the next day is a teacher prep day (teachers work but no students ). It's amazing!!!
@dianastout9043
9 ай бұрын
I agree with the horror movie trailer thing. It doesn't bother me so much at the movies because I expect it going in. But I recall recently one of the streaming services I was using had a horror movie featured on the home page, one of those nun movies? It was a pain trying to avoid looking at it while trying to find something to watch. Really disturbing and right in your face. I've also had horror trailers as ads on KZitem despite not watching horror movie content so yeah, that's not fun either. I don't even want to look at it long enough to wait for the skip ad button.
@anikawiggins4388
9 ай бұрын
i’m guilty of going trick or treating with my best friend last night. i’m 24 & she’s 21. everyone was so sweet 😭🫶🏻
@chelseastephens9251
9 ай бұрын
Hard disagree with the large chocolate bars. Those were the coolest houses when I was a kid and if I wanna be the cool house I think that’s fine. The reactions of the trick or treaters is worth it!!
@spriddlez
9 ай бұрын
I think it was cooler when it was just that one house. I can sort of see the joy being gone if every 1 in 5 gives them out, especially since 3 year olds aren't likely to appreciate or finish them (although more for parents 👀). I don't know how you police this but if too many do it, it makes it feel less special.
@leahbelieva
9 ай бұрын
I don’t do king size but I do let kids take a few pieces. And I include bubbles and slime and witch fingers and stuff in my bucket. I was never a candy kid myself so I like to mix it up.
@thenopedetective
7 ай бұрын
They can even cut them up and save the rest for later. It's not like they even need to be eaten all at once!
@janebergan5632
9 ай бұрын
Here in Norway (I'd guess the rest of Scandinavia as well?) we do go "trick or treating" for christmas, sometime during the week between christmas and new years. It's called julebukk, kids dress up as nisser (nice christmas goblins - our santa is a nisse) and go around the neighborhood singing christmas songs and recieving treats like leftover cookies or chocolate
@kayenjee
9 ай бұрын
I love this!🥰
@peurxz
9 ай бұрын
Ohhhh it's the same in Poland, except kids dress up as Virgin Mary, Joseph, the Three Kings etc
@christinabunker8538
9 ай бұрын
I was just about to say there are still practices in certain areas reminiscent of the older Yuletide traditions. And, I believe wassailing was similar to trick or treat during Yuletide/Christmas but instead of just saying "trick or treat" for candy, it would be singing (like your Christmas carolers) for warm drinks and such (wassail and figgy pudding for instance)😸🍻🎶✨️
@ULTIMATEINUYASHAFAN
9 ай бұрын
that's actually really nice. :)
@lolsous
9 ай бұрын
Not a thing in Sweden. But at Easter kids dress up as witches "påskkärring" and give out candy and "art" for money.
@krystal_senem
9 ай бұрын
+ Would you like me to haunt you? - I'm indifferent. :))))) love these two.
@Jessica-dv4sv
9 ай бұрын
I like Ben’s point about ads, except you can’t just pay a premium for no ads because then Ben reads an ad read for Shopify in the middle of the podcast. So it’s still not ad free even if you pay for it.
@soylalilalilalula
9 ай бұрын
Haha I love the fact that Cristine's radar keeps getting updated and refined, she detects Ben's trolling in fractions of seconds now
@hollyludvigsen6763
9 ай бұрын
As someone who hates horror movies and gets scared by trailers I agree with this redditor 😂
@Frorg_and_Burb
9 ай бұрын
last year i kept getting an ad where, before you could skip the ad, there was a jump scare + screaming combo, so even if i didn't look at the screen, the screaming would still go off i can tolerate the ad if it's showing something scary, since i can cover the screen, but the screaming really couldn't be avoided
@thespankmyfrank
9 ай бұрын
I mean, I love horror movies and I still kinda agree. You gotta be in the right mindset for horror, sometimes you just don't want to see it lol. But then again, they gotta market somehow.
@amandaz5789
9 ай бұрын
I think that lady who was referring to parking lots ruining Halloween was ab trunk or treating. In the past 5 years less and less kids go door to door bc parents are concerned or just don’t want to walk around that much so they choose to only let their kids trunk or treat. It’s honestly sad bc my grandparents love handing out candy and seeing all the kids in costumes but lately only 5 kids come every year. We love right by an elementary in a culdasac too so we used to get lots of kids. I remember as a kid I didn’t get free reign but my mom would just follow us in her car nearby but these days parents follow their kids all the way to the door
@XSemperIdem5
9 ай бұрын
As a kid there was always at least one parent walking with the group of kids but they would always wait at the sidewalk and let the kids approach the houses alone, unless some younger kids were scared of the decorations then they did walk with them.
@Look_look_at_my_cats
9 ай бұрын
My daughter's middle school peers were definitely not dressing up for Halloween at school this year (they don't have school on the actual day, this was on Friday). She didn't give a fuuuuuuck and wore her cat tail, cat mitts, and cat ears for picture day (yeah, it was picture day too). She said a bunch of kids were like "ew, she's being weird" and she was like "I don't care, I want to" and the kicker is, she wasn't even doing it for Halloween, she's basically just a furry, at 12 years old LOL gotta love kids that know what they want to be! (She apparently also wore a cat mask pushed up on her forehead for her actual school picture and I am DYING to see this when the pictures come out)
@sweaterwear2915
9 ай бұрын
@jessica3751 INHALING THESE: EUCALYPTUS, MINT, GARLIC, LAVENDER, ETC IS BAD FOR CATS LOOK IT UP MY FRIEND JUST SAVED HER CATS LIFE.
@viktoriamidtmoen7692
9 ай бұрын
We actually used to have a tradition here in Norway (maybe all of Scandinavia) called Julebukk, it is possible that some people still do it. Where the kids went from door to door during Christmas, sang and got candy, cakes or something as a reward. So sort of like the Halloween stuff, just by trading songs for treats!
@AnaCrisHinojosa
9 ай бұрын
I love how removed we are from the actual holiday of All Hallows Eve, that people request to move the date
@lolsous
9 ай бұрын
Where I live we don't celebrate Halloween (traditionally as a country), but we do celebrate/honor All Hallows Eve/Day as church holidays and those are always on a Friday/Saturday close to November 1st.
@KatjeKat86
9 ай бұрын
According to recent studies watching lots of horror movies, they didn't specify the age of the people, increases anxiety and brain activity associated with the startle reflex so it does not dissensitize people to trauma. It can make you focused on strategizing worth's case scenarios. A lot of people like horror movies because it releases both endorphins and dopamine. I also think kids are exposed to so much horror through the news now that the really I need to protect them against fake horror in movies as long as you think they're mentally ready.
@pasc8699
9 ай бұрын
I don’t think kids should be watching too much of the news either. They have horrifying images of children on the news now and I feel like there were wars going on when I was a kid but the news didn’t post as much horrifying stuff
@FrancisR420
9 ай бұрын
@@pasc8699also, If we have time, kids and their families shouldn't have to be victims of wars.
@_bebeboudeur_
9 ай бұрын
i agree with this, i'm not getting bored of violence and need more to be scared, it's like i have ptsd from watching some movies too young
@thespankmyfrank
9 ай бұрын
As someone who watched scary stuff from an early age, I definitely think it depends on the person and what content it is. I didn't watch super gory stuff, but like crime (both real and not) and some basic horror or horror comedies, and I'm the basically most anti-violence person there is lol. Personally, the news is wayyy more depressive and scarring than movies, because you know it's real and that people are actually suffering that terribly. Watching a horror movie is an escape, it's a make-believe world. It's like reading scary stories. It's fun.
@troll5725
9 ай бұрын
Ben doesnt realise than keeping the podcast means people can learn other opinions than their own that might be wrong. You guys have helped me so much realise what sane people are like because i grew up from a very religious background and walked away from it not knowing what real life and people are really like. You are helping so many people. Just because someone disagrees with you and gets mad at you by trolling means you should focus on it.
@__ew__gross__
9 ай бұрын
The Christmas candy idea is so fun. Go walk around looking at houses that are decorated and get a treat.
@lynnevetter
9 ай бұрын
The 3rd issue, I sort of agree with. What I got from the post was that kids are not allowed to dress up at school anymore, so it is lame for them to celebrate Halloween on a weekday, go to school where they cannot dress up. I think the last Saturday of October for Halloween is a smashing idea.
@waywardbookworm
9 ай бұрын
My 9yo says that most of the kids in her class have seen the newer IT movie, which personally I find horrifying as a parent. I think a lot of parents are exposing their kids to this stuff because they think it’s funny to see the kids scared.
@vanessalatos2474
9 ай бұрын
I watched stuff like that when I was under 5. (I’m 37) I haven’t done that with my kids, but I was also fine, so I lean to knowing your kids and what’s ok for them
@waywardbookworm
9 ай бұрын
That’s fair. My husband grew up watching horror really young like you. But I think our kids definitely aren’t ready for that.
@kariale12678
9 ай бұрын
I saw Hellraiser as a little kid. It was… not good.
@lynnevetter
9 ай бұрын
I think to a point it's not good and too a point it's ok. I think it's alright for SOME kids to catch a scary movie every now and then. But certain movies are too much for kids, and what age it is ok for them is generally a parent's or close relative's call. Like I saw The Omen at my Uncle's when I was probably 7ish. I was ok for that. My uncle thought it was ok and it was. But some of the movies my dad watched... I would sneak peaks of those from the corner of the hallway...Some of those were much to much for me at whatever ages I was. lol
@eloxinr
9 ай бұрын
Lol our 6yo fave movie is IT. We just watched fnaf, and binged the insidious series. However, he doesn't really care for modern horror and loves slashers.
@MissMellyDi
9 ай бұрын
Costumes fall into the dress code. Costumes are allowed today but they don't say it for Halloween, it's for a "store book parade." If I tried to send them on another day in a costume they would call me to bring a change of clothes 😑
@makyliahuddleston3863
9 ай бұрын
Omg I work at a Barnes and noble and I’ve had a bunch of parents coming in looking for books for their kids to dress up as the characters from! I didn’t know this was a popular thing
@MissMellyDi
9 ай бұрын
@@makyliahuddleston3863 in the voice of Bill Nye, "NOW YOU KNOOOOOOW"
@victoriayoung4451
9 ай бұрын
I think most countries don't trick or treat, its a very north american thing. I know in more recent years its becoming more popular as the world becomes more interconnected. I live in Panama and since its a catholic country Halloween is generally frowned on but they still do dress up days and this year some neighborhoods were trick or treating. I also grew up in Dubai, at the time there was no concept of Halloween back then, but I think now 20 years later, there is haha
@katielittle4491
9 ай бұрын
I have no issues with store or public places decorating for Halloween, but I have noticed this year so many small kids being scared of those giant mummy’s and skeletons that stores are selling. I do wish some of the more scary or extreme decorations were at the back of the store instead of the first thing you see when you walk in the door.
@Dana-io2xz
9 ай бұрын
Can confirm: people do take the bowl with the candy
@tallydaw582
9 ай бұрын
Clarifying the Aussie Halloween - We don't NOT do it, its just not as big as it is for y'all, not that target agrees. My parents refused to let me do it "because its an American thing" however I'm all for dressing up and getting my kids into it now. It is definitely growing more and more here, with groups and maps for houses as its well respected that if the house isn't decorated you don't knock.
@Le_Cube
9 ай бұрын
We got Ben for another episode! Huzzah! 😂
@tristanbaker6928
9 ай бұрын
Has he said he's quitting the pod?
@Le_Cube
9 ай бұрын
@@tristanbaker6928 I believe in the previous pod or the the one before that he mentioned he’s kind of over it.
@deersdiaries
9 ай бұрын
@@tristanbaker6928 he says so every other podcast but he ends up showing up anyways 😭😭
@KarnizArchada
9 ай бұрын
Parent Here: I live in the US. I would not let my kid out by himself in today's world. There are too many crazy people out there and I'd rather play it safe and be with him. Not over-protective, hell you can call me paranoid, but I'd rather have my child safe with me and having fun rather than something possibly bad happening to them.
@hxpewxrld
9 ай бұрын
100% agreed on the horror trailers. I've always been terrified of horror movies, but back when I was younger(even into my teens) it was so bad that I would literally get nightmares from the trailers alone. And they would always play them during the most unassuming commercial breaks. I can't even count how many sleepless nights I've had from shots from The Grudge 3 trailer burned into my brain 😭 Even back in the day before skippable KZitem ads this was a problem on here for me
@Justkiwi0
9 ай бұрын
As someone who has been in the hospital for a while it’s fun seeing the decorations to give me a break from seeing the same walls everyday the little changes is nice plus it gave me something to look forward to other then going home
@olka838
9 ай бұрын
About Christmas being for the strangers - here in Poland we kind of do that. When we set the table for the Christmas feast we always leave one extra place for the hungry guest that may come. It's a really sweet tradition, no one ever came into my house yet but every year there's place for them :)
@mlejb4
9 ай бұрын
Australians often view (commercial) Halloween as a very US type holiday so I think a lot of, particularly older, Australians don't get it or like it. These days there are more trick or treaters and shops sell some decorations but it's very area based I find because if you just went randomly door knocking I feel like most people wouldn't have lollies ready haha. I definitely received muesli bars and things when I went in the 2000s because I feel like people just panicked and scrambled😂
@thespankmyfrank
9 ай бұрын
I think it's the same outside of the US/Canada tbh! I'm a European, and while Halloween exists and has gotten bigger in the last few years, it's nowhere near as big as in the US. You can get decorations and I've seen a few put them in their yard, but it's mainly a few pumpkins, a plastic skeleton or some cobwebs in the trees. I think we got like three trick or treaters this year, more than any previous year lol.
@CreativeWriter19
9 ай бұрын
Petition for Ben to continue Julien's tradition on the J&J Podcast of fire sponsor transitions. I feel like it would be a perfect passing of the torch.
@cadancekerber1050
9 ай бұрын
I (a gen Z) am watching this while I sit on the front steps of my house to hand out candy! I'm the only one of my roomies participating, but I enjoy decorating the front of the house and seeing the costumes. But I will say, this season was disappointing. Almost no kids, and not very good costumes. The house party we had on saturday was much more of a fun halloween-vibe. And I went to campus this afternoon wearing a red riding hood cape with my service animal as my big bad wolf! I was the only one with a costume in the class (more than just a subtle cat ears or devil horns), but a few other people on campus had costumes. It was so sad that no one has the halloween spirit this year!!
@hannahmussmann
9 ай бұрын
Halloween is "against" a majority of the Western religions like Christians and Catholics. I grew up in a Christian church and we had "Hallelujah Night". Everyone dressed up as a bible character 😅
@katyb2793
9 ай бұрын
That actually sounds fun 😂 I would go all out on sewing something historically accurate with historically accurate hair. We never celebrated Halloween in Australia back then so didn't have to think about it. But if you had a Halloween dress up party now and wanted to go, you could dress up as Judas or Jezebel 😂
@elrondofrivendell3672
9 ай бұрын
It's definitely not against Catholicism. Halloween derives it's name from All Hallows Eve. All Hallows is another name for All Saints' Day, which is a Catholic holy day. Some traditions, like jack o lanterns or trick or treating, have their roots in Celtic pagan festivals like Samhain, but it's the extreme fundamentalist sects of Protestantism that have an issue with Halloween
@npeliroja89
9 ай бұрын
Catholicisim embraced it & turned the next 2 days into holy days. I went to Catholic school & we dressed up at school.
@CreativeWriter19
9 ай бұрын
I grew up going to a Methodist church and we had like trunk or treat events and normal Halloween parties lol
@polianarchy
9 ай бұрын
Opposite is true actually. It's the individual churches/religions that are against Halloween
@XverreauX
9 ай бұрын
For the full-size chocolate bars: I remember specifically when I was a kid that the houses who would give out full-sizes chocolate bars and sometimes cans of pop were actually people working for Cadbury, Pepsi etc. So they would have huge dicounts on the products and purchase them for halloween.
@shadowhawk225
9 ай бұрын
I kinda understand the thought of having Halloween just be the last Saturday of October. Just because it's alredy getting dark early and if the kids have to go to school and maybe both parents work, they're not getting to be able to go out that long. At least if it was a designated weekend, you could go out with small kids when it's still light out. If you want to stay out late, that's up to your group. Also my coworker is a little worried about driving home tonight because there are a lot of kids in her neighborhood and now she's gotta worry about them generally not watching where they're going and running into the street.
@jackieolcott2500
9 ай бұрын
So ironic that in the middle of the discussion about unwelcomed horror movie trailers, KZitem played for me a jarring Halloween ad of some sort. (I didn't pay attention to what it was for, just that it was exactly the type of thing they were talking about! And I skipped it as soon as I was able.)
@TheLibraBookworm
9 ай бұрын
I definitely agree that horror trailers need to be not so widespread. They're literally the reason why I paid for KZitem premium. Seeing graphic movie trailers that didn't allow you to skip them was so mentally exhausting. Any imagery of like possession usually looks similar to seizures and as someone whose fiancé has epilepsy its super triggering to be force to watch.
@xEllieRose
9 ай бұрын
For the city I live in trick or treating hours are from 3-7pm, it's on a weekday and most people dont get home til 5 or later because of work. Doesn't really give the opportunity for the kids to have a chance, if there are any considering it's SNOWING here lol
@rudyr0
9 ай бұрын
When I was a kid in my country we would go christmas caroling and get candy and not celebrate halloween, so it's definitely a thing in other countries. 😂
@XSemperIdem5
9 ай бұрын
In Mexico they do something called posadas for Xmas and it's basically going house to house in the neighborhood. Some people will offer treats or hot chocolate. But I know that comes from a more traditional and Catholic perspective.
@RavensSarora
9 ай бұрын
Saying change Halloween to the nearest Saturday is like saying just change Christmas day to the nearest Saturday. Its not just some rando holiday pulled from thin air (well debatable but in the interest of not getting into over religion we will ignore that) You have to look at the context and origins of these things.
@_bebeboudeur_
9 ай бұрын
+1
@PirateFrodoPotter
8 ай бұрын
17:30 Ben trolling Simply with obscure/ fake Star Wars theories got me good 🤣🤣🤣
@rachelpreau9627
9 ай бұрын
y'all are so unbelievably funny in this podcast! thank you for making another episode 💜
@existentialdread875
9 ай бұрын
i think people aren’t as bothered with the halloween decor in stores because it’s way less intense than Christmas celebrations. halloween lasts a single day in the us, but you can milk christmas decor and music from before halloween to near new years. i think it’s just less important so the music and decor won’t bother people as much.
@pallasrat247
9 ай бұрын
On the shoplifting topic. When grocery chains are experiencing record profits during a cost of living crisis, shoplifting is the least of what they deserve.
@haleybug230
9 ай бұрын
As someone who works in a school, it definitely unsettles me when a 5 year old says he is playing Texas chainsaw massacre at recess. It's at the parent's discretion, but please don't show kids rated R movies. The rating system is weird, but I agree with Crisitne that you should research why the movie got the rating.
@TheOGBabbleBug
9 ай бұрын
I love that they completely missed the point of the one that said Halloween should be the last Saturday of the month 😂😂😂
@dalia5964
9 ай бұрын
As someone who doesn’t celebrate Halloween because of my religion, seeing Halloween decorations in public areas doesn’t bother me. I just don’t want someone to scare me when I’m out in public. Like those animatronics that jumó at you when you get close
@Purplepotion
9 ай бұрын
IN NORWAY WE HAND OUT CANDY AT CHRISTMAS! WE HAVE "JULEBUKK"! Julebukk is when you sing door to door for candy 💜💜💜
@courtneychedester7301
9 ай бұрын
Maybe you guys can find a trunk or treat type event to give out candy at as an alternative to not being able to do it at your house
@its_clean
9 ай бұрын
I just want to see them wandering the streets of Ottawa with a wheelbarrow full of king size candy bars and throwing them at passing cars
@crisiscat
9 ай бұрын
The Holo Taco nail polish truck 👀
@vaaance710
9 ай бұрын
Halloween is generally a light-hearted holiday. I think it's sadder to avoid Halloween celebrations because, what, you assume that people in the hospital are closer to being dead or something? It's nice to have something normal, to make the hospital experience as close to the world as possible.
@matracaroose9369
9 ай бұрын
Growing up there was a dentist in my neighborhood who gave out tooth brushes with his practice info on them every year.
@jessikahobbs2025
9 ай бұрын
Trunk-or-treating is the thing, now! Very few kids go actual trick-or-treating anymore, they’re just going to a parking lot to collect candy from cars, instead of going around house to house.
@crustynah
9 ай бұрын
in Norway we have this thing called "julebukk", which is basically trick or treating just that we dress up as santa or reindeers and go door to door and sing Christmas songs (and then they give you candy or oranges)
@MrsHellraizer
9 ай бұрын
In Norway it was normal to go door to door as children and get Christmas cookies and chocolate. It's called "(å gå) Julebukk". It still happens, but as Halloween has been more popular it's not as many children who do it anymore😢 I kinda miss it, because they sing Christmas songs before they got the candy😊
@kayenjee
9 ай бұрын
Cristine likes to watch psychological thrillers to learn how real humans behave 😅
@115tea
9 ай бұрын
ben telling cristine that darth jar jar is a thing was the highlight of my day
@cadaver9084
9 ай бұрын
"We can't do a creme brulee hunt." 😂
@cateheart7565
9 ай бұрын
I think the one poster is talking about the presence of trick or treaters ate going down. Many people waiting to hand out candy and less and less kids coming every year. They do a trunk or treat events in parking lots instead. I helped pass out candy last night with my parents and it snowed on Halloween in MI. There was an ok amount of trick or treaters but you could see kids/families leaving the neighborhood all dressed up to go somewhere else.
@Julieisawsomer
9 ай бұрын
In Norway we actually do go out for candy either on christmaseve (Julebukk) or newyearseve (nyttårsbukk) I've done both as a Child and I think it just depends on the traditions from place to place. Its only recently that halloween has gotten more popular here and people do it (mostly because of american media)
@HartxStarr
9 ай бұрын
"Christmas Halloween" is just Christmas caroling. Going door to door and singing a holiday song with the hopes that someone will give you a treat. But I believe that went out of fashion even before I was a kid.
@sarandactyl
9 ай бұрын
Blessed with a new podcast!!! Happy Halloween 🎃
@user-ny2fk9gm1k
9 ай бұрын
I went through a loved one of me unexpectedly dying in a hospital, it was extremely traumatic and I was very vulnerable to the surroundings. I damn near fainted because the nurse kept asking me unnecessary questions like if there was enough gas in the water. it’s maybe ridiculous but I still feel like I‘m not over how bizarre and overwhelming it all was. I don’t say don’t decorate but I think there’s a tasteful middle ground. Like pumpkins, bats and spooky candles are more a reminder of the season, not death. skeletons are maybe a case for the children but not for hospice or other places where patients could die. Especially where they don’t die of old age.
@princessqatan116
9 ай бұрын
I live in Toronto and the kids in my daughter's school cosplay ALL YEAR ROUND. It's not even just her school cosplaying at school in Toronto is common. The TDSB has pretty loose dress codes.
@PUMPIZ
9 ай бұрын
I accidentally watched "it" when I was like 4 years old and was traumatized for years. I had terrible nightmares and was terrified of going to the toilet in case the clown came out of it
@izzythefreak
9 ай бұрын
16:55 completely agree with Ben. Kids should be able to wear whatever whenever
@peurxz
9 ай бұрын
We have a lot of older people being really against Halloween here in Poland and it definitely wasn't a tradition when I was a kid. I've been seeing more and more children trick or treating for the last 5 years or so though. I guess it's not so popular because we have a big catholic holiday on the 1st of November, which is the All Saints Day. It's really big in Poland, people travel to their hometowns to go to cemeteries where they pray for their loved ones that passed away and leave flowers and candles. Some people (mostly the old ones) think celebrating Halloween is praising the devil
@GratefulEdge
9 ай бұрын
Pozdrowienia z stanach zjednoczonych! 👻🎃
@peurxz
9 ай бұрын
@@GratefulEdge Pozdrawiam! ☺️
@Llyrically_llama
9 ай бұрын
I spent the night before Halloween in the ER this year and had plenty of time to think about the decorations. The hospital can't be a place of somber, morbid reflection at all times. It would drive not only the residents, but the staff insane.
@laineemaupin
9 ай бұрын
There's a trend in the US where everyone is switching over to trunk-or-treats where you get candy in a safe parking lot from vetted cars. A lot of people are upset becase barely any kids showed up to trick-or-treat bc they went to a local trunk-or-treat instead. It's just bumming people out bc less people pass out candy and barely any kids show up. My mom said she only saw 10 kids all night and her neighborhood is full of kids. I see the safety appeal of trunk-or-treat but it's much harder to make it decorated and fun. It only takes like 20 minutes to get candy and it's less of an exploration of the spooky neighborhood and more of a walking around the church parking lot at 4pm on a Tuesday. Plus money is pretty tight for a lot of people and they can't afford to pass out candy or decorate
@crystaltorres2565
9 ай бұрын
I love when they try to understand parent logic on these 😂 Also, schools don’t allow kids to wear costumes in a lot of California schools (not sure about the rest to the US) because of “safety”.
@cyrenanorris5397
9 ай бұрын
What? Is a kid gonna dress up like a giant straw?
@HartxStarr
9 ай бұрын
@@cyrenanorris5397a lot of schools dont even let kids wear hats or hoods because “staff members need to recognize that they are a student and that they belong in the school.” wearing a costume (with masks and heavy makeup) is often lumped into this reasoning unfortunately
@cyrenanorris5397
9 ай бұрын
@HartxStarr I can see the point in it, especially nowadays with all the school shootings. People just want their kids to be safe. I just figure if adults want a safe space for their kids to celebrate Halloween, it should be in a school. Maybe not, I don't know. . .
@hpdftba
9 ай бұрын
Many schools don’t allow masks or fake weapons. My school is K-8 and we do have to tell the older students that they need to be aware and make sure that their costumes aren’t too scary for the little ones but we all get dressed up for Halloween!
@kileyeast1443
9 ай бұрын
13:05 I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YES I 100% AGREE!!! I specifically remember when I was a kid asking a teacher if the day after Halloween was no school and was baffled when told no. Thanksgiving and Easter aren't on specific numbered days why can't Halloween be the last Saturday that makes perfect sense imo!!!
@rockpaperskizzers
9 ай бұрын
I'm a big scaredy cat and I hate suddenly getting horror movie trailers when I'm trying to watch cute cat videos before bed 😢
@catT5236
9 ай бұрын
That last one about ghosts the redditor was incredibly supercilious. There are so many different cultural beliefs around the supernatural, I don't think it's right to call everyone who believes in ghosts stupid. Obviously people who are obsessed with the supernatural don't come across well, but in all fairness when a person is obsessed with anything & relays that obsession to another person who isn't interested it never comes across well. I definitely agree with what Ben said about being open.
@MaryDan
9 ай бұрын
A thought about Ben wishing he could hand out candy: are there any charitable organizations running Trick or Treat or Trunk or Treats you could (safely) get involved with?
@SaraCasal
9 ай бұрын
In Portugal halloween is not really a tradition, but it has become a bigger thing for some years! I love halloween and always decorate and have candy, and the number of trick or treaters has increased! But here, November 1st is a holiday, so no school for kids! The old tradition here is actually getting cakes and sweets on November 1st called "Pão por Deus", which means bread for god!
@zoop3000
9 ай бұрын
I totally agree that I don't want to see horror movie trailers online or on tv. I was one of those 5 year olds who was exposed to R rated horror movies and it fucked me up. I can't handle scary shit or true crime. Even commercials. Those usually have jump scares. No thank you. I do not want it. I didn't ask to see it.
@susanw493
9 ай бұрын
Last year there were about 50 kids who came trick or treating to my house and I ran out of candy early, so this year I went all out with crazy decorations and tons of candy but only about 10-20 showed up! I think a lot of parents think it’s unsafe and choose to do trunk-or-treat instead
@polianarchy
9 ай бұрын
I think the person complaining about halloween changes is referring to the pandemic practice of trunk or treats, trick or treating in a parking lot like a tailgate party for babies
@thecheesydancinggirl
9 ай бұрын
I will say in my area of the US at least all the parents this year took their kids to these trunks or treats still to the point that we don’t get any trick or treaters around the neighborhood at all anymore
@thecheesydancinggirl
9 ай бұрын
It seems like a symptom of the overarching trend of loss of community in the US where people don’t trust their neighbors enough to go around with the kids I guess 🤷🏻♀️
@peanut_p0x247
9 ай бұрын
Christine and Ben, you guys are so amazing for sponsoring the Jario meet and greet at Twitchcon! Lots of love❤❤
@asdfzxcvqwert
9 ай бұрын
Lol I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer Halloween day and was admitted to the hospital. I had to have a painful emergency procedure done under local anesthesia and the Ultrasound room was decorated with hanging skeletons 💀 so as I was staring up in pain and shock of my diagnosis, my view was skeletons blowing hanging from the ceiling lol. I found it eerie and ironic 🥲 tried not to think about it
@asdfzxcvqwert
9 ай бұрын
Considering how I'm severely underweight due to my cancer symptoms and I'm so boney rn I was trying to find the humor in it 🥲
@Cindyxx0
9 ай бұрын
In a lot of Europran countries Halloween isn't a thing. It is very slooooowly growing but most people don't care. Also, chocolate bars aren't considered as candy here.
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